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to istall vmtools do the folowing , link the cd drive in vista to the windows.iso image found in four Vmware installation folder on your host OS , then go to My computer in vitsa and run the disk

Lets save some space on the forum for some real Vista stuff and post all the support topics and Vista related questions here , I have prepaerd a short Faq to get stared What is Microsoft Windows Vista Windows Vista is the new Operating system made by microsoft, currently it is not being released to the public until Q4 2006 where it will be officaly released. Right now the current release of Vista is only avaible for MSDN users and is in the beta build Where can i accuire the latest build of Windows Vista The Latest Build can be found on Msdn.com and is only availbe to current Msdn Suscribers Can I Install Win*Vista on Vmware By All Means YES you can , just follow these steps and you can make it work 1. Create a new VM >>Longhorn Expermential 2. Memory 512MB 3. Hard Disk (IED OR SCSI 0:0) 10-20GB 4. CD-ROM (IDE 1:0) Pointing to the ISO Image 5. Ethernet 1 "Bridged" Start VM 1. Boots the DVD 2. When you get to the part where it ask to pick the disk, delete the existing partition. 3. Recreate the partition 4. Exit the install and reboot the VM 5. During the VM BIOS hit F2 then change the boot order to have the CD/DVD be the first boot device 6. Save and Exit the BIOS 7. When you get to the part where it ask to pick the disk again, highlight then choose format 8. Now select again then choose install 9. It will now start the installation process 10. After a couple of reboots and 45 minutes later (depending on your host machine), the install will be done. 11. You are now logged in but no network, video, and sound 12. Install the VMware tools to get the video going 13. After VMWare Tools reboot and the video will be better 14. Still no network or sound, active the VMware tools so the VM can see the tools on drive D: 15. Goto Device manager, right click the ethernet controller, go to properties, then reinstall the driver. 16. During the reinstall it search the CD-ROM (vmware tools) for the right network driver. 17. You should now have network and able to surf the Internet with IE 7, but still no sound 18. Surf to www.soundblaster.com 19. select drivers from the right bottom panel 20. then North America/United States/English then Go 21 then choose Sound Blaster/Other/16PCI then click Next 22. Choose English/Windows XP/Drivers then Go 23. Download the "Driver release for SB PCI 128 Vibra / PCI 16" 24. Run the installer then reboot and viola you should have sound. Can I Run Win*Vista on Virtual Pc Yes,you can Please visit this Website for more detail http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2...07/27/2000.aspx I have installed Vista but i dont see the Avalon Engine Running There are 2 possiblilites (1)Mabey you dotn have it running, go to C>>Windows>>System32>>UXSS.exe (2) If That doesnt help your graphic card is not supported and you can try visiting this website and tweaking Vista up a lil'Tweakvista.com I am surfing the internet on Vista without any firewall or antivirus isnt that bad? Your windows firewall is automatically active , and as for antivirus go to grisoft.com and get the latest Avg antivirus Free version , there is no need to buy any software yet as this is only Beta 1 Will Xp products work on Vista As far as I have seen and as far has many developers have seen , Yes , most software is quite compatible with Vista More Quesitions to be answerd soon , i have to go somewhere and cant yet finish the faq up

Longhorn Exp. ? but this choise does support HDD IDE ... only SCSI ... ??? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yea dont worry just use the scsi it doesnt matter <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I downloading 32bit version ... 64bit have this boot error... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Okay but do u have a 64 bit processer? if u didnt then mabey thats why u get a boot error , i dont know

Longhorn Exp. ? but this choise does support HDD IDE ... only SCSI ... ??? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yea dont worry just use the scsi it doesnt matter

Okay sorry for the late reply but yea chose longhorn expermental and so on , and YEA get a legi key from MSDN , to make it work ,

Okay so Just Follow these steps and you can install Vista on Vmware , did it last night with no problem steps are 1. Create a new VM 2. Memory 512MB 3. Hard Disk (IED 0:0) 20GB 4. CD-ROM (IDE 1:0) Pointing to the ISO Image 5. Ethernet 1 "Bridged" Start VM 1. Boots the DVD 2. When you get to the part where it ask to pick the disk, delete the existing partition. 3. Recreate the partition 4. Exit the install and reboot the VM 5. During the VM BIOS hit F2 then change the boot order to have the CD/DVD be the first boot device 6. Save and Exit the BIOS 7. When you get to the part where it ask to pick the disk again, highlight then choose format 8. Now select again then choose install 9. It will now start the installation process 10. After a couple of reboots and 45 minutes later (depending on your host machine), the install will be done. 11. You are now logged in but no network, video, and sound 12. Install the VMware tools to get the video going 13. After VMWare Tools reboot and the video will be better 14. Still no network or sound, active the VMware tools so the VM can see the tools on drive D: 15. Goto Device manager, right click the ethernet controller, go to properties, then reinstall the driver. 16. During the reinstall it search the CD-ROM (vmware tools) for the right network driver. 17. You should now have network and able to surf the Internet with IE 7, but still no sound 18. Surf to www.soundblaster.com 19. select drivers from the right bottom panel 20. then North America/United States/English then Go 21 then choose Sound Blaster/Other/16PCI then click Next 22. Choose English/Windows XP/Drivers then Go 23. Download the "Driver release for SB PCI 128 Vibra / PCI 16" 24. Run the installer then reboot and viola you should have sound.