Re: I hate Microsoft, VM fusion installation fails

2016-08-13 Thread Scott Granados 
+1, I’m so happy I’m using a Mac.

So when I run fusion I never even get the easy install options like you do with 
windows 7 or 8.  You get dumped right to finished after you set the OS and 
version, there’s no place to enter the key in the setup through fusion.

I’ll have to try with eyeballs and see what happens.

I fired up a windows 7 pro instance the other day on this new Macbook pro with 
the large SSD and it was blazingly fast on the install.  Fusion 8.11 is so good 
on a quad core.

> On Aug 13, 2016, at 11:49 AM, Mike Arrigo  wrote:
> 
> Windows 10 has some odd quirks. With the software I do tech support for, on 
> some windows 10 systems, we have to install it a section at a time or it will 
> not work. If the fusion install does not work, this would probably prevent 
> you from being able to install it without sighted help as you could with 
> previous windows versions. I'm reminded why I left the Windows world entirely 
> for my home computers, far too many problems. Give me the Mac any day.
>> On Aug 13, 2016, at 4:30 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
>> 
>> Yeah,
>> 
>> If I remember correctly,
>> I removed the installation and started again but usig a different version of 
>> windows 10,
>> 
>> The benefits of havinga MSDN licence.
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
>> Sent: Saturday, 13 August 2016 12:51 PM
>> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via 
>> Subject: I hate Microsoft, VM fusion installation fails
>> 
>> So starting to play with windows again I remembered one reason I hate 
>> microsoft so much.
>> 
>> I’m installing a new instance of windows 10, put in my key, start the 
>> process, download the updates and after a while I get a very descriptive 
>> helpful error.  It says “your installation of windows 10 has failed, click 
>> ok”
>> 
>> That’s so helpful in diagnosing the problem.
>> 
>> Has anyone else seen this and made heads or tails out of it?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Scott
>> 
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Re: I hate Microsoft, VM fusion installation fails

2016-08-13 Thread Mike Arrigo 
Windows 10 has some odd quirks. With the software I do tech support for, on 
some windows 10 systems, we have to install it a section at a time or it will 
not work. If the fusion install does not work, this would probably prevent you 
from being able to install it without sighted help as you could with previous 
windows versions. I'm reminded why I left the Windows world entirely for my 
home computers, far too many problems. Give me the Mac any day.
> On Aug 13, 2016, at 4:30 AM, Simon Fogarty  wrote:
> 
> Yeah,
> 
> If I remember correctly,
> I removed the installation and started again but usig a different version of 
> windows 10,
> 
> The benefits of havinga MSDN licence.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com 
> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados
> Sent: Saturday, 13 August 2016 12:51 PM
> To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via 
> Subject: I hate Microsoft, VM fusion installation fails
> 
> So starting to play with windows again I remembered one reason I hate 
> microsoft so much.
> 
> I’m installing a new instance of windows 10, put in my key, start the 
> process, download the updates and after a while I get a very descriptive 
> helpful error.  It says “your installation of windows 10 has failed, click ok”
> 
> That’s so helpful in diagnosing the problem.
> 
> Has anyone else seen this and made heads or tails out of it?
> 
> Thanks
> Scott
> 
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RE: I hate Microsoft, VM fusion installation fails

2016-08-13 Thread Simon Fogarty 
Yeah,

 If I remember correctly,
I removed the installation and started again but usig a different version of 
windows 10,

The benefits of havinga MSDN licence.

-Original Message-
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Scott Granados
Sent: Saturday, 13 August 2016 12:51 PM
To: MacVisionaries 'Chris Blouch' via 
Subject: I hate Microsoft, VM fusion installation fails

So starting to play with windows again I remembered one reason I hate microsoft 
so much.

I’m installing a new instance of windows 10, put in my key, start the process, 
download the updates and after a while I get a very descriptive helpful error.  
It says “your installation of windows 10 has failed, click ok”

That’s so helpful in diagnosing the problem.

Has anyone else seen this and made heads or tails out of it?

Thanks
Scott

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Re: I hate Microsoft, VM fusion installation fails

2016-08-12 Thread Scott Granados 
I’m just frustrated with the general non helpfulness of the error message.  But 
yes, I’m with you this sounds like the best plan.

At least I got past the license key though.:)

Thanks btw for your tips and thanks to everyone else as well.

> On Aug 12, 2016, at 10:13 PM, Grant  wrote:
> 
> Hi Scott,
> 
> I’ve never seen that error message before. I would recommend starting with 
> fresh installation media (i.e. re-download the ISO file) and a freshly 
> created virtual machine.
> 
> Again, what you’re describing definitely doesn’t sound normal.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Grant
> 
>> On Friday August 12, 2016, at 5:51:09 PM, Scott Granados 
>> > wrote:
>> 
>> So starting to play with windows again I remembered one reason I hate 
>> microsoft so much.
>> 
>> I’m installing a new instance of windows 10, put in my key, start the 
>> process, download the updates and after a while I get a very descriptive 
>> helpful error.  It says “your installation of windows 10 has failed, click 
>> ok”
>> 
>> That’s so helpful in diagnosing the problem.
>> 
>> Has anyone else seen this and made heads or tails out of it?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Scott
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Re: I hate Microsoft, VM fusion installation fails

2016-08-12 Thread Grant 
Hi Scott,

I’ve never seen that error message before. I would recommend starting with 
fresh installation media (i.e. re-download the ISO file) and a freshly created 
virtual machine.

Again, what you’re describing definitely doesn’t sound normal.

Thanks,

Grant

> On Friday August 12, 2016, at 5:51:09 PM, Scott Granados 
>  wrote:
> 
> So starting to play with windows again I remembered one reason I hate 
> microsoft so much.
> 
> I’m installing a new instance of windows 10, put in my key, start the 
> process, download the updates and after a while I get a very descriptive 
> helpful error.  It says “your installation of windows 10 has failed, click ok”
> 
> That’s so helpful in diagnosing the problem.
> 
> Has anyone else seen this and made heads or tails out of it?
> 
> Thanks
> Scott
> 
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