Help! Using External DVD Drive

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I am using a BENQ External DVD Drive, i already burnt the image onto a dvd
and it loads fine on my other computers with internal DVD drives, but on this
computer i only have an external dvd drive that does not "load" or "Start up"
at the initial boot. ( i do not get the msg to press any key to boot up disc)
I do not have the img on this computer only on my other one, i tried copying
files on the dvd to hard drive then creating iso img and then using DAEMON
Tools but that still does not work.

Any Help ?

Thanks
DJ DIO
 
Where exacly would be the best place for me to install it? And by copying the
files you mean copying the files from the DVD right?

Thanks Again
 
Create a Folder on the partition you want to install Vista on, Copy the files
from the DVD to the Folder you created. Then open the folder and click on the
setup.exe.
 
To tell you the truth, not to sure how to create partitions, and i was
basically planning to just upgrade to vista ... hopefully that would do the
thing i want it to, but just need some info on creating a partition, and wat
exacly i need to know, how much space i need ext. I got lots and lots of
space so thats not an issue.

Thanks Jim i really appreciate it
 
You don't need to create a partition, just create a folder for the files from
the dvd and upgrade.
 
Ok.. i actually did do that and when cliking on the setup i get an error
messge that it is not a valid win 32 application.
 
You know I was going to ask you which version you were trying to install. You
can't run Vista 64bit from a 32bit XP. You have two choises.
1. Download the 32bit version.
2. Get a internal DVD drive.
 
DJ DIO said:
Ok.. i actually did do that and when cliking on the setup i get an error
messge that it is not a valid win 32 application.
Click to expand...

Which probably means you downloaded the 64-bit version. You'll need the
32-bit version.

Tom
 
Alright... thanks ... but there is no alternate way to letting my xp know to
boot up my external drive at intial boot? Anyways thanks for the help
 
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