64bit install unable locate local hard drive starti

Hi there,
I'm trying to install the 64-bit version of the beta. I boot from the DVD fine, and the installation's first steps goes without any issues. Then, when it gets to the stage of copying the files, before it actually gets to begin copying, I get an error saying it couldn't find any local drive which to copy the temporary setup files (sorry, i can't remember the exact message, but it was basically saying that) and thus, the whole process just stops.
Does anyone have any idea what's up with that? Here's my setup:
AMD64 3200+ w/ ASUS mb 512Mb RAM 100Gb WD Hard Disk partitioned as followed: - 25Gb Partition with WinXP Pro (32bit) installed - ~65Gb "Share" Partition in which I put all my stuff (music, videos, docs, etc) - 18Gb Unallocated space (at first) in which I intend to install Windows Vista Beta2 - Formatted to NTFS within the install process Pioneer DVD-RW 4x
Note, I tried to install the 32bit version under the same conditions and got absolutely no problems, all worked well. So it's really something about the 64bit version.
I hope i provided enough info, and thanks in advance for your efforts in trying to resolve my case.

hi and good morning well, I have the same problem here. but I decided to use a virgin HD to install vista 64bit. size: 20gig; primary partition 15gig, extended 5gig both ntfs formatted booting from dvd works, but as soon as I start to copy the files after choosing the primary partition as install-location the setup aborts with the issue "no local drive found" I am a little bit confused, 'cause 2 steps before I partitioned and formatted the drive...
AMD athlon 64 3000+; ASUS A8N-SLI deluxe; GeForce 6600GT (albatron); 1gig RAM, 20gig HD on IDE-channel 0
cheers and thank you
"Manfire" wrote:

Hi there,
I'm trying to install the 64-bit version of the beta. I boot from the DVD fine, and the installation's first steps goes without any issues. Then, when it gets to the stage of copying the files, before it actually gets to begin copying, I get an error saying it couldn't find any local drive which to copy the temporary setup files (sorry, i can't remember the exact message, but it was basically saying that) and thus, the whole process just stops.
Does anyone have any idea what's up with that? Here's my setup:
AMD64 3200+ w/ ASUS mb 512Mb RAM 100Gb WD Hard Disk partitioned as followed: - 25Gb Partition with WinXP Pro (32bit) installed - ~65Gb "Share" Partition in which I put all my stuff (music, videos, docs, etc) - 18Gb Unallocated space (at first) in which I intend to install Windows Vista Beta2 - Formatted to NTFS within the install process Pioneer DVD-RW 4x
Note, I tried to install the 32bit version under the same conditions and got absolutely no problems, all worked well. So it's really something about the 64bit version.
I hope i provided enough info, and thanks in advance for your efforts in trying to resolve my case.