RC1 Install Primer

Now that RC1 is available here are some quick tips to help your install.

1. When you download the ISO please use the Nero MD5 Verifier (http://ww2.nero.com/enu/Nero_MD5_Verifier.html) and verify against the following checksums.

a.. 32-Bit
MD5 hash: 22486e815a38feffd9667317dfeec55a
SHA1 hash: e00b4ebbc81fb420cf047973b95a9cfb7cdf51b7

b.. 64-Bit
MD5 hash: f3a385aae6e4dea9226e31d9f1148b56
SHA1 hash: 8e4de7a72c828a3543ff1663243eb0836da07eea

2. Burn the ISO at the slowest speed your DVD burner will let you.

3. Please make your feedback public, so that those of us TechBeta members can help you with issues that arise with your install. To do that please follow these steps.

1.. Download the Microsoft Beta Client from the 'How to Share Feedback" link on your desktop.
2.. Open the Beta Client and select the 'Options' link on the left hand side of the window
3.. Check the box marked 'Enable Advanced Tracking Options'
4.. When you submit a report please make sure that when you submit it you have selected 'Public - all site users and MS' on the Finish page and submit the reports with a Microsoft Live ID.

4. Upgrades from Pre-RC1 to RC1 are not supported upgrade scenarios. Please use either XP or Beta 2.

5.If you upgrade from XP or Beta 2 and you encounter errors during the installation and you can access XP or Beta 2 please save the install logs located at either the Windows\Panther directory or the $WINOWS.BT$\Sources\Panther directory. When you send your report to MS these logs will come in very handy.

6. If you encounter any BSODs please save your memory dumps located in the Windows directory called MEMORY.DMP and then in the MiniDump folder. When you submit BSOD related issues please upload these dump files with your error reports.

If you have any questions or concerns please post them here to the NGs and someone can help you troubleshoot any issues that you may be having.

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Tom Ziegmann
Microsoft Certified Professional
Windows Vista / Server Longhorn TechBeta Tester
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 TechBeta Tester

CRC 0xB3519FCA
"Tom Ziegmann" <tziegmann@msn.com> wrote in message news:uEySwdi0GHA.4580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Now that RC1 is available here are some quick tips to help your install.

1. When you download the ISO please use the Nero MD5 Verifier (http://ww2.nero.com/enu/Nero_MD5_Verifier.html) and verify against the following checksums.

a.. 32-Bit
MD5 hash: 22486e815a38feffd9667317dfeec55a
SHA1 hash: e00b4ebbc81fb420cf047973b95a9cfb7cdf51b7

b.. 64-Bit
MD5 hash: f3a385aae6e4dea9226e31d9f1148b56
SHA1 hash: 8e4de7a72c828a3543ff1663243eb0836da07eea

2. Burn the ISO at the slowest speed your DVD burner will let you.

3. Please make your feedback public, so that those of us TechBeta members can help you with issues that arise with your install. To do that please follow these steps.

1.. Download the Microsoft Beta Client from the 'How to Share Feedback" link on your desktop.
2.. Open the Beta Client and select the 'Options' link on the left hand side of the window
3.. Check the box marked 'Enable Advanced Tracking Options'
4.. When you submit a report please make sure that when you submit it you have selected 'Public - all site users and MS' on the Finish page and submit the reports with a Microsoft Live ID.

4. Upgrades from Pre-RC1 to RC1 are not supported upgrade scenarios. Please use either XP or Beta 2.

5.If you upgrade from XP or Beta 2 and you encounter errors during the installation and you can access XP or Beta 2 please save the install logs located at either the Windows\Panther directory or the $WINOWS.BT$\Sources\Panther directory. When you send your report to MS these logs will come in very handy.

6. If you encounter any BSODs please save your memory dumps located in the Windows directory called MEMORY.DMP and then in the MiniDump folder. When you submit BSOD related issues please upload these dump files with your error reports.

If you have any questions or concerns please post them here to the NGs and someone can help you troubleshoot any issues that you may be having.

--
Tom Ziegmann
Microsoft Certified Professional
Windows Vista / Server Longhorn TechBeta Tester
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 TechBeta Tester

SAM-R quoted:
> CRC 0xB3519FCA
> "Tom Ziegmann" <tziegmann@msn.com> wrote in message news:uEySwdi0GHA.4580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Now that RC1 is available here are some quick tips to help your install.
....
>
> 4. Upgrades from Pre-RC1 to RC1 are not supported upgrade scenarios. Please use either XP or Beta 2.
....

Though not a supported scenario, I succeeded in upgrading Pre-RC1 to RC1.
(Admittedly, there is not much other software installed: SeaMonkey,
AVG Free Edition, WinZip...)

Roy

If you find any bugs you will not be able to submit them.
"Roy Coorne" <rcoorne@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ep66UCo0GHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> SAM-R quoted:
>> CRC 0xB3519FCA
>> "Tom Ziegmann" <tziegmann@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:uEySwdi0GHA.4580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Now that RC1 is available here are some quick tips to help your
>> install.
> ...
>>
>> 4. Upgrades from Pre-RC1 to RC1 are not supported upgrade scenarios.
>> Please use either XP or Beta 2.
> ...
>
> Though not a supported scenario, I succeeded in upgrading Pre-RC1 to RC1.
> (Admittedly, there is not much other software installed: SeaMonkey, AVG
> Free Edition, WinZip...)
>
> Roy