first i tried my new vlited iso in virtual pc. this is the sceen i end up with after the inital "windows is loading" screen

i do infact have a 64bit cpu (core2duo) and have 64bit vista on it now so i dont understand the info message in the error.

second problem: so i burned iso to dvd. reboot and it never tries to boot from cd (yes bios set correctly, original vista disk is detected and asks if i want to boot from cd screen as normal) with this vlited disc i'm not seeing the "press any key to boot from disk" screen. infact i had this same problem in first beta, all other boot disks work fine in this regard.

is all this cause i included the hotfixes? i remember having to not use any hotfixes the last time i used Beta 1 but cant remember my problem.

here is my preset file

; vLite preset file

[information]

Version = 1.1 beta 2 on 2.0.50727.312 Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6000.0

Target = Windows Vista (vLite) ULTIMATE 64-bit - 6.0.6000.16470 - English (United States)

[Compatibility]

Halo 2

Author's recommended

Aero Glass

System Restore

[Components]

;# Accessories #

Accessibility

Mobility Center

Speech Support

Welcome Center

Windows Sidebar and Gadgets

[Options]

DEP (Data Execution Prevention) = Disabled (AlwaysOff)

UAC (User Account Control) = Disabled

Paging Executive = Disabled

Power scheme = High performance

Hibernation = Off

[Protection]

[Drivers]

[unattended]

AcceptEULA

[Hotfixes]

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\KB929777v2x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB905866-v13-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB925902-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB929123-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB929399-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB929735-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB929916-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB930178-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB930857-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB931099-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB931213-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB931573-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB931770-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB932404-v2-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB932406-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB932471-v2-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB932596-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB933360-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB933579-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB933729-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB933928-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB935280-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB935807-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB936021-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB936782-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB936824-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB936825-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB937123-v2-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB938123-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB938127-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB938194-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB938952-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB938979-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB939159-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB939653-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB940105-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB941202-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB941229-v2-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB941600-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB941649-v2-x64.cab

C:\Users\Vista 64bit\Downloads\FVUP_1_1_9_x64\Windows6.0-KB941651-x64.cab

[LanguagePacks]

the message is because ms vitual pc dont handle 64bits os..VMWare would do it..

the message is because ms vitual pc dont handle 64bits os..VMWare would do it..

ok thanks, i didnt know that, i did remake one and burn it to DVD without hotfixes and it now boots up properly after a reboot.

which now leads me to a new question entirely.

what do you guys do when you remove say "outlook" and you run windows update and theres updates for outlook? if it downloads it, pc reboots 3 times trying to install it and ends up failing. obviously for those types of updates i can click "hide" but is there a way to prevent it from trying to download them? it sucks cause sometimes i cant tell if its an update that applies to my vlited version, like the ones that say "cumilative update"

Is there an alternative to windows updates that will only download and install what directly applies to what it can update?

i know there was an alternative website to update for windows XP, like windizupdate.com or something like that.

Edited November 23, 200718 yr by dcyphure

Is there an alternative to windows updates that will only download and install what directly applies to what it can update?

i know there was an alternative website to update for windows XP, like windizupdate.com or something like that.

You mean something like this?

Although not all hotfixes/updates are posted here, but possibly the "most wanted" ones are here. Most hotfixes often have some basic info on what it applies to like IE, Outlook, WMP or whatever.

you can also use WUD to download the updates for you

Seems to me that you're not using RTM Vista, but 6.0.6000.16470, that's some older beta version.

this is no older Beta

He uses a version with some integrated hotfixes which udates the kernel

Oh lol true...I thought that RTM was 166xx....

Anyway the message was clear, about 64bit, already answered...I have nothing valuable to comment, ashamed.