Hello Brian, Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 12:11:01 PM, you wrote:
> Just installed my first Vista system (Ultimate, using it for my HTPC) and > have a weird problem. The install process never copied over the boot files > - the system will not boot unless the install DVD is in the drive. > Otherwise it just hangs at the DMI screen after the BIOS post. I nuked it > and did a second install and the same problem happened. > I don't know anything about Vista - is this a common problem? What's the > fix? With an XP system I would normally just copy over ntldr and make sure > the boot.ini file is correct but I don't see those anywhere on the Vista > system. > ---- > Brian Vista doesn't use the XP boot.ini You should be able to repair the install by placing the disc in and selecting repair option. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
