How to install into second disk ?

Hello Theo,

I have HP Compaq nc6420. The PC has one slot for a CD/DVD
player/burner. I have a second disk, that fits into the same slot.
During boot I can choose to boot from either the primary disk or
CD/DVD player. When the second disk is inserted, I can boot either
from the primary disk or the secondary disk.

I understand from your reply below, that I can only install Vista by
copying Vista into a dedicated folder in the primary disk running
WinXP. During the install process I will be able to choose the
partition that will contain Vista. Please corrdct me, if I have
misunderstood your reply.

Regards,

Marek

On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:08:06 -0500, Theo
<tvf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
>
>Marek Grinberg wrote:

>> Hello,
>>
>> In the first disk I have WinXP up and running.
>> I am trying to install Vista into the second disk. It uses the same
>> slot as the CD drive, so I have copied the entire Vista into an USB
>> hard disk. Then I tried to boot from it, but the boot failed.

>
>What do you mean that the drive you want to install to uses
>the same slot as the CD drive?
>

>>
>> Is it possible to make the USB hard disk bootable ?
>>
>> I can boot MS-DOS 6.2 from an USB floppy disk.

>

>> Is it possible to boot Win2K/WinXP/Vista from the USB floppy disk, and
>> then install Vista from the USB hard disk ?

>
>No. None of the above can be booted from a USB device.
>

>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Marek Grinberg

Yes. Others have used a utility to mount the .ISO on the
hard drive and install Vista from that. Otherwise I guess
extracting all the files would work, too. I guess if you
had a 4GB USB stick Vista probably could be installed from that.


Marek Grinberg wrote:

> Hello Theo,
>
> I have HP Compaq nc6420. The PC has one slot for a CD/DVD
> player/burner. I have a second disk, that fits into the same slot.
> During boot I can choose to boot from either the primary disk or
> CD/DVD player. When the second disk is inserted, I can boot either
> from the primary disk or the secondary disk.
>
> I understand from your reply below, that I can only install Vista by
> copying Vista into a dedicated folder in the primary disk running
> WinXP. During the install process I will be able to choose the
> partition that will contain Vista. Please corrdct me, if I have
> misunderstood your reply.
>
> Regards,
>
> Marek
>
> On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:08:06 -0500, Theo
> <tvf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>

>>
>> Marek Grinberg wrote:

>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> In the first disk I have WinXP up and running.
>>> I am trying to install Vista into the second disk. It uses the same
>>> slot as the CD drive, so I have copied the entire Vista into an USB
>>> hard disk. Then I tried to boot from it, but the boot failed.

>> What do you mean that the drive you want to install to uses
>> the same slot as the CD drive?
>>

>>> Is it possible to make the USB hard disk bootable ?
>>>
>>> I can boot MS-DOS 6.2 from an USB floppy disk.
>>> Is it possible to boot Win2K/WinXP/Vista from the USB floppy disk, and
>>> then install Vista from the USB hard disk ?

>> No. None of the above can be booted from a USB device.
>>

>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Marek Grinberg

Hello again,

Thank you very much for your reply.

I will copy Vista to a dedicated folde, and then try to install it.
I will report the outcome.

Regards,

Marek Grinberg

On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:15:21 -0500, Theo
<tvf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Yes. Others have used a utility to mount the .ISO on the
>hard drive and install Vista from that. Otherwise I guess
>extracting all the files would work, too. I guess if you
>had a 4GB USB stick Vista probably could be installed from that.
>
>
>Marek Grinberg wrote:

>> Hello Theo,
>>
>> I have HP Compaq nc6420. The PC has one slot for a CD/DVD
>> player/burner. I have a second disk, that fits into the same slot.
>> During boot I can choose to boot from either the primary disk or
>> CD/DVD player. When the second disk is inserted, I can boot either
>> from the primary disk or the secondary disk.
>>
>> I understand from your reply below, that I can only install Vista by
>> copying Vista into a dedicated folder in the primary disk running
>> WinXP. During the install process I will be able to choose the
>> partition that will contain Vista. Please corrdct me, if I have
>> misunderstood your reply.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Marek
>>
>> On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:08:06 -0500, Theo
>> <tvf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>

>>>
>>> Marek Grinberg wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> In the first disk I have WinXP up and running.
>>>> I am trying to install Vista into the second disk. It uses the same
>>>> slot as the CD drive, so I have copied the entire Vista into an USB
>>>> hard disk. Then I tried to boot from it, but the boot failed.
>>> What do you mean that the drive you want to install to uses
>>> the same slot as the CD drive?
>>>
>>>> Is it possible to make the USB hard disk bootable ?
>>>>
>>>> I can boot MS-DOS 6.2 from an USB floppy disk.
>>>> Is it possible to boot Win2K/WinXP/Vista from the USB floppy disk, and
>>>> then install Vista from the USB hard disk ?
>>> No. None of the above can be booted from a USB device.
>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Marek Grinberg

Hello,

Today I copied Vista into a dedicated folder. I started the install
process. Then the install process requested reboot. During the reboot,
I chose 'Windows setup', which ended up with a blue screen:
UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME
Stop: 0x000000ED
(0x8348E030, 0xC000014F, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

Is there a solution to problem above ?

Regards,

Marek Grinberg

On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:07:59 +0100, Marek Grinberg
<marek.grinberg@telia.com> wrote:

>Hello again,
>
>Thank you very much for your reply.
>
>I will copy Vista to a dedicated folde, and then try to install it.
>I will report the outcome.
>
>Regards,
>
>Marek Grinberg
>
>On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:15:21 -0500, Theo
><tvf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>

>>Yes. Others have used a utility to mount the .ISO on the
>>hard drive and install Vista from that. Otherwise I guess
>>extracting all the files would work, too. I guess if you
>>had a 4GB USB stick Vista probably could be installed from that.
>>
>>
>>Marek Grinberg wrote:

>>> Hello Theo,
>>>
>>> I have HP Compaq nc6420. The PC has one slot for a CD/DVD
>>> player/burner. I have a second disk, that fits into the same slot.
>>> During boot I can choose to boot from either the primary disk or
>>> CD/DVD player. When the second disk is inserted, I can boot either
>>> from the primary disk or the secondary disk.
>>>
>>> I understand from your reply below, that I can only install Vista by
>>> copying Vista into a dedicated folder in the primary disk running
>>> WinXP. During the install process I will be able to choose the
>>> partition that will contain Vista. Please corrdct me, if I have
>>> misunderstood your reply.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Marek
>>>
>>> On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:08:06 -0500, Theo
>>> <tvf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Marek Grinberg wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> In the first disk I have WinXP up and running.
>>>>> I am trying to install Vista into the second disk. It uses the same
>>>>> slot as the CD drive, so I have copied the entire Vista into an USB
>>>>> hard disk. Then I tried to boot from it, but the boot failed.
>>>> What do you mean that the drive you want to install to uses
>>>> the same slot as the CD drive?
>>>>
>>>>> Is it possible to make the USB hard disk bootable ?
>>>>>
>>>>> I can boot MS-DOS 6.2 from an USB floppy disk.
>>>>> Is it possible to boot Win2K/WinXP/Vista from the USB floppy disk, and
>>>>> then install Vista from the USB hard disk ?
>>>> No. None of the above can be booted from a USB device.
>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Marek Grinberg