Wayde Milas wrote: > This is a weird one. Using kvm27. I am able to install and run winxp 32 > bit perfectly. The problem arises when I try and run my Vista Ultimate > upgrade. You cannot cold boot the upgrade and install on a blank drive > because when you enter the activation code, the software checks to make > sure there is a valid version of windows already installed. > > Let me outline the way it works: > > Base metal: > * Empty drive, vista installer will gripe that there is no windows > installed and that the key entered is for upgrade only. > * Windows installed installer will upgrade. > > kvm/quem > * Empty drive, vista installer will gripe that it cannot verify the > entered key. Note that its not saying that its a bad key. > * Windows installed installer grips that it cannot verify the entered key. > > I'm at a loss on how to debug this one. It obviously has something to do > with kvm/quem since the process works when running native. >
This is probably some kind of copy protection device, it's making sure you're upgrading to the same machine and not to a different one. So most likely this is by design. > Oh also something else to note.. the upgrader refuses to even get to the > key activation screen if the ACPI in XP has been disabled... (Ie the > ACPI workaround). It says it needs an ACPI capable machine to install. > Switching the driver back to ACPI fixes this. > The acpi workaround is only for Windows XP and Windows 2000. Windows Vista won't work without acpi (but on the other hand, seems to suffer much less from it). -- Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
