Windows Vista is only available on a DVD and not a CD.
The Windows Vista DVD is bootable as long as you set
your DVD drive as the first boot device in the motherboard BIOS.
How to install Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918884/en-us
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
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"Albatrosi" wrote:
no no,I have a genuine vista ultimate, I verify that in Microsoft,and they
said to me Thank You for using a genuine copy of Microsoft.I buy it on the
internet but i didn't make that a bootable CD.
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
> Sounds like you are not using a genuine Windows Vista
> installation CD. Where did you download Windows Vista
> from anyway?
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
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> "Albatrosi" wrote:
>
> I have downloaded Windows Vista Ultimate,and I burned to a CD but I forgott
> tu make it bootable,so I installed it like a software ,and it works fine.I
> installed it several times since I downloaded it and always go OK,but last
> time my windows was damaged,and I was unable to go in,so the only solution
> was to format my computer.I was not unable to install my Windows Vista
> Ultimate that I had downloaded because it was not bootable,so I bought e new
> Vista but with version Home Basic.I installed this windows,but after two days
> one update come in my computer and told me that my windows is pirated
> (fallse).When I readed this,I wanted to install my Vista Ultimate like every
> time,but didn't work,I tried 4 times and still not worked,it showed me that
> Windows was not successfully installed,and it turned me back to Vista Home
> Basic.Now I tried to upgrade to my Vista Ultimate,all steps go OK,but to the
> step "Completing Upgrade"one error appeared "Windows could not configure one
> or more features.Please restart your computer and then restart the
> installation".I have go to Microsoft Support,and I readed that I must disable
> some features,I have do that and when I tried to upgrade again,it stoped to
> the step "Expanding Files-21%" and showed me this error"Windows cannot
> install required files.Make sure all files for the installation are available
> and restart the installation.Error code:0x800706F8".I don't know what to do
> now when before I have disable some features,didn't shows me this error and
> all things go fine until step"Completing Upgrade".Please help me because I
> want to install the original version of Vista.
>
> Thank you,Albatrosi.
>