Just upgraded to Vista, blank screen problems

I've just upgraded to Vista when my upgrade concluded the computer restarted
and brought me to a screen that asked whether I'd like to boot in an older
version of windows or go to Windows Setup. If I go to Windows Setup the
screen just goes blank. I'm at a complete loss at what to do.

"Neil" <> wrote in message
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> I've just upgraded to Vista when my upgrade concluded the computer
restarted
> and brought me to a screen that asked whether I'd like to boot in an older
> version of windows or go to Windows Setup. If I go to Windows Setup the
> screen just goes blank. I'm at a complete loss at what to do.

Your hardware may not be Vista compatable

"Neil" <> wrote in message
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> I've just upgraded to Vista when my upgrade concluded the computer
> restarted
> and brought me to a screen that asked whether I'd like to boot in an older
> version of windows or go to Windows Setup. If I go to Windows Setup the
> screen just goes blank. I'm at a complete loss at what to do.

Have you removed the Vista DVD?

Well, it warns me that my graphics card is incompatible but I'm using the
GeForce 8800 GT, which is brand new and should be vista compatible.

"Neil" wrote:

> I've just upgraded to Vista when my upgrade concluded the computer restarted
> and brought me to a screen that asked whether I'd like to boot in an older
> version of windows or go to Windows Setup. If I go to Windows Setup the
> screen just goes blank. I'm at a complete loss at what to do.

Okay, upon further review my upgrade is not finishing it's actually in the
middle of the third operation when it says that it needs to reboot, then the
problem occurs.

"Neil" wrote:

> I've just upgraded to Vista when my upgrade concluded the computer restarted
> and brought me to a screen that asked whether I'd like to boot in an older
> version of windows or go to Windows Setup. If I go to Windows Setup the
> screen just goes blank. I'm at a complete loss at what to do.

Uninstall anti-virus, then reinstall after upgrade.
Only have monitor, keyboard and mouse connected; connect the rest later.

"Neil" wrote:

> Okay, upon further review my upgrade is not finishing it's actually in the
> middle of the third operation when it says that it needs to reboot, then the
> problem occurs.
>
> "Neil" wrote:
>
> > I've just upgraded to Vista when my upgrade concluded the computer restarted
> > and brought me to a screen that asked whether I'd like to boot in an older
> > version of windows or go to Windows Setup. If I go to Windows Setup the
> > screen just goes blank. I'm at a complete loss at what to do.

Hi Neil,

If you follow the instructions in my post 'Clean Install Windows Vista Using
Upgrade Media' in the newsgroup 'Windows Vista Installation and Setup' (dated
9/21/2007), you should be able to solve your problem.
Dwarf

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...9-5eb74dcf2be7

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> Uninstall anti-virus, then reinstall after upgrade.
> Only have monitor, keyboard and mouse connected; connect the rest later.
>
> "Neil" wrote:
>
> > Okay, upon further review my upgrade is not finishing it's actually in the
> > middle of the third operation when it says that it needs to reboot, then the
> > problem occurs.
> >
> > "Neil" wrote:
> >
> > > I've just upgraded to Vista when my upgrade concluded the computer restarted
> > > and brought me to a screen that asked whether I'd like to boot in an older
> > > version of windows or go to Windows Setup. If I go to Windows Setup the
> > > screen just goes blank. I'm at a complete loss at what to do.

(If setup becomes non-responsive or does not complete), do a Cold Boot
(reset the machine) > Start the computer, when the Windows Boot Manager is
displayed, select Windows Setup press F8 on your keyboard and setup should
continue.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Neil" <> wrote in message
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> Okay, upon further review my upgrade is not finishing it's actually in the
> middle of the third operation when it says that it needs to reboot, then
> the
> problem occurs.
>
> "Neil" wrote:
>
>> I've just upgraded to Vista when my upgrade concluded the computer
>> restarted
>> and brought me to a screen that asked whether I'd like to boot in an
>> older
>> version of windows or go to Windows Setup. If I go to Windows Setup the
>> screen just goes blank. I'm at a complete loss at what to do.