Vista Installation Problems

Hi, I am installing vista, it copies the files, restarts my computer and when
it boots up to the setup it freezes, ive ran the upgrade advisor and it says
everything is ok and ive updated all of the drivers. Please help...

Thanx,
-Nick

indybird wrote:
> Hi, I am installing vista, it copies the files, restarts my computer
> and when it boots up to the setup it freezes, ive ran the upgrade
> advisor and it says everything is ok and ive updated all of the
> drivers. Please help...
>
> Thanx,
> -Nick
Do you have anything connected to the PC when you are running Vista setup?
Before running setup, try disconnecting all peripherals from your computer
even if they are turned off during setup especially but not limited to any
external hard drives and flash memory devices. Then, try running setup with
all peripherals disconnected and see if setup hangs again.
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Michael Solomon

"Michael Solomon" wrote:

> indybird wrote:
> > Hi, I am installing vista, it copies the files, restarts my computer
> > and when it boots up to the setup it freezes, ive ran the upgrade
> > advisor and it says everything is ok and ive updated all of the
> > drivers. Please help...
> >
> > Thanx,
> > -Nick
> Do you have anything connected to the PC when you are running Vista setup?
> Before running setup, try disconnecting all peripherals from your computer
> even if they are turned off during setup especially but not limited to any
> external hard drives and flash memory devices. Then, try running setup with
> all peripherals disconnected and see if setup hangs again.
> --
> Michael Solomon
>
>Thanks but Ive already tried that

indybird wrote:
> "Michael Solomon" wrote:
>
>> indybird wrote:
>>> Hi, I am installing vista, it copies the files, restarts my computer
>>> and when it boots up to the setup it freezes, ive ran the upgrade
>>> advisor and it says everything is ok and ive updated all of the
>>> drivers. Please help...
>>>
>>> Thanx,
>>> -Nick
>> Do you have anything connected to the PC when you are running Vista
>> setup? Before running setup, try disconnecting all peripherals from
>> your computer even if they are turned off during setup especially
>> but not limited to any external hard drives and flash memory
>> devices. Then, try running setup with all peripherals disconnected
>> and see if setup hangs again. --
>> Michael Solomon
>>
>> Thanks but Ive already tried that
Is this an upgrade or are you installing clean? If you are upgrading over
your previous setup, it's possible setup is freezing on something in that
setup, it could be hardware drivers, an application, corrupted code, all
sorts of things.
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Michael Solomon

No, I am doing a clean installation.
I am not sure if this matters but I got it thru the express upgrade process

Thanks alot for helping,
Nick

indybird wrote:
> No, I am doing a clean installation.
> I am not sure if this matters but I got it thru the express upgrade
> process
>
> Thanks alot for helping,
> Nick
If that's the download version, it's possible something might be corrupted.
I'd check with the retailer through which you got it and alert them to the
issue you are having.

Things can get corrupted during the download process.

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Michael Solomon

It wasnt downlaoded, i have a DVD-ROM

thanks again

indybird wrote:
> It wasnt downlaoded, i have a DVD-ROM
>
> thanks again
Okay, I checked on the express upgrade and this was offered to folks buying
XP PCs when Vista was "on the way." I'd check with the PC manufacturer if
this was offered through them or the retailer if they were offering it. If
the manufacturer, they should provide you with tech support for Vista and
might be able to help you with this issue.
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Michael Solomon

thanks but I am attempting to avoid calling or emailing them as long as
possible

indybird wrote:
> thanks but I am attempting to avoid calling or emailing them as long
> as possible
Sorry, wish I had more. This support is the responsibility of the
manufacturer and it should be provided to you as a service free of charge.
It might save you a lot of time and effort as they might know precisely
what's wrong. It might be related to your specific model, there may have
been something unknown to them; have you checked their website for any
issues regarding your model PC that might relate to this?
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Michael Solomon