long does takes install vista

i own a mid-range home pc intel 2.4GHz, Intel D845gebv2 motherboard built in graphics, 512 MBDDR RAM . i recently downloaded vista beta 2 and tried to install it. after entering the product key the computer becomes idle although the mouse cursor seems to moving. after that it just stays like that. what might be the problem. is my hardware incapable of running vista beta 2 or is the install image i downloaded is corrupt. i also tried booting directly from the iso image in VMWARE, but the same problem persists. what may be the problem? is it that the system i bought in 2002 is incapable of running vista or it is anything else. please comment.

Well, does depend, but normally Beta 2 takes about 1hr-3hrs give or take :o)
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i own a mid-range home pc intel 2.4GHz, Intel D845gebv2 motherboard built in graphics, 512 MBDDR RAM . i recently downloaded vista beta 2 and tried to install it. after entering the product key the computer becomes idle although the mouse cursor seems to moving. after that it just stays like that. what might be the problem. is my hardware incapable of running vista beta 2 or is the install image i downloaded is corrupt. i also tried booting directly from the iso image in VMWARE, but the same problem persists. what may be the problem? is it that the system i bought in 2002 is incapable of running vista or it is anything else. please comment.

"Zack Whittaker" wrote:

Well, does depend, but normally Beta 2 takes about 1hr-3hrs give or take :o)
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--: Original message follows :-- "connect2sandeep" wrote in message i own a mid-range home pc intel 2.4GHz, Intel D845gebv2 motherboard built in graphics, 512 MBDDR RAM . i recently downloaded vista beta 2 and tried to install it. after entering the product key the computer becomes idle although the mouse cursor seems to moving. after that it just stays like that. what might be the problem. is my hardware incapable of running vista beta 2 or is the install image i downloaded is corrupt. i also tried booting directly from the iso image in VMWARE, but the same problem persists. what may be the problem? is it that the system i bought in 2002 is incapable of running vista or it is anything else. please comment.

that does not fully answer my question

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"connect2sandeep" wrote in message

"Zack Whittaker" wrote:
Well, does depend, but normally Beta 2 takes about 1hr-3hrs give or take :o)
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "connect2sandeep" wrote in message i own a mid-range home pc intel 2.4GHz, Intel D845gebv2 motherboard built in graphics, 512 MBDDR RAM . i recently downloaded vista beta 2 and tried to install it. after entering the product key the computer becomes idle although the mouse cursor seems to moving. after that it just stays like that. what might be the problem. is my hardware incapable of running vista beta 2 or is the install image i downloaded is corrupt. i also tried booting directly from the iso image in VMWARE, but the same problem persists. what may be the problem? is it that the system i bought in 2002 is incapable of running vista or it is anything else. please comment.

that does not fully answer my question