Vista 5342 installation failure under Vmware Workstation 5.5

Vista 5381 is working perfect in a VmWare 5.5

Install VmWare Toolls to get rit of the 4 bit limitation.


"Zack Whittaker" <> wrote in message
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> 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]" <> wrote in message
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>> 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" <> wrote in message
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>>> 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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>>> Zack Whittaker
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>>> not
>>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we
>>> cleared
>>> that up!
>>>
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>>> "Tim" <> wrote in message
>>> news:0C641E2C-B9E4-4668-AF34-...
>>>> 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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>>>>> » 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!
>>>>>
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>>>>> "Gabriel Lozano-Morán" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:...
>>>>> > 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" <> wrote in message
>>>>> > news:%...
>>>>> >>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..
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