The Journey to Vista
September 23rd, 2006 by Matt PatHere’s the goal: install Windows Vista RC1 on a crappy old Dell Dimension 4300. The tools: the Windows Vista RC1 DVD, an Ubuntu Live CD… yeah, that’s pretty much it.
The scenario: this computer is downstairs in my basement, and I use it as a mini home server. Currently, I use Ubuntu 6.06 on it, and it works quite well. It’s connected to my network using an old D-Link WiFi card. I want to install Windows Vista on its own partition, and continue to use Ubuntu for the server.
I’m going to be writing live as I work, and I’ll post the whole thing once I’m done. Wish me luck everyone!
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