> The XP cd autoboots, and setup begins....when it get to the point where it
> formats the partition, setup fails.

>>> The XP cd autoboots, and setup begins....when it get to the point where
>>> it formats the partition, setup fails.
>>
>> Specifically...?
>
> How big is the vhd?

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>> The XP cd autoboots, and setup begins....when it get to the point where
>> it formats the partition, setup fails.
>
> Specifically...?
>
>
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> I've installed VPC on my Vista ultimat 64, and trying to install XP pro on
> the Virtual hard drive I set up.
> The XP cd autoboots, and setup begins....when it get to the point where it
> formats the partition, setup fails.
> Has this happened to anyone else? What am I missing?

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>> I've installed VPC on my Vista ultimat 64, and trying to install XP pro on
>> the Virtual hard drive I set up.
>> The XP cd autoboots, and setup begins....when it get to the point where it
>> formats the partition, setup fails.
>> Has this happened to anyone else? What am I missing?
>Sorry that I wasn't exactly clear on my question.
>
>I've tried differen vhd's first using the defaults, which picked a size of
>65,500 MB (dynamic).
>Also I've had it go fixed at a smaller size of 6,000MB. I've run through
>windows setup to the point
>where it gets to the actuall installing of XP on the hard drive.
>
>The screen that says:
>"The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on
>this computer."
>
>You then pick the drive and push enter. It asks for partion size and type.
>(I've tried both ntfs, and fat)
>The progress bar goes to the end showing its formating. But soon as it
>reaches 100% I get the error screen:
>
>"Setup was unable to format the partition. The disk may be damaged.
>Make sure the drive is switched on and properly connected to your computer.
>If the disk is a SCSI disk, make sure your SCSI devices are properly
>terminated.
>Consult your computer namual or SCSI adapter documentation for more
>information.
>You must select a different partition for Windows XP.
>
>To continue, press ENTER."
>
>After that its either go back to the part where it asks to format, or quit
>setup.
>
>I hope this explains my problem better, any advice to get passed this is
>appreciated.
>
>