windows vista download issues

For whatever reason, there is only one file in the rar download; a readme that states something about a udf operating system. I am using Windows 2000 (sp4) My system specs are as follows: AMD Athlon 64 2800+ 512MB Ram ATI Radeon 9250SE Western Digital 80 gb Sata HD
The Rar still shows up as 4.1GB but there is only the 132kb readme. Can anybody help with this?

Search the forum for instructions on how to properly deal with .iso files...
"quiery" wrote:

For whatever reason, there is only one file in the rar download; a readme that states something about a udf operating system. I am using Windows 2000 (sp4) My system specs are as follows: AMD Athlon 64 2800+ 512MB Ram ATI Radeon 9250SE Western Digital 80 gb Sata HD
The Rar still shows up as 4.1GB but there is only the 132kb readme. Can anybody help with this?

Yeah, um.. the problem isnt an ISO, the problem is that there is nothing in the RAR except for the Readme (note the file type), not even An ISO. I downloaded it directly from the Microsoft site.
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:

Search the forum for instructions on how to properly deal with .iso files...
"quiery" wrote:
For whatever reason, there is only one file in the rar download; a readme that states something about a udf operating system. I am using Windows 2000 (sp4) My system specs are as follows: AMD Athlon 64 2800+ 512MB Ram ATI Radeon 9250SE Western Digital 80 gb Sata HD
The Rar still shows up as 4.1GB but there is only the 132kb readme. Can anybody help with this?

The servers are getting slammed and MS has posted a red-letter notice on the download page to please order the dvd.
"quiery" wrote in message

For whatever reason, there is only one file in the rar download; a readme that states something about a udf operating system. I am using Windows 2000 (sp4) My system specs are as follows: AMD Athlon 64 2800+ 512MB Ram ATI Radeon 9250SE Western Digital 80 gb Sata HD
The Rar still shows up as 4.1GB but there is only the 132kb readme. Can anybody help with this?

It's not a RAR, it's an ISO. you burn it to DVD, not open it with WinRAR. WinRAR has the ability to extract files from ISO disk images, and associates itself with ISO files, so they will appear to be RARs on your system. (WinRAR can't handle UDF format ISOs, so it shows the text file instead.) Search these forums for info on how to burn it to DVD.
"quiery" wrote:

Yeah, um.. the problem isnt an ISO, the problem is that there is nothing in the RAR except for the Readme (note the file type), not even An ISO. I downloaded it directly from the Microsoft site.
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:
Search the forum for instructions on how to properly deal with .iso files...
"quiery" wrote:
For whatever reason, there is only one file in the rar download; a readme that states something about a udf operating system. I am using Windows 2000 (sp4) My system specs are as follows: AMD Athlon 64 2800+ 512MB Ram ATI Radeon 9250SE Western Digital 80 gb Sata HD
The Rar still shows up as 4.1GB but there is only the 132kb readme. Can anybody help with this?

I have written some tips for helping people with Visat. Pay particular attention to tip 9:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.general&mid=99159f4d-fc41-4de6-a1a3-47583da4dfdc
"quiery" wrote:

Yeah, um.. the problem isnt an ISO, the problem is that there is nothing in the RAR except for the Readme (note the file type), not even An ISO. I downloaded it directly from the Microsoft site.
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:
Search the forum for instructions on how to properly deal with .iso files...
"quiery" wrote:
For whatever reason, there is only one file in the rar download; a readme that states something about a udf operating system. I am using Windows 2000 (sp4) My system specs are as follows: AMD Athlon 64 2800+ 512MB Ram ATI Radeon 9250SE Western Digital 80 gb Sata HD
The Rar still shows up as 4.1GB but there is only the 132kb readme. Can anybody help with this?

he already downloaded the file.
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

The servers are getting slammed and MS has posted a red-letter notice on the download page to please order the dvd.
"quiery" wrote in message For whatever reason, there is only one file in the rar download; a readme that states something about a udf operating system. I am using Windows 2000 (sp4) My system specs are as follows: AMD Athlon 64 2800+ 512MB Ram ATI Radeon 9250SE Western Digital 80 gb Sata HD
The Rar still shows up as 4.1GB but there is only the 132kb readme. Can anybody help with this?