Up to now , I always installed my OSs ( Including XP ) from
the HD . It avoids the messages to insert the install CD.
Is vista installable form the HD ??( provided that I copy the
DVD content to a dir ? )

Vista is an image based install unlike XP. You need to install from the the
dvd.

"cbcb52" wrote:
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> Up to now , I always installed my OSs ( Including XP ) from
> the HD . It avoids the messages to insert the install CD.
> Is vista installable form the HD ??( provided that I copy the
> DVD content to a dir ? )
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In article <B8B18061-1813-40B1-B9EA-4B7AD5556CB6@microsoft.com>, =?Utf-8?B?TWFyeQ==?= <Mary@discussions.microsoft.com> says...[color=blue]
> "cbcb52" wrote:
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> > Up to now , I always installed my OSs ( Including XP ) from
> > the HD . It avoids the messages to insert the install CD.
> > Is vista installable form the HD ??( provided that I copy the
> > DVD content to a dir ? )[/color]
>
> Vista is an image based install unlike XP. You need to install from the the
> dvd.[/color]

I did have problems with an Beta Vista installing from the DVDdrive
and copied it to the HD and installed from it, with success. But
it was a beta.

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Vista can be installed from the HD, just copy the whole DVD to a folder. You
can't boot from it though, you'd need to start installation from another OS.

Details here:

[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928902/[/url]


"Mary" <Mary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Vista is an image based install unlike XP. You need to install from the
> the
> dvd.
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> "cbcb52" wrote:
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>> Up to now , I always installed my OSs ( Including XP ) from
>> the HD . It avoids the messages to insert the install CD.
>> Is vista installable form the HD ??( provided that I copy the
>> DVD content to a dir ? )
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