Vista install problem

>
> I'm a friends and family vista beta tester. I received my disk a week
> or so ago, thank you.
>
> I can't install it on my laptop. I will call MS tomorrow but thought
> I'd bug it here in case someone here can help. The details are as
> follows:
>
> If installed from Windows XP as an upgrade, it gets to "Collecting
> Info" then a window setup window pops up and says "Setup encountered
> an internal error and cannot continue".
>
> If I boot from the DVD, it starts to load and then I get a blue screen
> as follows:
>
> "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent
> damage to your computer. If this is the first time you've seen this
> stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears
> again, follow these steps: The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI
> compliant. Please contact your system vendor for an updated bios.
>
> Technical information:
>
> *** STOP: 0x000000A5 (0x00000011, 0x00000007, 0xFFD0D010, 0x0100000E)"
>
> I have the latest BIOS Ver 1.9 dated April 2005.. It's a Toshiba
> M30X-S221TD. I bought it new in September 2005. Intel Celeron M
> 1.3GigHz, 512M RAM, and a 40 gig HD with 17 gig free hard drive space.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>

> What gets me is that XP, different flavors of Linux, and OS X all work
> just fine, yet, Vista is the one that complains.

>
> "Noah Body" <me@here.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:ic5s12h754dcjeadchnv15s8oh87hgdpr4@4ax.com...

>> What gets me is that XP, different flavors of Linux, and OS X all work
>> just fine, yet, Vista is the one that complains.

>
> You got OS X running on a standard non-Macintosh Notebook? How?
>
>

>It can be done... ;o)

> I have downloaded windows vista 32-bit version from microsoft and burned it
> to dvd, i tried just to open the disk but it comes up saying find a program
> to run or use the internet or something like that, iv even tried restarting
> pc and pressing the F8 button like someone said but that does nothing either,
> can someone please point me in the right direction and tell me where i have
> gone in a little detail as im no expert at these things

> Whenyou downloaded the ISO file do you burn the DVd as an Image? And have
> you done a checksum on the DVD?
>
> "si_nufc" wrote:
>

> > I have downloaded windows vista 32-bit version from microsoft and burned it
> > to dvd, i tried just to open the disk but it comes up saying find a program
> > to run or use the internet or something like that, iv even tried restarting
> > pc and pressing the F8 button like someone said but that does nothing either,
> > can someone please point me in the right direction and tell me where i have
> > gone in a little detail as im no expert at these things

> i dont have a clue on how to do it as an image or how to do a checksum, so i
> probably havent so how can i do that?
>
> "Chris {MSVB Beta Support}" wrote:
>

> > Whenyou downloaded the ISO file do you burn the DVd as an Image? And have
> > you done a checksum on the DVD?
> >
> > "si_nufc" wrote:
> >

> > > I have downloaded windows vista 32-bit version from microsoft and burned it
> > > to dvd, i tried just to open the disk but it comes up saying find a program
> > > to run or use the internet or something like that, iv even tried restarting
> > > pc and pressing the F8 button like someone said but that does nothing either,
> > > can someone please point me in the right direction and tell me where i have
> > > gone in a little detail as im no expert at these things