Vista CTP 5308 Install Question

> First - if you have a DVD drive suggest you change your subscription to DVDs
> simply to reduce number of CDs. Taking a guess here - you are trying to
> "fresh" install Vista from the CD to the HD. One cause for the error (this
> not an invalid key error) is trying to "fresh" install Vista to a second HD.
> If you have XP on your computer - boot XP - Begin Vista installation -
> select "custom" installation - select target as the HD (partition) on which
> you want to install Vista. BTW - If XP is on one drive, usually C,
> installing Vista on another, say D, will give you dual boot capability.
>
>
> "Jrob24" <Jrob24@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news0DAE59D-492E-4422-B625-B27273E50917@microsoft.com...

> >I am a new subscriper to TechNet and jsut received all of my cd's included
> > with the subscription. Included with the cd was the Beta version 5308 of
> > Vista. When installing it I get to the Product ID and input the Vista
> > CommunityTechnology Preview key supplied with my subscription but I then
> > receive an setup.exe - Entry point not found error.
> > Question - Am I using the right Product ID or is there another one I need
> > to be using? If I am using the right key then any suggestions on the error
> > I
> > am receiving?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Jason
> >

>
>
>

> You right DVD's would be much better. Vista was actually sent on a DVD and
> I
> had to burn the ISO to a DVD in order to attempt the install. Just some I
> am
> understanding correctly you are saying this is not an invalid product key
> error? I am attempting to do a fresh install over XP but when the DVD
> launches I just have an option to start the installation, nothing about
> doing
> a custom install, and then asks me about updating windows and then the
> product id. After that is when I receive the error. This computer only has
> one drive but I can throw another one in it if the upgrade from XP is not
> going to work.
>
> "AJR" wrote:
>

>> First - if you have a DVD drive suggest you change your subscription to
>> DVDs
>> simply to reduce number of CDs. Taking a guess here - you are trying to
>> "fresh" install Vista from the CD to the HD. One cause for the error
>> (this
>> not an invalid key error) is trying to "fresh" install Vista to a second
>> HD.
>> If you have XP on your computer - boot XP - Begin Vista installation -
>> select "custom" installation - select target as the HD (partition) on
>> which
>> you want to install Vista. BTW - If XP is on one drive, usually C,
>> installing Vista on another, say D, will give you dual boot capability.
>>
>>
>> "Jrob24" <Jrob24@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news0DAE59D-492E-4422-B625-B27273E50917@microsoft.com...

>> >I am a new subscriper to TechNet and jsut received all of my cd's
>> >included
>> > with the subscription. Included with the cd was the Beta version 5308
>> > of
>> > Vista. When installing it I get to the Product ID and input the Vista
>> > CommunityTechnology Preview key supplied with my subscription but I
>> > then
>> > receive an setup.exe - Entry point not found error.
>> > Question - Am I using the right Product ID or is there another one I
>> > need
>> > to be using? If I am using the right key then any suggestions on the
>> > error
>> > I
>> > am receiving?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Jason
>> >

>>
>>
>>