vista install oddities

[Wayde Milas <wmilas-/tCmSuwdN3vQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>]

This is a weird one. Using kvm27. I am able to install and run winxp 32 
bit perfectly. The problem arises when I try and run my Vista Ultimate 
upgrade. You cannot cold boot the upgrade and install on a blank drive 
because when you enter the activation code, the software checks to make 
sure there is a valid version of windows already installed.

Let me outline the way it works:

Base metal:
* Empty drive, vista installer will gripe that there is no windows 
installed and that the key entered is for upgrade only.
* Windows installed installer will upgrade.

kvm/quem
* Empty drive, vista installer will gripe that it cannot verify the 
entered key. Note that its not saying that its a bad key.
* Windows installed installer grips that it cannot verify the entered key.

I'm at a loss on how to debug this one. It obviously has something to do 
with kvm/quem since the process works when running native.

Oh also something else to note.. the upgrader refuses to even get to the 
key activation screen if the ACPI in XP has been disabled... (Ie the 
ACPI workaround). It says it needs an ACPI capable machine to install. 
Switching the driver back to ACPI fixes this.

I am able to attach screenshots or help debug this if given some idea how :)

Wayde

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