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  • 1.  Vista SP1 Install Time

    Posted May 07, 2008 09:19 PM

    Anyone install Vista SP1 in Fusion; if so, how long did the actual install take? Mine has been going well over an hour, it's hard to tell if anything is even happening, as the little bar isn't moving at all.

    I hate to stop it, if in fact is is doing something, but I have a bad feeling...



  • 2.  RE: Vista SP1 Install Time

    Posted May 07, 2008 09:48 PM

    Good luck! I was never able to get VMware (Demo) to load. Wasted an hour. After what seemed like a smooth (but l-o-o-o-n-g) download and installation, the installer hiccuped on loading VM tools. Then it hung for half an hour (couldn’t find drivers). I finally forced quit and abandoned the effort. The clincher was that VMware somehow affected the Boot Camp VM in such a way that I started getting those threatening paranoid messages from Microsoft (“Unauthorized change to Vista,” “You may be the victim of counterfeit software,” etc.). When I scurried back to my clunky but familiar Parallel Desktop, I was able to re-activate Vista, but it was a harrowing experience. Frankly, I don’t believe either of these virtualization products is ready for prime time.



  • 3.  RE: Vista SP1 Install Time

    Posted May 08, 2008 12:08 AM

    Fusion is not able to track the activation data when for Vista SP1 as it switches between Boot Camp and a VM. We are working on this but I cannot promise an availability date for a solution.

    Our recommendation right now is not upgrading the Boot Camp partition to SP1.



  • 4.  RE: Vista SP1 Install Time

    Posted May 07, 2008 11:53 PM

    Patience is needed. Installing Vista SP1 can easily take over an hour. It even tells you this on one of the early screens.

    I've installed it 15 times or so recently :smileysad:



  • 5.  RE: Vista SP1 Install Time

    Posted May 08, 2008 12:09 AM

    Thank you.

    I got it. The truth is, hidden behind the window showing progress was

    another one needing permission to install. Vista!! Once I said "Yes", it

    only took another half hour, or even less. Very fast Mac!

    Nathan

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  • 6.  RE: Vista SP1 Install Time

    Posted May 08, 2008 12:00 AM

    Oh yea this SP 1 takes forever to install...

    I recommend a couple of things for easing the Vista SP1 pain.

    First run the SP from the command line and use these switches.

    /unattend /forcerestart

    After the monster has done it's thing run this command to clean out the uninstall cache files.

    vsp1cln /quiet

    After all that a good disk defrag and running shrink is also advised..

    Blake