vista RTM DVD will not boot on one of three laptops - advice pleas

> Open your BIOS and set your DVD drive to the first bootable device.
> And make sure the laptop actually has a DVD drive installed.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "jjleonard" wrote:
>
> | I have the Vista RTM DVD ISO - filename
> | 'en_windows_vista_x86_dvd_X12-34293.iso' and have burnt it to several DVDs,
> | +R, -R, you name it - with several different applications - Nero 6, burnimg,
> | etc, and all with the same result - my philips X51 'freevents' laptop will
> | not boot off it. I get the 'press any key to boot from CD or DVD', and as
> | soon as a key is pressed, the machine hangs.
> | It'll boot off an old Fedora Core 4 DVD, will boot off CDs - for example I
> | can install XP pro on it with no problems.
> | My other two laptops can both burn the dvd and then boot off it, so I know
> | the image is good.
> |
> | Do you have any advice as to what I should check next? I'm assuming it's
> | either a media compatibility problem or my laptop is just refusing to boot
> | from burnt DVDs - I could use some advice for things to check, maybe a small
> | dvd image for something else I could burn to see if it's the drive, as I
> | don't want to spend hours downloading a different dvd image to find out that
> | doesn't boot either.
> |
> | Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
>
>
>

> Thanks for your response, Carey, but as I mentioned in my post, my laptop
> can
> boot off an XP CD and a Fedora Core 4 DVD.
>
> The BIOS is set to boot off the DVD Drive first, and yes, the laptop has a
> DVD drive in it... I did think to check the fundamentals before posting a
> question in this forum!
>
> So, to reiterate -
> Can boot from a 'commercial' DVD (Fedora Core 4)
> Can boot from a burnt image of XP (slipstreamed SP2 version)
> Cannot boot from a burnt DVD (Vista)
>
> Just to avoid obvious questions - I am an MCSE with 8 years experience
> with
> Microsoft OSes, and whilst I understand that doesn't necessarily mean I
> won't
> make dopey mistakes, I do have enough technical experience to check the
> obvious points before posting. Can you help diagnose the problem further?
>
> Thanks
> John.
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>

>> Open your BIOS and set your DVD drive to the first bootable device.
>> And make sure the laptop actually has a DVD drive installed.
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "jjleonard" wrote:
>>
>> | I have the Vista RTM DVD ISO - filename
>> | 'en_windows_vista_x86_dvd_X12-34293.iso' and have burnt it to several
>> DVDs,
>> | +R, -R, you name it - with several different applications - Nero 6,
>> burnimg,
>> | etc, and all with the same result - my philips X51 'freevents' laptop
>> will
>> | not boot off it. I get the 'press any key to boot from CD or DVD', and
>> as
>> | soon as a key is pressed, the machine hangs.
>> | It'll boot off an old Fedora Core 4 DVD, will boot off CDs - for
>> example I
>> | can install XP pro on it with no problems.
>> | My other two laptops can both burn the dvd and then boot off it, so I
>> know
>> | the image is good.
>> |
>> | Do you have any advice as to what I should check next? I'm assuming
>> it's
>> | either a media compatibility problem or my laptop is just refusing to
>> boot
>> | from burnt DVDs - I could use some advice for things to check, maybe a
>> small
>> | dvd image for something else I could burn to see if it's the drive, as
>> I
>> | don't want to spend hours downloading a different dvd image to find out
>> that
>> | doesn't boot either.
>> |
>> | Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
>>
>>
>>

>
>
> Thanks for your help, Colin, I'll learn to just accept the help in future!
>
> I've tried it with Daemon tools v3.47 - and it loads fine. I've burnt the
> image to multiple DVDs and they all boot OK on the two other laptops I
> have
> access to - the iso will also boot in Microsoft Virtual PC and VMWare
> workstation.
>
> All I can think of is that either my laptop, for some reason, will not
> boot
> from a newly burnt DVD - and yes, I am burning a DVD from the image, not
> copying the ISO file onto a DVD - as the fedora install DVD boots fine.
>
> Any other ideas? Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> cheers
>
> John