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Donsja




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PostPosted: Mon, 22nd Jan 2007 05:04    Post subject: Vista clean install without dvd
Hey all, first post here, but been around for years Smile

My question is, can it be done, with a clean install without a dvd drive? and i mean no update from xp.

So to say, install if from harddrive d:

thx in advance Smile
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bringiton




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PostPosted: Mon, 22nd Jan 2007 09:47    Post subject:
Why would you want to do that? Are you one of those few who still don't own a DVD drive? Wink

And I don't think it is possible, because mounting the image while rebooting is impossible...
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Rinze
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PostPosted: Mon, 22nd Jan 2007 10:18    Post subject:
I don't know about retail, but the beta versions had no problems with this. Just mount the image in windows, and install, select it to use a new partition, and it will copy all files it needs to disk, and then reboot to install.
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Donsja




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PostPosted: Mon, 22nd Jan 2007 10:45    Post subject:
Rinze wrote:
I don't know about retail, but the beta versions had no problems with this. Just mount the image in windows, and install, select it to use a new partition, and it will copy all files it needs to disk, and then reboot to install.


so your saying that if want it on the c: ill have to start installing on the d:, just to get all the install files?

And then, format the c: drive, and then continuing installing afterwards?

like in the old days with 98 and me, you just had to have the i386 folder on another drive boot from a flobby disk, and wolla Smile

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Why would you want to do that? Are you one of those few who still don't own a DVD drive?

well hehe yeah, i do have one but the broke down. And i have never needed one until now (maybe)
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Rinze
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PostPosted: Mon, 22nd Jan 2007 11:44    Post subject:
You don't have to do anything special, just select a drive or unpartitioned space to install vista to, and the setup will handle everything.
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Donsja




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PostPosted: Mon, 22nd Jan 2007 12:01    Post subject:
But im asking to have a clean intall, not an upgrade. And i want it to be on my 10k rpm drive which is the c:.
My d: is a 7200rpm, so you see why?

Maybe it would just be easyer to buy an dvd burner, buut thats a $$$ problem Wink

Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down on his level and beat you by experience..
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Donsja




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PostPosted: Mon, 22nd Jan 2007 21:45    Post subject:
so i guess this clean install, cant be done without a dvd drive.

So i only got 2 option atm right?

1. upgrade windows
2. install it to another drive, so i got A clean install of vista, so i need to choose with OS id like to boot from.

Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down on his level and beat you by experience..
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Asti




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PostPosted: Wed, 24th Jan 2007 08:37    Post subject:
Donsja wrote:
But im asking to have a clean intall, not an upgrade. And i want it to be on my 10k rpm drive which is the c:.
My d: is a 7200rpm, so you see why?

Maybe it would just be easyer to buy an dvd burner, buut thats a $$$ problem Wink


There are drives out there that cost around $30.
Buy one, if you can't afford one you've probably got a too crappy comp to run Vista anyways.
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Ankh




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PostPosted: Wed, 24th Jan 2007 08:45    Post subject:
Asti wrote:
if you can't afford one you've probably got a too crappy comp to run Vista anyways.


Thats a pretty wild guess from you..you assume too much Smile

shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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Donsja




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PostPosted: Thu, 25th Jan 2007 11:02    Post subject:
Asti wrote:
Donsja wrote:
But im asking to have a clean intall, not an upgrade. And i want it to be on my 10k rpm drive which is the c:.
My d: is a 7200rpm, so you see why?

Maybe it would just be easyer to buy an dvd burner, buut thats a $$$ problem Wink


There are drives out there that cost around $30.
Buy one, if you can't afford one you've probably got a too crappy comp to run Vista anyways.


My specs:
pentium 4 northwood 3.6ghz
3gb ram
7800gs+ (agp)

But i was asking if it was posible to make a clean install without a dvd. not about prices Wink

so does anyone know?
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flib




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PostPosted: Thu, 25th Jan 2007 14:27    Post subject:
Vista minimum requirements don't specify a DVD drive, they specify a CD-ROM drive, so there'll most likely be a CD version which you can use.
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Bigperm




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PostPosted: Thu, 25th Jan 2007 23:15    Post subject:
Wow, i really dont get all these rude and snide replys.

I used to install every version of windows from hardrive, it was the slickest option. Expecially when you want to install another component, all your windows files are on the HD, no need for a CD. I had a master harddrive with 95 (All versions), 98, xp, all my dos utils etc. Need a fresh windows, i just pop the harddrive in a slave, yadada, 20 minutes, fresh windows, way better than a cd install.


To do this install though, i think you need your c drive formated with system files or a boot disk.

Your bootdsik should have format.exe on it right. So format c: /s , and just format d: regular.

Reboot and you should be at a command prompt. Now i assume you will copy the Vista DVD contents to the d drive correct.

I havent tried this yet with vista, so i might be completely wrong. But i have always done Harddrive windows installs this way. I always keep my old 98 CD around, its saved me many headachs. I still use Fdisk ffs, Smile

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thompa
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PostPosted: Sat, 27th Jan 2007 06:56    Post subject:
Theres a 4 CD version of Vista out as torrent. Don't know anything else about it though, but downloading it right now myself. My old goddamn NEC-2500A DVD-burner seems to have trown in the towel, so gotta stick to CD until I can get a new DVD.

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thompa
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PostPosted: Tue, 30th Jan 2007 22:58    Post subject:
Well, all the fucking idiots that uploaded the CD-version of Vista forgot to include CD5.
Fantastic! Mad

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