sameen Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 kindly answer above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Please explain some thing more about Ur problem.If U want to install Windows Vista Basic from Harddisk, U must have another OS or WinPE to boot and then locate Ur Vista Source and start installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameen Posted April 13, 2007 Author Share Posted April 13, 2007 (edited) there is no problem i have a cd written wat i want to do is that to install vista home (both basic & premium)from harddisk using CD/RW but no DVD rom .plzz tell me the procedure of thatstuff i got 1)vista home dvd image2)bootable cd (dos)now u just have to tell me steps of installing this new OS .i searched it on net but instructions were available for vista ultimate now i am waiting for my answer thnkx in advance Edited April 13, 2007 by sameen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocent Devil Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 same applies for Home basic toojust mount the DVD image with Deamon Toolsrun setup answer the qns, anter cdkey (or leave for later)when said reboot just do thatit contiues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameen Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 (edited) no i want to a clean install of that i mean 1)boot to dos 2)format c:3)now install vista home from dosdon't ask why or suppose i have a pc without any win & i got vista home in its harddisk & a bootable cd & no dvd rom Edited April 14, 2007 by sameen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Oh I have got it ... U are facing the same as I had since a long time ago.1) Extract Ur DVD image into a folder named as Vista at the root of X: drive according to Ur choice.2) Make a bootable CD using Vista Source (leave the Install.win)CDIMAGE v2.52try this new one cdimage v2.52cdimage -m -u2 -bD:\Vista\boot\etfsboot.com D:\Vista\ D:\Vistax86.iso(where D:\Vista is the location where U have to copy vista source without install.wim) U can Use Ur drive there is not matter of drive letter.3) Boot with CD and goto Repair Option4) Start Command Prompt and locate Ur Installtion Source like thatCD X:\Vista\SorucesAfter this U will find X:\Vista\Sources\type setup and hit enter to run setup from HDD source and perform Installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameen Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 thnkx neo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 thnkx neo Its my pleasure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 will i be asked to format my drive ?Yes, U can format Ur harddirve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyr0 Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 (edited) would anyone have a solution for doing the same thing with an x64 version please? Edited May 27, 2007 by Pyr0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 would anyone have a solution for doing the same thing with an x64 version please?Do the same as for x86 version....make bootable CD of x64 contents (required to start installtion)Copy the installation source into HDDI hav tested myself and working perfect for both versions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyr0 Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 there's no etfsboot.com on the x64 discwill a 32bit bootdisc definitely work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 there's no etfsboot.com on the x64 discwill a 32bit bootdisc definitely work?Use ISO Buster to extract boot image from x64 DVD. replace this one with etfsboot.com in procedureOh I have got it ... What are U facing ???1) Extract Ur DVD image and also boot image using ISO Buster into a folder named as Vista at the root of X: drive according to Ur choice.2) Make a bootable CD using Vista Source (leave the Install.wim)CDIMAGE v2.52try this new one cdimage v2.52cdimage -m -u2 -bX:\boot.img X:\Vista\ X:\Vistax64.iso(where X:\Vista is the location where U have to copy vista source without install.wim) U can Use Ur drive there is not matter of drive letter.3) Boot with CD and goto Repair Option4) Start Command Prompt and locate Ur Installtion Source like thatCD X:\Vista\SorucesAfter this U will find X:\Vista\Sources\type setup and hit enter to run setup from HDD source and perform Installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesurfer Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 (edited) I haven't tried this yet but I really think it should work: If you are trying to install from an HDD with no OS present (except for a partition that contains Vista install files), then make a Grub4Dos floppy. Add the following to your menu.lst:title Install Vista from HDDfind --set-root /bootmgrchainloader /bootmgrThis will search for bootmgr and kickstart Vista install.If, on the other hand, you already have Vista or XP installed, then follow the guide here to make Grub4Dos your bootmanager. Then add the lines above to your menu.lst and it will add "Install Vista..." to your menu.Reason I'm sure this will work is because I have been able to boot Windows PE 2.0 and VistaPE using this method. Windows PE also uses the "bootmgr" to boot WinPE. So does Vista install and VistaPE. So does the actual Vista OS itself - they all use bootmgr. See here for Windows PE booting with Grub4Dos.Moreover, you don't have to format the partition any special way. I have booted VistaPE from a partition that already had data on it. I simply copied my VistaPE ISO files to this partition (NTFS), then added the above lines to my menu.lst and it worked fine. I've tried FAT32 as well and it also works.Making Grub4Dos your bootmanager will benefit in other ways as well once your try it. Edited May 28, 2007 by spacesurfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathany2k Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 I wonder if this resemble much what I used to do wind WIn98, to boot with CD or Floppy, and then copy the Win98 folder to the HDD and after that in DOS type c:win98/setup.exe (enter) But with Vista will be C:vista/setup.exe?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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