Vista 5342 installation failure under Vmware Workstation 5.5

I am unable to install 5342 under VMware Workstation 5.5. It fails with a
Stop 0x7E error during the first part of the installation, ie after Windows
has copied files to the HDD, and it switches to graphics mode, to where (I
assume) it begins to perform the first bit of hardware detection.
The install worked fine with build 5308.

For what its worth, the config is as follows :
VMWare WS 5.5 runnning on XP Pro Sp2
AMD XP2500+
1GB RAM
300GB Maxtor

Apparently the same thing happens under VMware GSX server..

Trust me on this one - if you want to run Windows Vista in a virtual
environment, get a nice XP or WS2003 based computer with IIS installed, and
get Virtual Server 2005 R2 (I think there's a trial on the MSFT site
somewhere) and put Vista on it in that sense.

It's virtual hardware is compatible, it's easy, it's simple, and it's still
a Microsoft based product )

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--- Original message follows ---
"FredBloggs2" <fredbloggs2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I am unable to install 5342 under VMware Workstation 5.5. It fails with a
>Stop 0x7E error during the first part of the installation, ie after Windows
>has copied files to the HDD, and it switches to graphics mode, to where (I
>assume) it begins to perform the first bit of hardware detection.
> The install worked fine with build 5308.
>
> For what its worth, the config is as follows :
> VMWare WS 5.5 runnning on XP Pro Sp2
> AMD XP2500+
> 1GB RAM
> 300GB Maxtor
>
> Apparently the same thing happens under VMware GSX server..
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Did you try finishing the install it Safe mode? Sometimes that works, worth
a try. Also, when setting up the VM Ware did you select the Windows Vista
type of VM you are going to install?
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"FredBloggs2" <fredbloggs2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23XyPl2wUGHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>I am unable to install 5342 under VMware Workstation 5.5. It fails with a
>Stop 0x7E error during the first part of the installation, ie after Windows
>has copied files to the HDD, and it switches to graphics mode, to where (I
>assume) it begins to perform the first bit of hardware detection.
> The install worked fine with build 5308.
>
> For what its worth, the config is as follows :
> VMWare WS 5.5 runnning on XP Pro Sp2
> AMD XP2500+
> 1GB RAM
> 300GB Maxtor
>
> Apparently the same thing happens under VMware GSX server..
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Ok, I've given it a try under XP with Virtual Server 2005 R2 and it worked.
Unfortunately, here are my comments about VS 2005 :
1. It runs very slowly
2. It needs IIS
3. It uses a browser
All this before I can get a VM running.

<begin rant>
I am an MCSE and pro MS, but I dont like the idea of having to install IIS,
and its inherent security issues, together with IE, with its security
problems and slowness trying to run a VM through it.
VMWare seems to be much easier, quicker, and capable of running many
different types of OS, not just MS. What has MS done with build 5342 to
make it incompatible ? Is it a deliberate policy to make it non-runnable
under VMWare ?
</end rant>

As for running in Safe Mode, we never even got to that point. The install
failed right at the start.



"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Trust me on this one - if you want to run Windows Vista in a virtual
> environment, get a nice XP or WS2003 based computer with IIS installed,
> and get Virtual Server 2005 R2 (I think there's a trial on the MSFT site
> somewhere) and put Vista on it in that sense.
>
> It's virtual hardware is compatible, it's easy, it's simple, and it's
> still a Microsoft based product )
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we
> cleared that up!
>
>
> --- Original message follows ---
> "FredBloggs2" <fredbloggs2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23XyPl2wUGHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>I am unable to install 5342 under VMware Workstation 5.5. It fails with a
>>Stop 0x7E error during the first part of the installation, ie after
>>Windows has copied files to the HDD, and it switches to graphics mode, to
>>where (I assume) it begins to perform the first bit of hardware detection.
>> The install worked fine with build 5308.
>>
>> For what its worth, the config is as follows :
>> VMWare WS 5.5 runnning on XP Pro Sp2
>> AMD XP2500+
>> 1GB RAM
>> 300GB Maxtor
>>
>> Apparently the same thing happens under VMware GSX server..
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Nobody has managed to install Windows Vista Build 5342 in a VMware Virtual
Machine. There is propably a check to see whether this is run in VMware,
using Strings.exe from Sysinternals you will see what I mean Way to go
Microsoft

Gabriel

"FredBloggs2" <fredbloggs2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23XyPl2wUGHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>I am unable to install 5342 under VMware Workstation 5.5. It fails with a
>Stop 0x7E error during the first part of the installation, ie after Windows
>has copied files to the HDD, and it switches to graphics mode, to where (I
>assume) it begins to perform the first bit of hardware detection.
> The install worked fine with build 5308.
>
> For what its worth, the config is as follows :
> VMWare WS 5.5 runnning on XP Pro Sp2
> AMD XP2500+
> 1GB RAM
> 300GB Maxtor
>
> Apparently the same thing happens under VMware GSX server..
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Actually I got it running... but because of the 4-bit graphics (and my lack
of experience with the VMWare product I couldn't fix it) so I just rid it
and put it in Virtual Server 2005 R2 instead.

But it can be done ;o)

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"Gabriel Lozano-Morán" <gabriel.lozano@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eUH58cQXGHA.752@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Nobody has managed to install Windows Vista Build 5342 in a VMware Virtual
> Machine. There is propably a check to see whether this is run in VMware,
> using Strings.exe from Sysinternals you will see what I mean Way to go
> Microsoft
>
> Gabriel
>
> "FredBloggs2" <fredbloggs2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23XyPl2wUGHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>I am unable to install 5342 under VMware Workstation 5.5. It fails with a
>>Stop 0x7E error during the first part of the installation, ie after
>>Windows has copied files to the HDD, and it switches to graphics mode, to
>>where (I assume) it begins to perform the first bit of hardware detection.
>> The install worked fine with build 5308.
>>
>> For what its worth, the config is as follows :
>> VMWare WS 5.5 runnning on XP Pro Sp2
>> AMD XP2500+
>> 1GB RAM
>> 300GB Maxtor
>>
>> Apparently the same thing happens under VMware GSX server..
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

So you're saying that you got build 5342 to install on VMware 5.5? Care to
share how you did it since that's the point of this post?

"Zack Whittaker" wrote:

> Actually I got it running... but because of the 4-bit graphics (and my lack
> of experience with the VMWare product I couldn't fix it) so I just rid it
> and put it in Virtual Server 2005 R2 instead.
>
> But it can be done ;o)
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
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> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
> --: Original message follows :--
> "Gabriel Lozano-Morán" <gabriel.lozano@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eUH58cQXGHA.752@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > Nobody has managed to install Windows Vista Build 5342 in a VMware Virtual
> > Machine. There is propably a check to see whether this is run in VMware,
> > using Strings.exe from Sysinternals you will see what I mean Way to go
> > Microsoft
> >
> > Gabriel
> >
> > "FredBloggs2" <fredbloggs2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23XyPl2wUGHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >>I am unable to install 5342 under VMware Workstation 5.5. It fails with a
> >>Stop 0x7E error during the first part of the installation, ie after
> >>Windows has copied files to the HDD, and it switches to graphics mode, to
> >>where (I assume) it begins to perform the first bit of hardware detection.
> >> The install worked fine with build 5308.
> >>
> >> For what its worth, the config is as follows :
> >> VMWare WS 5.5 runnning on XP Pro Sp2
> >> AMD XP2500+
> >> 1GB RAM
> >> 300GB Maxtor
> >>
> >> Apparently the same thing happens under VMware GSX server..
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>

Well it really wasn't difficult to be honest - no trick to it whatsoever. I
installed it as if it was any other operating system - except I chose
"Windows Server 2003" from the operating system list instead of anything
else...

But as I said, only 4-bit graphics and it was slow as hell.

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"Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> So you're saying that you got build 5342 to install on VMware 5.5? Care
> to
> share how you did it since that's the point of this post?
>
> "Zack Whittaker" wrote:
>
>> Actually I got it running... but because of the 4-bit graphics (and my
>> lack
>> of experience with the VMWare product I couldn't fix it) so I just rid it
>> and put it in Virtual Server 2005 R2 instead.
>>
>> But it can be done ;o)
>>
>> --
>> Zack Whittaker
>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>> not
>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
>> that up!
>>
>> --: Original message follows :--
>> "Gabriel Lozano-Morán" <gabriel.lozano@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eUH58cQXGHA.752@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> > Nobody has managed to install Windows Vista Build 5342 in a VMware
>> > Virtual
>> > Machine. There is propably a check to see whether this is run in
>> > VMware,
>> > using Strings.exe from Sysinternals you will see what I mean Way to
>> > go
>> > Microsoft
>> >
>> > Gabriel
>> >
>> > "FredBloggs2" <fredbloggs2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:%23XyPl2wUGHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> >>I am unable to install 5342 under VMware Workstation 5.5. It fails with
>> >>a
>> >>Stop 0x7E error during the first part of the installation, ie after
>> >>Windows has copied files to the HDD, and it switches to graphics mode,
>> >>to
>> >>where (I assume) it begins to perform the first bit of hardware
>> >>detection.
>> >> The install worked fine with build 5308.
>> >>
>> >> For what its worth, the config is as follows :
>> >> VMWare WS 5.5 runnning on XP Pro Sp2
>> >> AMD XP2500+
>> >> 1GB RAM
>> >> 300GB Maxtor
>> >>
>> >> Apparently the same thing happens under VMware GSX server..
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>

Why did you choose Server 2003 when VM Ware has an option in the new VM list
box for Windows Vista x86 and x64 for testing? I know, if you are going to
install in VM Ware on a new disk, its possible you will have to partition
the drive using the Shift + F10 command and install it in that partition,
since you will be asked to load drivers.
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"Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:%23k18MqnXGHA.3656@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Well it really wasn't difficult to be honest - no trick to it whatsoever.
> I installed it as if it was any other operating system - except I chose
> "Windows Server 2003" from the operating system list instead of anything
> else...
>
> But as I said, only 4-bit graphics and it was slow as hell.
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
> --: Original message follows :--
> "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0C641E2C-B9E4-4668-AF34-E32A8FCE76E7@microsoft.com...
>> So you're saying that you got build 5342 to install on VMware 5.5? Care
>> to
>> share how you did it since that's the point of this post?
>>
>> "Zack Whittaker" wrote:
>>
>>> Actually I got it running... but because of the 4-bit graphics (and my
>>> lack
>>> of experience with the VMWare product I couldn't fix it) so I just rid
>>> it
>>> and put it in Virtual Server 2005 R2 instead.
>>>
>>> But it can be done ;o)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Zack Whittaker
>>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>>> not
>>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we
>>> cleared
>>> that up!
>>>
>>> --: Original message follows :--
>>> "Gabriel Lozano-Morán" <gabriel.lozano@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eUH58cQXGHA.752@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> > Nobody has managed to install Windows Vista Build 5342 in a VMware
>>> > Virtual
>>> > Machine. There is propably a check to see whether this is run in
>>> > VMware,
>>> > using Strings.exe from Sysinternals you will see what I mean Way to
>>> > go
>>> > Microsoft
>>> >
>>> > Gabriel
>>> >
>>> > "FredBloggs2" <fredbloggs2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> > news:%23XyPl2wUGHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> >>I am unable to install 5342 under VMware Workstation 5.5. It fails
>>> >>with a
>>> >>Stop 0x7E error during the first part of the installation, ie after
>>> >>Windows has copied files to the HDD, and it switches to graphics mode,
>>> >>to
>>> >>where (I assume) it begins to perform the first bit of hardware
>>> >>detection.
>>> >> The install worked fine with build 5308.
>>> >>
>>> >> For what its worth, the config is as follows :
>>> >> VMWare WS 5.5 runnning on XP Pro Sp2
>>> >> AMD XP2500+
>>> >> 1GB RAM
>>> >> 300GB Maxtor
>>> >>
>>> >> Apparently the same thing happens under VMware GSX server..
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

Because it didn't work P It got to the blue screen in the setup and just
wouldn't have it. Went for Server 2003 because it's closest to Vista.
Nothing major behind it, just guesswork and a bit of logical thinking here
and there )

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"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OKf6elEYGHA.3724@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Why did you choose Server 2003 when VM Ware has an option in the new VM
> list box for Windows Vista x86 and x64 for testing? I know, if you are
> going to install in VM Ware on a new disk, its possible you will have to
> partition the drive using the Shift + F10 command and install it in that
> partition, since you will be asked to load drivers.
> --
> --
> Andre
> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
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>
> "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:%23k18MqnXGHA.3656@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Well it really wasn't difficult to be honest - no trick to it whatsoever.
>> I installed it as if it was any other operating system - except I chose
>> "Windows Server 2003" from the operating system list instead of anything
>> else...
>>
>> But as I said, only 4-bit graphics and it was slow as hell.
>>
>> --
>> Zack Whittaker
>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>> not
>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
>> that up!
>>
>> --: Original message follows :--
>> "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0C641E2C-B9E4-4668-AF34-E32A8FCE76E7@microsoft.com...
>>> So you're saying that you got build 5342 to install on VMware 5.5? Care
>>> to
>>> share how you did it since that's the point of this post?
>>>
>>> "Zack Whittaker" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Actually I got it running... but because of the 4-bit graphics (and my
>>>> lack
>>>> of experience with the VMWare product I couldn't fix it) so I just rid
>>>> it
>>>> and put it in Virtual Server 2005 R2 instead.
>>>>
>>>> But it can be done ;o)
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Zack Whittaker
>>>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>>>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>>>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>>>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>>>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so,
>>>> and not
>>>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we
>>>> cleared
>>>> that up!
>>>>
>>>> --: Original message follows :--
>>>> "Gabriel Lozano-Morán" <gabriel.lozano@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:eUH58cQXGHA.752@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> > Nobody has managed to install Windows Vista Build 5342 in a VMware
>>>> > Virtual
>>>> > Machine. There is propably a check to see whether this is run in
>>>> > VMware,
>>>> > using Strings.exe from Sysinternals you will see what I mean Way
>>>> > to go
>>>> > Microsoft
>>>> >
>>>> > Gabriel
>>>> >
>>>> > "FredBloggs2" <fredbloggs2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> > news:%23XyPl2wUGHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> >>I am unable to install 5342 under VMware Workstation 5.5. It fails
>>>> >>with a
>>>> >>Stop 0x7E error during the first part of the installation, ie after
>>>> >>Windows has copied files to the HDD, and it switches to graphics
>>>> >>mode, to
>>>> >>where (I assume) it begins to perform the first bit of hardware
>>>> >>detection.
>>>> >> The install worked fine with build 5308.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> For what its worth, the config is as follows :
>>>> >> VMWare WS 5.5 runnning on XP Pro Sp2
>>>> >> AMD XP2500+
>>>> >> 1GB RAM
>>>> >> 300GB Maxtor
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Apparently the same thing happens under VMware GSX server..
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>
>