Vista Pre-RC1 on VMware Workstation

Did anyone succeed installing Vista Pre-RC1 on VMware Workstation? If I boot
from the ISO image nothing happens anymore after loading the files. If I
start the setup from a Beta 2 installation to install it on a second virtual
disk the setup hangs after the first reboot. The ISO image is OK since I was
able to install Pre-RC1 on a PC.

I installed with VMWare Server without issues...

Danny

"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> Did anyone succeed installing Vista Pre-RC1 on VMware Workstation? If I
> boot
> from the ISO image nothing happens anymore after loading the files. If I
> start the setup from a Beta 2 installation to install it on a second
> virtual
> disk the setup hangs after the first reboot. The ISO image is OK since I
> was
> able to install Pre-RC1 on a PC.

"Daniel Vélez" wrote:

> I installed with VMWare Server without issues...
>
> Danny
>
> "Mike" <> wrote in message
> news:996D07BD-FE6D-4BF6-9C7B-...
> > Did anyone succeed installing Vista Pre-RC1 on VMware Workstation? If I
> > boot
> > from the ISO image nothing happens anymore after loading the files. If I
> > start the setup from a Beta 2 installation to install it on a second
> > virtual
> > disk the setup hangs after the first reboot. The ISO image is OK since I
> > was
> > able to install Pre-RC1 on a PC.
>
>
>

"Daniel Vélez" wrote:

> I installed with VMWare Server without issues...
>
> Danny
>
> "Mike" <> wrote in message
> news:996D07BD-FE6D-4BF6-9C7B-...
> > Did anyone succeed installing Vista Pre-RC1 on VMware Workstation? If I
> > boot
> > from the ISO image nothing happens anymore after loading the files. If I
> > start the setup from a Beta 2 installation to install it on a second
> > virtual
> > disk the setup hangs after the first reboot. The ISO image is OK since I
> > was
> > able to install Pre-RC1 on a PC.
>
>
>

Same problem here, trying to load Vista v5536 preview on a AMD 64 x2 3800+
and 1 gig ram. All it does is sit there with "windows is loading files" No
matter how long I let it sit it just hangs. I am using VMware 5.5.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

"Daniel Vélez" wrote:

> I installed with VMWare Server without issues...
>
> Danny
>
> "Mike" <> wrote in message
> news:996D07BD-FE6D-4BF6-9C7B-...
> > Did anyone succeed installing Vista Pre-RC1 on VMware Workstation? If I
> > boot
> > from the ISO image nothing happens anymore after loading the files. If I
> > start the setup from a Beta 2 installation to install it on a second
> > virtual
> > disk the setup hangs after the first reboot. The ISO image is OK since I
> > was
> > able to install Pre-RC1 on a PC.
>
>
>

Same problem here, trying to load Vista v5536 preview on a AMD 64 x2 3800+
and 1 gig ram. All it does is sit there with "windows is loading files" No
matter how long I let it sit it just hangs. I am using VMware 5.5.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!
> > > able to install Pre-RC1 on a PC.
> >
> >
> >

Same problem here, trying to load Vista v5536 preview on a AMD 64 x2 3800+
and 1 gig ram. All it does is sit there with "windows is loading files" No
matter how long I let it sit it just hangs. I am using VMware 5.5.

Any suggestions?

Sorry for the multi posts. This forum board is a bit confusing.

Uninstall VMWare Workstation and go with the free VMWare Server. This will
allow you to install v5536 + the additions. Once done, uninstall VMWare
Server and reinstall VMWare Workstation.

/neo

ps - it isn't hanging and if you want the technical reason why vista isn't
rendering the graphics in vmware, you can look thru vmware's support forums.

"paratwa" <> wrote in message
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> Same problem here, trying to load Vista v5536 preview on a AMD 64 x2 3800+
> and 1 gig ram. All it does is sit there with "windows is loading files" No
> matter how long I let it sit it just hangs. I am using VMware 5.5.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> "Daniel Vélez" wrote:
>
>> I installed with VMWare Server without issues...
>>
>> Danny
>>
>> "Mike" <> wrote in message
>> news:996D07BD-FE6D-4BF6-9C7B-...
>> > Did anyone succeed installing Vista Pre-RC1 on VMware Workstation? If I
>> > boot
>> > from the ISO image nothing happens anymore after loading the files. If
>> > I
>> > start the setup from a Beta 2 installation to install it on a second
>> > virtual
>> > disk the setup hangs after the first reboot. The ISO image is OK since
>> > I
>> > was
>> > able to install Pre-RC1 on a PC.
>>
>>
>>

Mike,

This is a known issue on VMWare Workstation. Server is not affected. 5.5.3
is supposed to fix it. No ETA on that though.

The VMWare forums have more information, but it has to do with the video
driver.

Hope this helps,

Dave H.

"Mike" <> wrote in message
news:996D07BD-FE6D-4BF6-9C7B-...
> Did anyone succeed installing Vista Pre-RC1 on VMware Workstation? If I
> boot
> from the ISO image nothing happens anymore after loading the files. If I
> start the setup from a Beta 2 installation to install it on a second
> virtual
> disk the setup hangs after the first reboot. The ISO image is OK since I
> was
> able to install Pre-RC1 on a PC.