how install

help needed ,
okay the file is downloaded now what ?
after so many tries and failures , *sigh* can some one please explain what to do , i have the downloaded file on the desktop , so help is needed from there on , ...
thanks in advance !

If you don't know what to do, you don't need Vista. "winxpro972" wrote in message

help needed ,
okay the file is downloaded now what ?
after so many tries and failures , *sigh* can some one please explain what to do , i have the downloaded file on the desktop , so help is needed from there on , ...
thanks in advance !

First the ISO file needs to be burnt to a DVD (preferably at a speed of between 1 & 2.5). It is wise to put Vista on a seperate partition or hard drive. If you don't have a seperate partition you need to create one. you can only do this if you have free space on your hard drive. if you don't have free space because windows xp is taking up all of your hard drive, then you will need thrid party partitioning software to shrink the original XP partition (you need around 10 to 15GB) Don't try upgrading over XP. For one it takes two long. in my case almost 4 hours, but some have taken up to 14 hours to upgrade. Don't use Vista if you are not prepared to have your system crash or for you to loose data. remember it is a Beta operating system and is not stable. Once you have your partition allocated for Vista you simply need to insert the DVD into your DVD-Rom and restart you pc. A black screen will appear and, within a few seconds you will see a message 'press any key to boot from DVD' press any key and the installation will begin. You will need the product key number to insert at the relevant screen. You will then need to select the partitionm which you want Vista to be installed on. After that just follow the onscreen directions ( which aren't many, but you will need to select times zones, keyboard etc.) If all goes well when vista has finally finished installing and restarts the pc you will have a menu appear giving you the option to boot into Microsoft Windows or Legacy Windows (the legacy one is Windows XP) Choose the operating system you want to boot to and away you go. Incidentally Vista doesn't contain many drivers so you may not be able to get an internet connection or some of your hardware will not work - printers webcams etc.
-- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
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"winxpro972" wrote in message

help needed ,
okay the file is downloaded now what ?
after so many tries and failures , *sigh* can some one please explain what to do , i have the downloaded file on the desktop , so help is needed from there on , ...
thanks in advance !