Installation Fails at End of Setup

Hello.

I have had the following problem with every release of Windows Vista so far.
During installation, or actually at the end, during the final phase of
setup, the computer stops and displays the error message "Windows could not
prepare the computer to boot into the final phase of installation. To
install windows, restart setup."

My primary disk is RAID 0 and my secondary disk is not RIAD'ed. I have
tried to install to both disks, both via clean install from booting from the
DVD as well as upgrading or clean installing from Windows XP. I know my RAID
controller drivers are installed because setup can see all of my drives and
access them just fine. I have no idea what is causing this and have been
unable to test the OS on my primary computer, however it has installed fine
on my laptop and media center PC. If anyone has any ideas, please let me
know. It's driving me mad!

Thanks!

James

I am not sure if this link will help you. It certainly did me. I have a Raid
system as well as a standard one. Of course, this link refers to the Nforce
Raid drivers but this may be of help to your system as well if you follow
just the steps and not the filenames involved

http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/vist...504f75fb524c94

"James" wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I have had the following problem with every release of Windows Vista so far.
> During installation, or actually at the end, during the final phase of
> setup, the computer stops and displays the error message "Windows could not
> prepare the computer to boot into the final phase of installation. To
> install windows, restart setup."
>
> My primary disk is RAID 0 and my secondary disk is not RIAD'ed. I have
> tried to install to both disks, both via clean install from booting from the
> DVD as well as upgrading or clean installing from Windows XP. I know my RAID
> controller drivers are installed because setup can see all of my drives and
> access them just fine. I have no idea what is causing this and have been
> unable to test the OS on my primary computer, however it has installed fine
> on my laptop and media center PC. If anyone has any ideas, please let me
> know. It's driving me mad!
>
> Thanks!
>
> James

I have a similar problem, although I use no RAID and no SATA.
Just ordinary setup IDE controller - 250 GB Samsung HD.

When I try to install RC1 from CD ( burned from HD using Win_Vista)
it goes only to the "Open the File..." and CD shows activity
in the CD Drive ... and that's all what I get, as far as installation
is concerned. I thing this version of RC1 is not the "friendliest"
one..-
I'd appreciate any idea helping me to move forward with my installation.

Jdr

"James" <> wrote in message
news:5F409642-B6E5-45FF-BAF1-...
> Hello.
>
> I have had the following problem with every release of Windows Vista so
> far.
> During installation, or actually at the end, during the final phase of
> setup, the computer stops and displays the error message "Windows could
> not
> prepare the computer to boot into the final phase of installation. To
> install windows, restart setup."
>
> My primary disk is RAID 0 and my secondary disk is not RIAD'ed. I have
> tried to install to both disks, both via clean install from booting from
> the
> DVD as well as upgrading or clean installing from Windows XP. I know my
> RAID
> controller drivers are installed because setup can see all of my drives
> and
> access them just fine. I have no idea what is causing this and have been
> unable to test the OS on my primary computer, however it has installed
> fine
> on my laptop and media center PC. If anyone has any ideas, please let me
> know. It's driving me mad!
>
> Thanks!
>
> James