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  1. After my posting the message below, i saw THIS: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=86461&hl= (Post 17, at Bottom) i think i would try it FIRST... =============================================== If -i- were in your position, what -i- would try is this: 1. enable hidden files, system files, etc. so that i can see -everything- 2. then i'd burn an installable DVD using the file "BOOTSECT.BAK" as the boot image. Note: i would be doing this "by the seat of my pants" - which means "guessing". 3. This file is in the root of my C: (install) drive, for my copy of Vista beta of Premium. 4. its 8KB big = 16 sectors, which seems favorable for a CD/DVD boot... 5. I do -NOT- have vista installed on my computer, but i -do- have it installed under MS VirtualPC 2007. 6. Also, I have DVDs of 32bit and 64bit V. premium, RC-1, but these may differ from "released" versions. 7. Be extra --careful-- with Vista hard disk boot-sectors. It has a TOTALLY different format from XP, etc. You need a special Vista program to deal with it, called "BCDEDIT.EXE". 8. Root of beta DVD only has file: BOOTMGR, no ntldr. Same with Virtual PC root files. 9. Is yours 32bit or 64bit (which has even -different- boot sector format) ? Also note that the CD/DVD boot is different than the hard-drive boot... good luck Tried the Bootsect.bak file, didnt work, but thanx anyway for the suggestion. I'm still trying to get a extracted Vists DVD boot image from somewhere, but Google doesn't help that much
  2. I got the whole DVD dumped into a folder named "Vista DVD" on our server. The file structure and files are untouched. I checked the total file sizes to the DVD file sizes and it was an 100% match, and the same amount of files are in the folder as was on the DVD. I don't have the DVD anymore, the MD "lost" it at home...
  3. Yeah, I read much info like that and i have to confirm it, BUT it does not apply to tweaked Vista only to default Vista setup without vLite or disabled services. I have tried a few vista editions from Starter to Ultimate and they are all resource hug from about 300 to 600 MB RAM, not to mention CPU lagging even without Aero. As for me I have 1,5 GHz and 1 GB RAM and even Vista Ultimate with Aero and all effects ran smooth, but I have disabled that, because I hate those effects, which hurts my eyes and make me feel sick. I Agree. At work we have 2 machines with almost the same specs. They run, but to slow to really be productive on them. Back to ye good old XP for those 2. I also disabled the effects on most machines: people are complaining about headaches and feeling sick.
  4. Can anybody help me go get a Vista boot image. Our MD "lost" our DVD the weekend, so we only have the DVD dump on our server and not an ISO file I know how to create a bootable DVD, but I don't have the boot image. I tried a WinXP and Win2000 boot image, but no joy. The disk keeps coming up with the following error: "CDBOOT: Couldn't find NTLDR" . The DVD had the 2GB+ file on the disk, so I need to burn the DVD using UDF format, but I need the correct boot image. Can someone please point me to a site where I can dl the boot image, or can someone upload the image and post the website or PM the address please. Thanx in advance
  5. I will definitely get me one for my spare gaming PC.
  6. Thanx for the list, been looking for something like this for a long time
  7. Does anybody have info or links to tutorials for IBM Universe Basic. I'm starting a new job soon programming in Basic on the Universe environment, so need some background info and tutorials to help me practice. There will be a training course at the beginning, but I want to be ready before it starts.
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