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Im trying to install windows vista but its not leting me its saying "this computers hardware may not support botting to this disk ensure that the disl controller is enabled in the computer bios menu"

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To resolve this problem, follow these steps:

  1. Create one or more partitions on all the hard disks that are not initialized.
  2. Restart the computer.
  3. Install Windows Vista.
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