Windows Vista full hard disk installation method

Prepare in advance: install one computer of the XP system and install ISO on Vista.

Note: (1) Windows Vista requires installation in the NTFS partition, but other partitions can be in the FAT32 format!

(2) Simple lossless NTFS Conversion Mode: Run cmd to enter the command line mode and run convert X:/Fs: NTFS (X indicates the drive letter to be converted to a partition), during which the computer may need to be restarted. Note: This command can be used to convert a FAT partition to an NTFS partition without interrupting the operation. This process is irreversible! If no useful data exists in the partition, You Can format it as an NTFS partition in XP!

(3) It is recommended that the system partition be installed at least 15 GB. (After Vista is installed, the system partition occupies 6 GB .)

Use partitionmagic portable v8.05 to repartition the hard disk without losing existing data.

IWindows Vista system installation preparation

1. Load Vista. ISO with a virtual optical drive and copy it to the hard disk. my options are F: \ Vista. (The virtual optical drive is daemon tools v4.0.8 x64 and x86 [1120] Simplified Chinese Version)

2. Put the bootmgr and boot directories under the F: \ Vista directory (as long as the boot. SDI and BCD files) are copied to the C root directory, and a Sources folder is created under the C root directory.

3. Copy boot. Win under F: \ Vista \ sources to the sourse folder on drive C.

4. Run cmd-c: \ Boot \ bootsect.exe/nt60 C: (Note that bootsect is in the C: \ Boot directory)

Ii. Install Windows Vista

5. restart the computer and start the installation.ProgramLoad boot. Wim and start the PE environment. This process may be long. Please wait ......

6. Start the installer, select the language type you want to install, and select the appropriate time and currency display type and keyboard and input mode.

7. The "Start installation interface" appears. (Note that you do not need to click "Install now".) Click "repair computer" in the lower left corner ).

8. Go to system recovery options, and select the last command prompt to enter the DOS window.

9. Run format C:/Q (Note: If drive C is in FAT32 format and want to convert to NTFS format, run format C:/Fs: NTFs ).

10. Run f: \ Vista \ sources \ setup.exe to install the system.