New ssd and clean install issues. Not reading disk when booting

Hi everyone

I'm a bit of a novice but I decided to upgrade my computer and would love some advice please. I am currently running windows Vista 32 with an Hd and decided to upgrade to a SSD with windows 8 professional 64GB using a clean install.

I have watched a few videos which suggest you just plug in your new Ssd, unplug the HD and boot windows from cd/DVD and install onto SSD. I tried this several times and every time it did not recognize the boot disk. If I plug my original HD in and reboot using the disk- it is able to recognize it and initiates the installation procedure. I am hoping to replace this HD so not sure how to get this to work.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Could you please provide more information like system specs, which ssd etc, however, I did have the same problem with my Kingston SSD after I deleted, formatted it many times but it worked fine when it was new.
You could get a USB hard drive enclosure similar to one in the link below, clone the Vista on it using Macrium Reflect or similar programs, install the SSD in the laptop/PC then do a custom install of Win 8.
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Macrium Reflect Free - CNET Download.com
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2299-clean-install-windows-8-a.html
If Macrium reflect doesn't work, you could try Arconis(trial version but limited functions ) or something else.

Don't worry. I was doing something stupid. Sorry for wasting your time and thanks for commenting..