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smokeyone

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This helpful forum has been trying to assist me with a clean install of vista. Have followed the advice and downloaded the configuration utility but still no luck. I am using a portable hd with the usb port - do I need to buy a flash drive instead to install the drivers...
Many thanks
 

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A flash drive or burn them on a dvd.
 

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Thanks for the tip. I might be able to borrow a flash drive if not I'll burn to a dvd.
Please could you also tell me if I have to do anything to the files or just load them on to the flash drive and the vista installation will find them okay - the part where it says local drives.
These are the files



pix courtesy of theog forum member
 

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smokeyone said:
Thanks for the tip. I might be able to borrow a flash drive if not I'll burn to a dvd.
Please could you also tell me if I have to do anything to the files or just load them on to the flash drive and the vista installation will find them okay - the part where it says local drives.
These are the files









pix courtesy of theog forum member
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Load to a USB flash drive.
 

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Installed the files on a usb flash drive and plugged it into the laptop. Although the acer lists the drive as removable disk (E:) it does not open or do anything with them.
Where have I gone wrong please...
In the windows installation where it offers a choice of either Browse or Rescan - under Browse - the browse for folder box opens with disk e listed but highlight it and click okay - the box closes and that's it...
 

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Afraid not...
My screen looks something like this

+ ACER (C:)
+ CD Drive (D:) FRMCFRE_EN_DVD
+ Removable Disk (E:)
+ Boot (X:)

Prior to ticking load drivers & browse the box is empty...
 
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Thank you again for the help but the acer still does not recognise the drivers. Clicking drive C or Acer E - then clicking okay and I still get the mesage about drivers not found. I am trying to do a clean install - would it have been easier with XP - I'll go and buy a copy if so.
 

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No, I think that installing Vista is simplier than XP, with XP you cannot use pen drives for drivers, only diskette drives...
 

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    2 x NVidia 8600 GTS
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    Integrated CM-6501
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    Benq 19" + LG 17"
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    1280x1024@32bit@75MHz
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    1 x Seagate 120GB SATA (OS installation) 1 x Seagate 200GB SATA 2 x Seagate 320GB SATA (Hardware RAID 0) 1 x Seagate 250GB IDE (in external USB box) 1 x TrekStor 750GB USB
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