Installing BETA onto my Laptop

> If you prepare (i.e., define and format) the partition for Vista
> beforehand,
> there's no reason why it would screw up anything, anymore than on a
> desktop.
> --
> Pierre Szwarc
> Paris, France
> PGP key ID 0x75B5779B
> ------------------------------------------------
> Multitasking: Reading in the bathroom !
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> %23jMVFf3bGHA.4900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> | Hi again
> |
> | I am thinking about installing vista onto the last space on my laptop
> | (10gb), what are the chances it will cock something else on the system
> up?
> | E.g. I cannot have the EISA Utility partition deleted, and do not want
> to
> | reinstall
> |
> | Tom
> |
> |
>
>

> Aah, well, i backed up my source code (am not losing this AGAIN to an
> operating system install) and my coursework - then set the install
> going...
>
> am just going to boot into it now, and see what its like
>
> Tom
>
> "Pierre Szwarc" <pierre_szwarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ubH8lz3bGHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> If you prepare (i.e., define and format) the partition for Vista
>> beforehand,
>> there's no reason why it would screw up anything, anymore than on a
>> desktop.
>> --
>> Pierre Szwarc
>> Paris, France
>> PGP key ID 0x75B5779B
>> ------------------------------------------------
>> Multitasking: Reading in the bathroom !
>> ------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
>> %23jMVFf3bGHA.4900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> | Hi again
>> |
>> | I am thinking about installing vista onto the last space on my laptop
>> | (10gb), what are the chances it will cock something else on the system
>> up?
>> | E.g. I cannot have the EISA Utility partition deleted, and do not want
>> to
>> | reinstall
>> |
>> | Tom
>> |
>> |
>>
>>

>
>

>I would launch setup from within an existing version of Windows.
> --
> --
> Andre
> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>
> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:%231Ygyy4bGHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Aah, well, i backed up my source code (am not losing this AGAIN to an
>> operating system install) and my coursework - then set the install
>> going...
>>
>> am just going to boot into it now, and see what its like
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> "Pierre Szwarc" <pierre_szwarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ubH8lz3bGHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> If you prepare (i.e., define and format) the partition for Vista
>>> beforehand,
>>> there's no reason why it would screw up anything, anymore than on a
>>> desktop.
>>> --
>>> Pierre Szwarc
>>> Paris, France
>>> PGP key ID 0x75B5779B
>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>> Multitasking: Reading in the bathroom !
>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
>>> %23jMVFf3bGHA.4900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> | Hi again
>>> |
>>> | I am thinking about installing vista onto the last space on my laptop
>>> | (10gb), what are the chances it will cock something else on the system
>>> up?
>>> | E.g. I cannot have the EISA Utility partition deleted, and do not want
>>> to
>>> | reinstall
>>> |
>>> | Tom
>>> |
>>> |
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>
>

> It doesnt matter, it installed beautifully on my laptop AND the glass
> works :P
>
> Tom
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23LTIh24bGHA.2404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>I would launch setup from within an existing version of Windows.
>> --
>> --
>> Andre
>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>
>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> wrote in message
>> news:%231Ygyy4bGHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Aah, well, i backed up my source code (am not losing this AGAIN to an
>>> operating system install) and my coursework - then set the install
>>> going...
>>>
>>> am just going to boot into it now, and see what its like
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>> "Pierre Szwarc" <pierre_szwarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ubH8lz3bGHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> If you prepare (i.e., define and format) the partition for Vista
>>>> beforehand,
>>>> there's no reason why it would screw up anything, anymore than on a
>>>> desktop.
>>>> --
>>>> Pierre Szwarc
>>>> Paris, France
>>>> PGP key ID 0x75B5779B
>>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>> Multitasking: Reading in the bathroom !
>>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
>>>> %23jMVFf3bGHA.4900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> | Hi again
>>>> |
>>>> | I am thinking about installing vista onto the last space on my laptop
>>>> | (10gb), what are the chances it will cock something else on the
>>>> system up?
>>>> | E.g. I cannot have the EISA Utility partition deleted, and do not
>>>> want to
>>>> | reinstall
>>>> |
>>>> | Tom
>>>> |
>>>> |
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>
>

> Woohoo! ) Glad it all worked out for you )
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
> --: Original message follows :--
> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:Of5kOX5bGHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> It doesnt matter, it installed beautifully on my laptop AND the glass
>> works :P
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23LTIh24bGHA.2404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>I would launch setup from within an existing version of Windows.
>>> --
>>> --
>>> Andre
>>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>>
>>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%231Ygyy4bGHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Aah, well, i backed up my source code (am not losing this AGAIN to an
>>>> operating system install) and my coursework - then set the install
>>>> going...
>>>>
>>>> am just going to boot into it now, and see what its like
>>>>
>>>> Tom
>>>>
>>>> "Pierre Szwarc" <pierre_szwarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:ubH8lz3bGHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>> If you prepare (i.e., define and format) the partition for Vista
>>>>> beforehand,
>>>>> there's no reason why it would screw up anything, anymore than on a
>>>>> desktop.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Pierre Szwarc
>>>>> Paris, France
>>>>> PGP key ID 0x75B5779B
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>>> Multitasking: Reading in the bathroom !
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
>>>>> %23jMVFf3bGHA.4900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>> | Hi again
>>>>> |
>>>>> | I am thinking about installing vista onto the last space on my
>>>>> laptop
>>>>> | (10gb), what are the chances it will cock something else on the
>>>>> system up?
>>>>> | E.g. I cannot have the EISA Utility partition deleted, and do not
>>>>> want to
>>>>> | reinstall
>>>>> |
>>>>> | Tom
>>>>> |
>>>>> |
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>
>

> Hey Hey, Microsoft have successfully got themselves another customer :-P
>
> I am DEFINATELY buying this when it is released... although i may wait a
> bit for the price to drop first :-P
>
> Tom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk>
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 7:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Installing BETA onto my Laptop
>
>

>> Woohoo! ) Glad it all worked out for you )
>>
>> --
>> Zack Whittaker
>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>> not
>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
>> that up!
>>
>> --: Original message follows :--
>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> wrote in message
>> news:Of5kOX5bGHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> It doesnt matter, it installed beautifully on my laptop AND the glass
>>> works :P
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23LTIh24bGHA.2404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>I would launch setup from within an existing version of Windows.
>>>> --
>>>> --
>>>> Andre
>>>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>>>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>>>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>>>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>>>
>>>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%231Ygyy4bGHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Aah, well, i backed up my source code (am not losing this AGAIN to an
>>>>> operating system install) and my coursework - then set the install
>>>>> going...
>>>>>
>>>>> am just going to boot into it now, and see what its like
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>> "Pierre Szwarc" <pierre_szwarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:ubH8lz3bGHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> If you prepare (i.e., define and format) the partition for Vista
>>>>>> beforehand,
>>>>>> there's no reason why it would screw up anything, anymore than on a
>>>>>> desktop.
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Pierre Szwarc
>>>>>> Paris, France
>>>>>> PGP key ID 0x75B5779B
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> Multitasking: Reading in the bathroom !
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
>>>>>> %23jMVFf3bGHA.4900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> | Hi again
>>>>>> |
>>>>>> | I am thinking about installing vista onto the last space on my
>>>>>> laptop
>>>>>> | (10gb), what are the chances it will cock something else on the
>>>>>> system up?
>>>>>> | E.g. I cannot have the EISA Utility partition deleted, and do not
>>>>>> want to
>>>>>> | reinstall
>>>>>> |
>>>>>> | Tom
>>>>>> |
>>>>>> |
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>

> Well don't hold your breath, Windows XP Professional and Home still cost
> $300 and $200, $200 and $99 (upgrade) respectively. But it should be
> cheaper through OEM if you purchase it with qualifying hardware such as a
> motherboard.
> --
> --
> Andre
> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>
> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:uoIVqX8bGHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Hey Hey, Microsoft have successfully got themselves another customer :-P
>>
>> I am DEFINATELY buying this when it is released... although i may wait a
>> bit for the price to drop first :-P
>>
>> Tom
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk>
>> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
>> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 7:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: Installing BETA onto my Laptop
>>
>>

>>> Woohoo! ) Glad it all worked out for you )
>>>
>>> --
>>> Zack Whittaker
>>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>>> not
>>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we
>>> cleared
>>> that up!
>>>
>>> --: Original message follows :--
>>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Of5kOX5bGHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> It doesnt matter, it installed beautifully on my laptop AND the
>>>> glass works :P
>>>>
>>>> Tom
>>>>
>>>> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23LTIh24bGHA.2404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>I would launch setup from within an existing version of Windows.
>>>>> --
>>>>> --
>>>>> Andre
>>>>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>>>>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>>>>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>>>>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>>>>
>>>>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%231Ygyy4bGHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Aah, well, i backed up my source code (am not losing this AGAIN to an
>>>>>> operating system install) and my coursework - then set the install
>>>>>> going...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> am just going to boot into it now, and see what its like
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Pierre Szwarc" <pierre_szwarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:ubH8lz3bGHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> If you prepare (i.e., define and format) the partition for Vista
>>>>>>> beforehand,
>>>>>>> there's no reason why it would screw up anything, anymore than on a
>>>>>>> desktop.
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Pierre Szwarc
>>>>>>> Paris, France
>>>>>>> PGP key ID 0x75B5779B
>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> Multitasking: Reading in the bathroom !
>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
>>>>>>> %23jMVFf3bGHA.4900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> | Hi again
>>>>>>> |
>>>>>>> | I am thinking about installing vista onto the last space on my
>>>>>>> laptop
>>>>>>> | (10gb), what are the chances it will cock something else on the
>>>>>>> system up?
>>>>>>> | E.g. I cannot have the EISA Utility partition deleted, and do not
>>>>>>> want to
>>>>>>> | reinstall
>>>>>>> |
>>>>>>> | Tom
>>>>>>> |
>>>>>>> |
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>>

>
>

> Or a new mouse :-D I need a new one :-P
>
> Tom
>
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ObHWrw8bGHA.5116@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Well don't hold your breath, Windows XP Professional and Home still cost
>> $300 and $200, $200 and $99 (upgrade) respectively. But it should be
>> cheaper through OEM if you purchase it with qualifying hardware such as a
>> motherboard.
>> --
>> --
>> Andre
>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>
>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> wrote in message
>> news:uoIVqX8bGHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Hey Hey, Microsoft have successfully got themselves another customer :-P
>>>
>>> I am DEFINATELY buying this when it is released... although i may wait a
>>> bit for the price to drop first :-P
>>>
>>> Tom
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk>
>>> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 7:04 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Installing BETA onto my Laptop
>>>
>>>
>>>> Woohoo! ) Glad it all worked out for you )
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Zack Whittaker
>>>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>>>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>>>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>>>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>>>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so,
>>>> and not
>>>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we
>>>> cleared
>>>> that up!
>>>>
>>>> --: Original message follows :--
>>>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:Of5kOX5bGHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> It doesnt matter, it installed beautifully on my laptop AND the
>>>>> glass works :P
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23LTIh24bGHA.2404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>I would launch setup from within an existing version of Windows.
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Andre
>>>>>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>>>>>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>>>>>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>>>>>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:%231Ygyy4bGHA.4932@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> Aah, well, i backed up my source code (am not losing this AGAIN to
>>>>>>> an operating system install) and my coursework - then set the
>>>>>>> install going...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> am just going to boot into it now, and see what its like
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Pierre Szwarc" <pierre_szwarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:ubH8lz3bGHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> If you prepare (i.e., define and format) the partition for Vista
>>>>>>>> beforehand,
>>>>>>>> there's no reason why it would screw up anything, anymore than on a
>>>>>>>> desktop.
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Pierre Szwarc
>>>>>>>> Paris, France
>>>>>>>> PGP key ID 0x75B5779B
>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>> Multitasking: Reading in the bathroom !
>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Tom" <trleighton@aol.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
>>>>>>>> %23jMVFf3bGHA.4900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> | Hi again
>>>>>>>> |
>>>>>>>> | I am thinking about installing vista onto the last space on my
>>>>>>>> laptop
>>>>>>>> | (10gb), what are the chances it will cock something else on the
>>>>>>>> system up?
>>>>>>>> | E.g. I cannot have the EISA Utility partition deleted, and do not
>>>>>>>> want to
>>>>>>>> | reinstall
>>>>>>>> |
>>>>>>>> | Tom
>>>>>>>> |
>>>>>>>> |
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>
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