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| + | Once I had configured my boot configuration to ignore all other devices other than my dvd drive Vista finally booted off the dvd and I entered the installation. I was impressed, it looked much nicer than the old XP install. I selected the first few options and started the install...not even two minutes into it I receive the message "Your CD/DVD drive is missing crucial drivers and cannot continue the installation process. Please locate the drivers before continuing". Here's the confusing part: | ||
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| + | *How is it possible that the drive that contains the Vista DVD and is running the installation and hence displaying the error not be functioning??? It reminds me of a picture of a snake eating it's own tail, it seemed I was in a recursive installation disaster! | ||
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| + | After trying the installation a few more times and seeing if I could locate the driver on my computer or update the driver I tried to search the web for some help. | ||
==Searching for a Solution== | ==Searching for a Solution== | ||
Searching for the error I tracked people in a similar situations, and the same solution came up again and again: "Buy a new DVD drive!". Could they be serious? Just to install Vista I would need a new drive, that is insanity! | Searching for the error I tracked people in a similar situations, and the same solution came up again and again: "Buy a new DVD drive!". Could they be serious? Just to install Vista I would need a new drive, that is insanity! | ||
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| + | There was absolutely no chance I would buy a new dvd drive to install a release candadate of Windows Vista. In fact I would be extremely hard pressed to buy a new drive for the finished release especially considering how much purchasing Vista itself would cost. | ||
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| + | At this point I gave up on Vista and placed my shiny new "Vista Coaster" on my desk. | ||
==The End?== | ==The End?== | ||
New reports are emerging that approximately 19-20,000 drivers will be included on the installation dvd. If this is indeed the case I must assume that drivers for a standard dvd drive will be included in this package. With Vista having a system that is "Vista-capable", "Vista-compatable" or "Vista-fantastical" can mean any number of things, but what it truly means won't be clear for another few months. | New reports are emerging that approximately 19-20,000 drivers will be included on the installation dvd. If this is indeed the case I must assume that drivers for a standard dvd drive will be included in this package. With Vista having a system that is "Vista-capable", "Vista-compatable" or "Vista-fantastical" can mean any number of things, but what it truly means won't be clear for another few months. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:47, 14 December 2006
Contents
Hardware Configuration
I first attempted to install Vista on my home desktop purchased in 2002. See the image below for specs.
Installation Disk
Downloaded from Microsoft and utilized supplied key once I was registered.
Initial Impressions
- Eager to run some quick test scenarios on the new OS.
- Liked what I had seen about the UI, and the "new" features incorporated.
- Had read differing views as to Vista's success but wanted to evaluate for myself.
- As a loyal Windows user from Win98 and on I assumed I would join up with Vista.
Difficulties
Once I had configured my boot configuration to ignore all other devices other than my dvd drive Vista finally booted off the dvd and I entered the installation. I was impressed, it looked much nicer than the old XP install. I selected the first few options and started the install...not even two minutes into it I receive the message "Your CD/DVD drive is missing crucial drivers and cannot continue the installation process. Please locate the drivers before continuing". Here's the confusing part:
- How is it possible that the drive that contains the Vista DVD and is running the installation and hence displaying the error not be functioning??? It reminds me of a picture of a snake eating it's own tail, it seemed I was in a recursive installation disaster!
After trying the installation a few more times and seeing if I could locate the driver on my computer or update the driver I tried to search the web for some help.
Searching for a Solution
Searching for the error I tracked people in a similar situations, and the same solution came up again and again: "Buy a new DVD drive!". Could they be serious? Just to install Vista I would need a new drive, that is insanity!
There was absolutely no chance I would buy a new dvd drive to install a release candadate of Windows Vista. In fact I would be extremely hard pressed to buy a new drive for the finished release especially considering how much purchasing Vista itself would cost.
At this point I gave up on Vista and placed my shiny new "Vista Coaster" on my desk.
The End?
New reports are emerging that approximately 19-20,000 drivers will be included on the installation dvd. If this is indeed the case I must assume that drivers for a standard dvd drive will be included in this package. With Vista having a system that is "Vista-capable", "Vista-compatable" or "Vista-fantastical" can mean any number of things, but what it truly means won't be clear for another few months.
