Problem installing 3.315 on MY Vista system

[katkins]

No luck tonight. I tried doing clean boot even with no updates installed. I also tried removing Installshield from the registry. I have submitted my findings to Microsoft. I hope MTU or Microsoft can come up with something soon to avoid people backtracking to XP. I am at wits end without tearing into code which I have no access to do for Vista or Hoster. I tried with nothing but core code and with all the latest updates with no success.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by katkins

No luck tonight. I tried doing clean boot even with no updates installed. I also tried removing Installshield from the registry. I have submitted my findings to Microsoft. I hope MTU or Microsoft can come up with something soon to avoid people backtracking to XP. I am at wits end without tearing into code which I have no access to do for Vista or Hoster. I tried with nothing but core code and with all the latest updates with no success.

Did you have a regular Microsoft CD copy of Vista or a "Restore" CD from the computer manufacturer? The reason I ask is Dell and others are know for tampering with the files to add in there own monitor files and other things that aren't needed.
I think that most of the Vista versions MTU and the beta testers have been using were upgrades direct from Microsoft without the computer manufacturer's modifications.
Admin, maybe you need to check with all (a poll?) and see which versions and whether they are retail or manufacturer install. Might surprise you!

[katkins]

I am using Microsoft Home Premium Upgrade from a DVD purchased in the Microsoft packaging at Staples. I haven't mentioned before, but I am able to load the demo with no problem. I just cannot install the production version. I have also tried to install previous versions and they do not work either.

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

Did you have a regular Microsoft CD copy of Vista or a "Restore" CD from the computer manufacturer? The reason I ask is Dell and others are know for tampering with the files to add in there own monitor files and other things that aren't needed.
I think that most of the Vista versions MTU and the beta testers have been using were upgrades direct from Microsoft without the computer manufacturer's modifications.
Admin, maybe you need to check with all (a poll?) and see which versions and whether they are retail or manufacturer install. Might surprise you!

I've got Home Premium and have had no issues with Hoster (except it took me awhile to figure out where Vista hid my songs.mdb).

The OS was provided by Acer though I had to instal it from the setup file which is in a hidden 10gig partition. It included a lot of extra's from Acer with no way to opt out. Some of it I can turn off from the processes tab in task manager, but I haven't figured out how to turn it off permanently
in msconfig.

Sam

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by mindonstrike

I've got Home Premium and have had no issues with Hoster (except it took me awhile to figure out where Vista hid my songs.mdb).

The OS was provided by Acer though I had to instal it from the setup file which is in a hidden 10gig partition. It included a lot of extra's from Acer with no way to opt out. Some of it I can turn off from the processes tab in task manager, but I haven't figured out how to turn it off permanently
in msconfig.

Sam

Do a search in the registry for the process name. That should get you to the run location for it.