Install RC1 and Comp Question

[Guest]

Hey All, This is my first post and im wondering If yall can help me out. I
download and burned the .ISO file to a DVD and now I'm wondering how to
install RC1. Do I put it in the DVD drive and restart computer? I did that
and it installed XP again. Any ideas?
Also, Must I have Vista already to run it?

And, the clincher. How to I find out if I need the 32-bit or 64-bit edition
of RC1 or Vista? I have a Gateway GT5056 AMD 64 X2 Dual Core computer.

Thanks all for any and all help!

 

[Lang Murphy]

First off... you may want to install the x86 (32bit) version if you have any
doubts about your hardware having 64bit drivers available. x86 will install
in a 64 cpu PC , but 64 won't install on a x86 cpu PC.

Assuming you used the correct method for, and this is important... CREATING
a DVD from an ISO file, as opposed to just burning the ISO file to the DVD
as a data file, then yes, insert DVD and reboot. Uh... why would it install
XP? Lost me there.

Lang

 

[Mark D. VandenBerg]

First off... you may want to install the x86 (32bit) version if you have
any doubts about your hardware having 64bit drivers available. x86 will
install in a 64 cpu PC , but 64 won't install on a x86 cpu PC.

Assuming you used the correct method for, and this is important...
CREATING a DVD from an ISO file, as opposed to just burning the ISO file
to the DVD as a data file, then yes, insert DVD and reboot. Uh... why
would it install XP? Lost me there.

Lang

Newer Gateways are using the "recovery partition on the hard drive"
philosophy. This may or may not have something to do with the XP reinstall.

 

[Mark D. VandenBerg]

Hey All, This is my first post and im wondering If yall can help me out. I
download and burned the .ISO file to a DVD and now I'm wondering how to
install RC1. Do I put it in the DVD drive and restart computer? I did that
and it installed XP again. Any ideas?
Also, Must I have Vista already to run it?

And, the clincher. How to I find out if I need the 32-bit or 64-bit
edition
of RC1 or Vista? I have a Gateway GT5056 AMD 64 X2 Dual Core computer.

Thanks all for any and all help!

Your computer has a 64-bit processor and at first glance should be able to
run Vista x64 as well as x86. You don't mention one way or the other but
you will benefit by running the "Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor" before you
proceed any farther.

I depends on what you did after you booted the computer. If you tried the
64-bit, and then selected an upgrade install, it won't work, because you can
not upgrade a 32-bit operating system with a 64-bit operating system. If
you tried an upgrade with the 32-bit and you have some software or hardware
issue that is too great for Vista to overcome, this also will result in a
rollback.

I would strongly suggest you either use a different computer (than the one
you rely upon) to test Vista, or at the very least, partition your hard
drive and install Vista to a separate partition, keeping XP intact, although
this method is not entirely safe, either. For the various methods and
freeware involved, search the newsgroup for "dual-boot" and "partition."

 

[Blpasidfopaisdfj]

You might need to set the computer's BIOS to boot from the CD/DVD drive.
Start the computer and start hitting "Del" key or whichever keyboard key you
have to hit to get into the BIOS. Once in, look for boot options of some
sort and set the the computer to attempt to boot from the CD/DVD first.
Remember to save before exiting the BIOS.

Your computer's CPU will support both the 32 and 64 bit version of Vista.

When it compes to other components, it's another story. Some component and
hardware manufacturers have spotty 64-bit support. Check with Gateway and
look to see if they have 64-bit drivers.

**

Seeing as installing Vista should be a 'test' exercise, then it doesn't
matter if you install 32 or 64 or both. So try installing the 64 bit version
and see if you can get everything working. If something critical doesn't
then try the 32 bit version.

If you already have Windows XP installed and you depend on the computer and
can't afford to wipe the drives and start over from scratch, then do not
install a beta Vista.

 

[Lang Murphy]

Roger that, Mark...

Lang

Newer Gateways are using the "recovery partition on the hard drive"
philosophy. This may or may not have something to do with the XP
reinstall.