You said you formatted you HDD? Is the primary partition on drive 0 set to
Active???
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Bob Eyster
MS Windows Vista Premium



"mhonzell" <mhonzell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5A45D499-E4E9-483B-80D5-1CEE8FB244AF@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, but that was done as stated, more than once.
> Vista still requires the DVD to be inserted to boot.
>
> If this clarifies:
> If I set the BIOS to HD First, CD Second, then the reboot gives me the
> message "Error Loading OS."
> If I set the BIOS to CD First, HD Second, but don't insert the Vista
> DVD,
> then reboot gives me the message "Error Loading OS."
> If I set the BIOS to CD First, HD Second and insert the Vista DVD, then
> it states "Press Any Key to Boot From CD or DVD...."
> If I press a key, it attempts to re-install Vista.
> If I do not press a key, it boots just fine and works accordingly.
>
> This implies to me, the MBR is pointing to a non-OS drive and fails to
> find
> needed files to boot from the HD.
>
> "Keith" wrote:
>
>> Hopefully this may help.
>>
>> When you do a "clean" install using a Vista upgrade DVD, you need to run
>> the
>> install (first pass) without entering the product key. After the install
>> completes and brings you to your desktop, run the install again from
>> within
>> Vista. Enter the product key and activate the product.
>>
>> I didn't have any issue with needing my DVD in the drive in order to boot
>> into Vista.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>> "mhonzell" <mhonzell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0D26BD2C-1D4D-4879-BB13-DC0F79B2E77A@microsoft.com...
>> > Performed a "Clean Install" of Vista using an upgrade disk. (No dual
>> > boot
>> > action.)
>> > To do this, had to set the BIOS to boot from the CDROM first.
>> >
>> > Everything worked great, until I rebooted and removed the Vista DVD.
>> > Now,
>> > Vista refuses to boot unless the installation DVD is inserted and the
>> > BIOS
>> > is
>> > set to seek it first.
>> >
>> > Tried formatting my primary and extended partitions on Drive 0 and
>> > reperforming the upgrade only to end up in the same situation.
>> > (Yes, this can be done with an upgrade disk.)
>> >
>> > Bootmgr is nowhere to be found on the system disk. System Repair won't
>> > fix
>> > the problem.
>> >
>> > What files need to be on the System Disk for a C: drive boot?
>> > What is the exact command needed to make the MBR look there instead of
>> > any
>> > other drive?
>> >
>> > Lastly, why doesn't it install correctly?
>> > (Put the correct files on the correct drive...)
>>
>> --
>> Keith
>>
>>