Windows 10: Partition Wizard - can't get it to install on Vista?

I'm trying to install Partition Wizard on Vista, the site says it supports it. I double click on the file, nothing happens. I right click and "Run as Administrator" - nothing happens. I'm very frustrated.

I previously posted here, about a dead SSD:

Need help copying and recovering data from SSD

I plugged the SSD into an old computer. It didn't show up in Disk Management at first, but after being plugged in for 15 minutes it appeared. It says "Disk 1 Unknown Not Initialized." I realize it's probably a lost cause, but I wanted to see if Partition Wizard could help. But I can't get it to run.

Thanks for any advice!

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Vista Beta 2 Installed

Well first I defragged the drive, then go into partition magic and select "create a new partition" and make sure it is "after c:"

Then click the rest of the way through the menus, and in the lower left there is a list of pending activites and click "apply" and you will have to restart and before windows boots partition magic does its thing.

 

Vista Beta 2 Installed

Partition Magic is giving me trouble though. I'm just installing Vista and tell it not to overwrite Drive C so that I can still dual boot XP and Vista.

wazzledoozle, can you tell me step by step how to make a partition in Partition Magic?

 

Clean Install Workaround for Vista

You may remember this news story on techPowerUp! a couple of days ago relating to the lack of clean installs when using the Upgrade Editions of Vista, which required an old OS to be installed. However, Paul Thurrott has managed to find a workaround for this issue, which ironically lets users do a clean install Vista without any previous version of Windows, albeit a little tedious. Here are the steps:

• Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD as normal
• When prompted for a product code, leave this blank
• Select the version of Vista you have purchased and let Vista install
• When you boot to your desktop for the first time, run the Vista setup from Windows
• This time enter your product key
• When asked whether you want to do an Upgrade of Custom install, select custom and choose a clean install
• Windows will now install for a second time and you should be able to activate it

Remember, these steps are only advised for use in order to achieve a clean install of Vista, it is only legal to use the upgrade editions if you have previously purchased the appropriate version of Windows.

Source: DailyTech