Beta2 : setup fails coz not enough space on drive C: !

[Guest]

I have a simple but good enough PC to install Vista.
But I have many partitions in a linux-style on my HD.
I want to put Vista on my last one that has enough space to receive it.
But the pb is not there !
The setup fails because it tells me that I dont enough space for temporary
files on my C: drive !
Effectively, in my linux-style partitioning, I have a first partition that
is reserved only for the Boot System Files, and therefore it is only 1 GB,
and only 800 MB are free there !
So, I have 2 questions :
1/ Why Vista persists to use by default the first partition for temporary
files ? It should be smart enough to find another one by itself, whichever
would be the suitest one, no ? Could that behaviour during setup be changed
in the final release, because it is a real problem for me if I want a simple
install ????
2/ Is there another way to tell Setup to use another partition for its
temporary files, because this behaviour is crazy/buggy, dont you think, and
still like that after 11 years of the Win95 release ???!!!!
Thanks.

 

[Mark D. VandenBerg]

I have a simple but good enough PC to install Vista.
But I have many partitions in a linux-style on my HD.
I want to put Vista on my last one that has enough space to receive it.
But the pb is not there !
The setup fails because it tells me that I dont enough space for temporary
files on my C: drive !
Effectively, in my linux-style partitioning, I have a first partition that
is reserved only for the Boot System Files, and therefore it is only 1 GB,
and only 800 MB are free there !
So, I have 2 questions :
1/ Why Vista persists to use by default the first partition for temporary
files ? It should be smart enough to find another one by itself, whichever
would be the suitest one, no ? Could that behaviour during setup be
changed
in the final release, because it is a real problem for me if I want a
simple
install ????
2/ Is there another way to tell Setup to use another partition for its
temporary files, because this behaviour is crazy/buggy, dont you think,
and
still like that after 11 years of the Win95 release ???!!!!
Thanks.

So use your favorite partitioning software to hide the first partition on
the disc and then boot the Vista DVD.

 

[Guest]

Thanks.
This is a good idea, I guess.
And, if I was able to build so many partitions in my HD, I can certainly
hide a partition too by myself only...
But this would not be the case of Consumer-Joe !!!
And, maybe, he could also have a small drive C:, you never know ?!!!...
And this solution is also only a workaround, and not really a complete
solution to that problem of temp files by default always copied on C: since
Win95 !!!
This should be changed in Vista Setup, and not to be managed through
workarounds for techies only!!!...
Where to tell MS about that ?
Maybe not here I'm afraid...
Thanks anyway...

 

[Mark D. VandenBerg]

Thanks.
This is a good idea, I guess.
And, if I was able to build so many partitions in my HD, I can certainly
hide a partition too by myself only...
But this would not be the case of Consumer-Joe !!!
And, maybe, he could also have a small drive C:, you never know ?!!!...
And this solution is also only a workaround, and not really a complete
solution to that problem of temp files by default always copied on C:
since
Win95 !!!
This should be changed in Vista Setup, and not to be managed through
workarounds for techies only!!!...
Where to tell MS about that ?
Maybe not here I'm afraid...
Thanks anyway...

The reason I answered you the way I did was because you are obviously more
knowledgeable and experienced than "Consumer-Joe" with regards to computer
disk management.

If you read the warnings on the Vista preview page
(http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx) it is quite
clear that Microsoft does not intend Vista Betas to be used by Consumer Joe.
So when Consumer Joe completely fouls up his computer by installing Vista,
well, caveat emptor.

Six months from now, Vista will probably be preinstalled on brand new shiny
boxes at (insert big-box store name here) and Consumer Joe can go and buy
one. Then he won't have to deal with dual-booting, loading controller
drivers at install, "legacy" anything, and certainly not repartitioning or
resizing a hard drive. In other words, they won't have to deal with all the
amusing parts of testing a beta operating system.

Consumer John may be envious of Consumer Joe's new, shiny box; This will
cause Consumer John to purchase a shiny, new Vista Upgrade DVD, which he
will happily shove in his cup holder and click on "OK" nine times. Then his
old, dusty box will seem similar to Consumer Joe's shiny, new box.

So, in reality, Microsoft isn't building the installation sequences for
tweakers or for those who wish to perform a truly custom installation;
rather they are building the installation sequence for Michael Dell and
others of his ilk. But you can use the feedback system built into Vista
Beta and tell Microsoft your story.