drb48

Ok, solved the problem - I think. Based on tip in another forum I removed a usb camera from the usb port before booting and the DVD booted to the install screen instead of giving me the BSOD. Apparently Vista doesn't like usb devices attached during install. Go figure.

Wanted to build a new system for my wife so I purchased h/w and for O/S, bought "Ultimate Steal" deal from digitalriver, downloaded the 3 files and followed the steps outlined in the guide here - http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/01/07/m...th-vlite-guide/ - to create a bootable image using vLite and burned it to DVD. When I load the DVD on my current Vista x64 machine it reads the DVD and launches the Vista installer. If I try to boot the same DVD on my current machine, it can't seem to launch the installer - brings up an XP splash window and then craps out. Seems like something isn't built right for a 64-bit boot? But should I expect to get the DVD to boot on my current [OEM-built] machine? Would like to get this issue resolved because h/w shows up tomorrow and it would be nice to have an O/S to put on it once it's assembled. "Back-up" DVD is supposed to evenually follow the digital purchase but don't know if that's bootable either.