Beta 2 install failes with ACPI error

I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and Vista
Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage, blue
screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5 (subcodes
0x17 0x22).

This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel,
as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent motherboard
(less than 18 months old).

I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error
indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.

Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just give up
completely on installing Beta 2?

Apologies for the multiple posts, the system insisted that the post failed
each time. The web-based usenet posting page seems to have some 'issues'...

It's OK - loads of people have been accidentally multiposting.
Not sure if it'll help much - but try and give 3 a go on this:
http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.php?getstarted

If it doesn't (I'm not expecting it to), then give us another shout )

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"Andrew Clarke" <> wrote in message
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> Apologies for the multiple posts, the system insisted that the post failed
> each time. The web-based usenet posting page seems to have some
> 'issues'...

I had a similar problem. Check Device Manager in XP; under Computer
see if it's listed as Standard PC or ACPI type. If it's standard,
then you need to reinstall XP using the F5 switch when the screen asks
for drivers.

1. Boot from XP CD
2. When text screen asks if you want to add drivers and press F6,
press F5 instead. You will get a list of types of computers. Pick
the ACPI type that matches your system
3. Continue with Install Windows, DO NOT pick the first Repair option.
4. Setup will find your current installation. At that point, pick
Repair.
5. Should set up. After install, you can check Device Manager again
to make sure.

Note: you will have to re-install some things. You will also have to
go to Microsoft Update and there will be over 40 updates. When all is
done, you should be able to upgrade to Vista.

At least that was my experience.

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Walter B
walterb[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com
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"Andrew Clarke" <> wrote in
message news:05DE0CE9-FD9D-4CEB-B8A1-...
>I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and
>Vista
> Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage,
> blue
> screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5
> (subcodes
> 0x17 0x22).
>
> This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor
> Kernel,
> as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent
> motherboard
> (less than 18 months old).
>
> I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error
> indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.
>
> Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just
> give up
> completely on installing Beta 2?

The systems is already running the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel, which is why
I'm bermused by the Vista installer blue screening with an ACPI error.

I'm not attempting to upgrade the existing XP installation, I have an
additional blank drive I was intending on installing Vista x64 onto, so I was
booting off the cd (since you can't run x64 setup from x86 XP) and that was
when I was getting the error.

I think my next port of call will be to install XP 64 onto the blank drive,
then try a Vista upgrade from that. I'm not entirely sure it won't completely
hose the system in the process though...

"Walter" wrote:

> I had a similar problem. Check Device Manager in XP; under Computer
> see if it's listed as Standard PC or ACPI type. If it's standard,
> then you need to reinstall XP using the F5 switch when the screen asks
> for drivers.
>
> 1. Boot from XP CD
> 2. When text screen asks if you want to add drivers and press F6,
> press F5 instead. You will get a list of types of computers. Pick
> the ACPI type that matches your system
> 3. Continue with Install Windows, DO NOT pick the first Repair option.
> 4. Setup will find your current installation. At that point, pick
> Repair.
> 5. Should set up. After install, you can check Device Manager again
> to make sure.
>
> Note: you will have to re-install some things. You will also have to
> go to Microsoft Update and there will be over 40 updates. When all is
> done, you should be able to upgrade to Vista.
>
> At least that was my experience.
>
> --
>
> -------------------------------------------
> Walter B
> walterb[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com
> -------------------------------------------
>
>
> "Andrew Clarke" <> wrote in
> message news:05DE0CE9-FD9D-4CEB-B8A1-...
> >I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and
> >Vista
> > Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage,
> > blue
> > screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5
> > (subcodes
> > 0x17 0x22).
> >
> > This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor
> > Kernel,
> > as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent
> > motherboard
> > (less than 18 months old).
> >
> > I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error
> > indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.
> >
> > Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just
> > give up
> > completely on installing Beta 2?
>
>
>

Update:

I installed XP 64 on a new partition, had no issues whatsoever. I double
checked that xp was running with the ACPI Mulitprocessor kernel, ran Vista
setup, it went through perfectly ok until it hit the first reboot, then the
BSoD returns with the same codes 0xA5, 0x17, 0x22.

Fortunately I'm not locked out of either XP or XP64 so I'm not left with an
unusable pc, but I'm still scratching my head as I've got no idea what could
be causing the BIOS to be non-ACPI when every other indication shows that it
clearly is.

Odd, and frustrating.

"Andrew Clarke" wrote:

> The systems is already running the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel, which is why
> I'm bermused by the Vista installer blue screening with an ACPI error.
>
> I'm not attempting to upgrade the existing XP installation, I have an
> additional blank drive I was intending on installing Vista x64 onto, so I was
> booting off the cd (since you can't run x64 setup from x86 XP) and that was
> when I was getting the error.
>
> I think my next port of call will be to install XP 64 onto the blank drive,
> then try a Vista upgrade from that. I'm not entirely sure it won't completely
> hose the system in the process though...
>
> "Walter" wrote:
>
> > I had a similar problem. Check Device Manager in XP; under Computer
> > see if it's listed as Standard PC or ACPI type. If it's standard,
> > then you need to reinstall XP using the F5 switch when the screen asks
> > for drivers.
> >
> > 1. Boot from XP CD
> > 2. When text screen asks if you want to add drivers and press F6,
> > press F5 instead. You will get a list of types of computers. Pick
> > the ACPI type that matches your system
> > 3. Continue with Install Windows, DO NOT pick the first Repair option.
> > 4. Setup will find your current installation. At that point, pick
> > Repair.
> > 5. Should set up. After install, you can check Device Manager again
> > to make sure.
> >
> > Note: you will have to re-install some things. You will also have to
> > go to Microsoft Update and there will be over 40 updates. When all is
> > done, you should be able to upgrade to Vista.
> >
> > At least that was my experience.
> >
> > --
> >
> > -------------------------------------------
> > Walter B
> > walterb[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com
> > -------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > "Andrew Clarke" <> wrote in
> > message news:05DE0CE9-FD9D-4CEB-B8A1-...
> > >I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and
> > >Vista
> > > Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage,
> > > blue
> > > screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5
> > > (subcodes
> > > 0x17 0x22).
> > >
> > > This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor
> > > Kernel,
> > > as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent
> > > motherboard
> > > (less than 18 months old).
> > >
> > > I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error
> > > indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.
> > >
> > > Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just
> > > give up
> > > completely on installing Beta 2?
> >
> >
> >

I am suffering with the same thing!
I have tried burning a second disk as I found that despite the disk checks
out OK, I have encountered copy errors etc. Is there a means in Vista setup
of supplying a driver for this ACPI jobbie like on the good old blue screens
in the text based installation of Windows XP?



"Andrew Clarke" <> wrote in message
news:EE94E6AC-6B3C-4AFC-B45E-...
> Update:
>
> I installed XP 64 on a new partition, had no issues whatsoever. I double
> checked that xp was running with the ACPI Mulitprocessor kernel, ran Vista
> setup, it went through perfectly ok until it hit the first reboot, then
> the
> BSoD returns with the same codes 0xA5, 0x17, 0x22.
>
> Fortunately I'm not locked out of either XP or XP64 so I'm not left with
> an
> unusable pc, but I'm still scratching my head as I've got no idea what
> could
> be causing the BIOS to be non-ACPI when every other indication shows that
> it
> clearly is.
>
> Odd, and frustrating.
>
> "Andrew Clarke" wrote:
>
>> The systems is already running the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel, which is
>> why
>> I'm bermused by the Vista installer blue screening with an ACPI error.
>>
>> I'm not attempting to upgrade the existing XP installation, I have an
>> additional blank drive I was intending on installing Vista x64 onto, so I
>> was
>> booting off the cd (since you can't run x64 setup from x86 XP) and that
>> was
>> when I was getting the error.
>>
>> I think my next port of call will be to install XP 64 onto the blank
>> drive,
>> then try a Vista upgrade from that. I'm not entirely sure it won't
>> completely
>> hose the system in the process though...
>>
>> "Walter" wrote:
>>
>> > I had a similar problem. Check Device Manager in XP; under Computer
>> > see if it's listed as Standard PC or ACPI type. If it's standard,
>> > then you need to reinstall XP using the F5 switch when the screen asks
>> > for drivers.
>> >
>> > 1. Boot from XP CD
>> > 2. When text screen asks if you want to add drivers and press F6,
>> > press F5 instead. You will get a list of types of computers. Pick
>> > the ACPI type that matches your system
>> > 3. Continue with Install Windows, DO NOT pick the first Repair option.
>> > 4. Setup will find your current installation. At that point, pick
>> > Repair.
>> > 5. Should set up. After install, you can check Device Manager again
>> > to make sure.
>> >
>> > Note: you will have to re-install some things. You will also have to
>> > go to Microsoft Update and there will be over 40 updates. When all is
>> > done, you should be able to upgrade to Vista.
>> >
>> > At least that was my experience.
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > -------------------------------------------
>> > Walter B
>> > walterb[at]tampabay[dot]rr[dot]com
>> > -------------------------------------------
>> >
>> >
>> > "Andrew Clarke" <> wrote in
>> > message news:05DE0CE9-FD9D-4CEB-B8A1-...
>> > >I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and
>> > >Vista
>> > > Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage,
>> > > blue
>> > > screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5
>> > > (subcodes
>> > > 0x17 0x22).
>> > >
>> > > This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor
>> > > Kernel,
>> > > as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent
>> > > motherboard
>> > > (less than 18 months old).
>> > >
>> > > I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error
>> > > indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.
>> > >
>> > > Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just
>> > > give up
>> > > completely on installing Beta 2?
>> >
>> >
>> >

Same sort of problem here, with a Mitac 8170 - P4 2Ghz with 512 of RAM with
latest bios..

I made some investigation and it seems like vista is really more fastidious
on acpi than olders windows..

I look at the DSDT ACPI Tables of my own computer, andI got no real error,
juste only some minor warnings, and nothings that should make visat claim
that the computer is not ACPI compliant...

May be there is something wrong with the ACPI Check...

Some more informations about checking ACPI :
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=122145

The more suprisly is that I got an older PC (an HP Paviliion with an really
old Althon 1Ghz, that have more error in ACPI and Vista boot without
complain...)


Does someone know a way to contact more directly the ms team about vista ?
I will really be happy to help for improving vista on laptops (or others
hardware..)


"Andrew Clarke" wrote:

> I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and Vista
> Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage, blue
> screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5 (subcodes
> 0x17 0x22).
>
> This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel,
> as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent motherboard
> (less than 18 months old).
>
> I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error
> indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.
>
> Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just give up
> completely on installing Beta 2?

I forgot to say that the buggy ACPI bioses was made with microsoft ACPI
compiler....

Has anyone been able to run vista on a laptop, sounds like most of the ACPI
problems are coming from laptops, such a shame really I want have this
product running on my machine, but if current ACPI problems continue I dont
think I'll be buying vista after all

"Manoel Trapier" wrote:

> Same sort of problem here, with a Mitac 8170 - P4 2Ghz with 512 of RAM with
> latest bios..
>
> I made some investigation and it seems like vista is really more fastidious
> on acpi than olders windows..
>
> I look at the DSDT ACPI Tables of my own computer, andI got no real error,
> juste only some minor warnings, and nothings that should make visat claim
> that the computer is not ACPI compliant...
>
> May be there is something wrong with the ACPI Check...
>
> Some more informations about checking ACPI :
> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=122145
>
> The more suprisly is that I got an older PC (an HP Paviliion with an really
> old Althon 1Ghz, that have more error in ACPI and Vista boot without
> complain...)
>
>
> Does someone know a way to contact more directly the ms team about vista ?
> I will really be happy to help for improving vista on laptops (or others
> hardware..)
>
>
> "Andrew Clarke" wrote:
>
> > I have an IWill DK8N dual operton motherboard, latest BIOS 1.11, and Vista
> > Beta 2, both 32- and 64-bit versions fail at the installation stage, blue
> > screening after the loading files screen with an error 0x00000A5 (subcodes
> > 0x17 0x22).
> >
> > This PC is running XP SP2 quite happily with the ACPI Multiprocessor Kernel,
> > as I said this is the latest BIOS available, and a fairly recent motherboard
> > (less than 18 months old).
> >
> > I couldn't find any clues as to what the subcodes for the STOP error
> > indicate, which would possibly help me track down the problem.
> >
> > Any ideas on how I can pin-point the issue more rather than just give up
> > completely on installing Beta 2?