Vista Business: can't install from CD
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Dec 18, 2006, 11:00 PM
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eric_mazur@mac.com Junior Member Join: Dec 2006 Posts: 3 |
Vista Business: can't install from CD I've just spent several hours trying to install Windows Vista Business (the release version) to no avail. I can't find any description of my symptoms, so here goes: 1. Parallels Desktop build 3036 2. Windows Vista Business official release on 4 CD's (yes, CDs :( ) 3. MacBook Pro 17", 200 GB, 3 GB, 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo I first tried this way of installing: 1. New Virtual Machine 2. Windows Express 3. After entering all the info, including the Product Activation Key I get the following error during booting (with the first of the 4 cd's in the drive; I can hear it spinning up): "Boot from CD/DVD-ROM drive.... failed." Then I tried installing over an existing (and working) XP Professional installation: 1. Boot up XP 2. Click on drive D 3. Select "Install Now" (rather than "Check compatibility online") 4. After a "Please wait" screen, I get the following message: "This computer is not compliant with the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) standard. Windows must be installed onto a computer that supports ACPI. Contact your computer manufacturer for a BIOS update or install Windows on an ACPI-compliant computer." I've tried allocating up to the maximum of 1.5 GB, but always run into the same problems. Any idea what I am doing wrong or what I could try? |
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