FreeAXP failed to create configuration file on Vista

Just tested a fresh build of Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 x86 with 271. No problems with configuration utility.

Tested a fresh build of Windows 7 Ultimate N x86 with 271. No problems with configuration utility.

Installed 271. Same problem with the configuration utility.

I also experienced a problem with installing Tru64 V5.1B-5 using the configuration file I currently have. It would boot the OS CD, but got a SCSI error on the CD drive at the point it would display the subsets to select from during a custom install. I really think I must have something running on my PC that is conflicting with FreeAXP. I am checking into getting another PC to work with this.

On earlier releases, when installing Tru64, I found it was unwise to have other apps 'viewing' the CD/DVD drive or 'monitoring' it. So I'd exit explorer and turn off auto-play as well. You might also try disabling the background media catalogue thing (can't remember the proper MS name for it), and not leave media-player or equivalents running during the CD install, and also not have the CD 'shared', and not run the media sharing 'service'. But I expect you've probably tried those by now.

Care to post (cut-n-paste) the Tru64/CD errors if you kept 'em ?

John Manger

You might also trying using something like ImgBurn ( www.imgburn.com ) to create an ISO of the installation media and then install from that.

1) It's faster.

2) It avoids hardware issues with the physical CD drive.

Created an ISO & successfully installed from it.