Hi all , so I've been trying to install windows Vista 32bit to test the modded video drivers and created a bootable (with rufus) USB .
USB stick works fine and the ISO is good (original), I tested on a laptop. But on this desktop I got :
winload.exe is missing or corrupted .
Error code 0xC0000098
Please note , I can install the 64 bit Vista on it from the same USN stick, but NOT 32 .
The mobo is pretty basic with a classic BIOS (12 y.o. or so)
To recap:
I removed all devices (BluRay reader , card reader, another 3 HDD, etc). Attached only a mouse and a USB KB.
Resetting CMOS didn't help.
Swapping HDD to another new one 160GB (from my storages) didn't help.
Tried multiple USB media, all fail to install with the aforementioned errors
All just like here and seems unsolved . Could it be locked by the BIOS ? I have the latest version. The PC came with Vista x64.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/f8ec6c8b-527b-4b3d-99c3-0e2f70f0956f/windows-7-install-error-winloadexe-0xc0000098-what-next