Re: 14 hours and counting, can't install VPC7.0.1 on a PBG4 1.25ghz with 1gb of memory
From: Unseelie (unseelie_at_gmail.com)
Date: 12/22/04
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Date: 22 Dec 2004 11:10:11 -0800
It sounds like either a bad CD/DVD-ROM drive, or bad media. If you can
eliminate the likelihood of a bad drive, I would contact MS. You are
entitled to one free phone incident, and I suspect that this wouldn't
even count against that.
glwork@mac.com wrote:
> I likely don't have enough patience to install MS software, but I
think
> this is a bit much! I have spent 14 hours today trying
unsuccessfully
> to install MS Virtual PC 7.0.1 on a 1.25mhz Power Book G4 running
> 10.3.7 with 1gb of memory and 80gb of free disk space with a full MS
> supplied version of Windows XP Pro with service pack 2 that MFS sent
to
> me within the last three weeks. Over and over again the install
craps
> out, sometimes during windows load (20%, 40% up to 98%). Once, after
> changing the file system and lots of other things it loaded (part of
)
> Windows only to crap out saying "access denied, xxxxx.dll is not a
> valid windows image". There were dozens of these.
>
> What in the world do I do now???????????
>
> If any of you have the patience to answer off line I would really
> appreciate some help. I can't find any way to get help from MS and
> Frys Electronics in Portland, OR, where I purchased the VPC garbage
> says only to "contact MS".. Does anyone know how to do that???????
>
> Thanks for your help as I am verrrrrry frustrated. On the several
> dozen times the install crapped out I sent the message on to MS. I
> assume that goes into a bit bucket somewhere that never sees the
light
> of day.
>
> To any of you who are willing to take the time to respond I would
> really appreciate it. Thanks so much.
>
> Jerry glwork@mca.com
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