Vista RC1 Hangs at Completing installation

I have tired multiple times to install Vista but every time it freezes at
either the first boot loading screen or ar completing installation, I even
let it sit for 24 hrs to no avail. I shut down the computer and it boots to
the normal load screen but I get "an unexpected restart" error. I have
disabled Audio, USB, Serial, and Networks in the BIOS, and it changes nothing.

My computer
unknown mobo
AMD Sempron 3100+
768 MB of ram
100 GB
16X DVD Rom drive
ATI Radeon 9550

ohh this is a completely clean install

"M HArris" wrote:

> I have tired multiple times to install Vista but every time it freezes at
> either the first boot loading screen or ar completing installation, I even
> let it sit for 24 hrs to no avail. I shut down the computer and it boots to
> the normal load screen but I get "an unexpected restart" error. I have
> disabled Audio, USB, Serial, and Networks in the BIOS, and it changes nothing.
>
> My computer
> unknown mobo
> AMD Sempron 3100+
> 768 MB of ram
> 100 GB
> 16X DVD Rom drive
> ATI Radeon 9550

I had similar issues. I had to reburn a copy and it was suggested that this
be done at 4x or less.

I burned at 2x and the successive installations went smoothly.

"M HArris" wrote:

> I have tired multiple times to install Vista but every time it freezes at
> either the first boot loading screen or ar completing installation, I even
> let it sit for 24 hrs to no avail. I shut down the computer and it boots to
> the normal load screen but I get "an unexpected restart" error. I have
> disabled Audio, USB, Serial, and Networks in the BIOS, and it changes nothing.
>
> My computer
> unknown mobo
> AMD Sempron 3100+
> 768 MB of ram
> 100 GB
> 16X DVD Rom drive
> ATI Radeon 9550

Thx for the reply I will try that

"z0sense" wrote:

> I had similar issues. I had to reburn a copy and it was suggested that this
> be done at 4x or less.
>
> I burned at 2x and the successive installations went smoothly.
>
> "M HArris" wrote:
>
> > I have tired multiple times to install Vista but every time it freezes at
> > either the first boot loading screen or ar completing installation, I even
> > let it sit for 24 hrs to no avail. I shut down the computer and it boots to
> > the normal load screen but I get "an unexpected restart" error. I have
> > disabled Audio, USB, Serial, and Networks in the BIOS, and it changes nothing.
> >
> > My computer
> > unknown mobo
> > AMD Sempron 3100+
> > 768 MB of ram
> > 100 GB
> > 16X DVD Rom drive
> > ATI Radeon 9550

I had a similar installation experience. RC1 looped at completing
installation. Attempts to close it were answered with threats of the PC
becoming unuseable. After 22 hours I pulled the plug. The second attempt was
successful. The first was an upgrade from WinXP. The second was a clean
install.

"M HArris" wrote:

> ohh this is a completely clean install
>
> "M HArris" wrote:
>
> > I have tired multiple times to install Vista but every time it freezes at
> > either the first boot loading screen or ar completing installation, I even
> > let it sit for 24 hrs to no avail. I shut down the computer and it boots to
> > the normal load screen but I get "an unexpected restart" error. I have
> > disabled Audio, USB, Serial, and Networks in the BIOS, and it changes nothing.
> >
> > My computer
> > unknown mobo
> > AMD Sempron 3100+
> > 768 MB of ram
> > 100 GB
> > 16X DVD Rom drive
> > ATI Radeon 9550

I had a similar problem on an upgrade from a previous version of Vista (with
several DVDs). I reburned the DVD at the slower speed using one of the
recommended programs (can't remember which), but I also follwed the advice of
some other post I had read. He recommended copying the entire DVD to a
directory on the hard drive and running the upgrade from there (BUT ALSO KEEP
THE DVD in the drive at the same time). It worked like a champ. Can't
guarantee which issue fixed it, but I haven't had a problem since.

"M HArris" wrote:

> Thx for the reply I will try that
>
> "z0sense" wrote:
>
> > I had similar issues. I had to reburn a copy and it was suggested that this
> > be done at 4x or less.
> >
> > I burned at 2x and the successive installations went smoothly.
> >
> > "M HArris" wrote:
> >
> > > I have tired multiple times to install Vista but every time it freezes at
> > > either the first boot loading screen or ar completing installation, I even
> > > let it sit for 24 hrs to no avail. I shut down the computer and it boots to
> > > the normal load screen but I get "an unexpected restart" error. I have
> > > disabled Audio, USB, Serial, and Networks in the BIOS, and it changes nothing.
> > >
> > > My computer
> > > unknown mobo
> > > AMD Sempron 3100+
> > > 768 MB of ram
> > > 100 GB
> > > 16X DVD Rom drive
> > > ATI Radeon 9550

Thx I reburned my DVD t 4X with nero and it installed great, everything works
now

"rjmpall" wrote:

> I had a similar problem on an upgrade from a previous version of Vista (with
> several DVDs). I reburned the DVD at the slower speed using one of the
> recommended programs (can't remember which), but I also follwed the advice of
> some other post I had read. He recommended copying the entire DVD to a
> directory on the hard drive and running the upgrade from there (BUT ALSO KEEP
> THE DVD in the drive at the same time). It worked like a champ. Can't
> guarantee which issue fixed it, but I haven't had a problem since.
>
> "M HArris" wrote:
>
> > Thx for the reply I will try that
> >
> > "z0sense" wrote:
> >
> > > I had similar issues. I had to reburn a copy and it was suggested that this
> > > be done at 4x or less.
> > >
> > > I burned at 2x and the successive installations went smoothly.
> > >
> > > "M HArris" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have tired multiple times to install Vista but every time it freezes at
> > > > either the first boot loading screen or ar completing installation, I even
> > > > let it sit for 24 hrs to no avail. I shut down the computer and it boots to
> > > > the normal load screen but I get "an unexpected restart" error. I have
> > > > disabled Audio, USB, Serial, and Networks in the BIOS, and it changes nothing.
> > > >
> > > > My computer
> > > > unknown mobo
> > > > AMD Sempron 3100+
> > > > 768 MB of ram
> > > > 100 GB
> > > > 16X DVD Rom drive
> > > > ATI Radeon 9550

I burned 4 DVDs at 16x and never encountered any
installation problems.


M HArris wrote:
> Thx I reburned my DVD t 4X with nero and it installed great, everything works
> now
>
> "rjmpall" wrote:
>
>> I had a similar problem on an upgrade from a previous version of Vista (with
>> several DVDs). I reburned the DVD at the slower speed using one of the
>> recommended programs (can't remember which), but I also follwed the advice of
>> some other post I had read. He recommended copying the entire DVD to a
>> directory on the hard drive and running the upgrade from there (BUT ALSO KEEP
>> THE DVD in the drive at the same time). It worked like a champ. Can't
>> guarantee which issue fixed it, but I haven't had a problem since.
>>
>> "M HArris" wrote:
>>
>>> Thx for the reply I will try that
>>>
>>> "z0sense" wrote:
>>>
>>>> I had similar issues. I had to reburn a copy and it was suggested that this
>>>> be done at 4x or less.
>>>>
>>>> I burned at 2x and the successive installations went smoothly.
>>>>
>>>> "M HArris" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have tired multiple times to install Vista but every time it freezes at
>>>>> either the first boot loading screen or ar completing installation, I even
>>>>> let it sit for 24 hrs to no avail. I shut down the computer and it boots to
>>>>> the normal load screen but I get "an unexpected restart" error. I have
>>>>> disabled Audio, USB, Serial, and Networks in the BIOS, and it changes nothing.
>>>>>
>>>>> My computer
>>>>> unknown mobo
>>>>> AMD Sempron 3100+
>>>>> 768 MB of ram
>>>>> 100 GB
>>>>> 16X DVD Rom drive
>>>>> ATI Radeon 9550

"M HArris" wrote:

> I have tired multiple times to install Vista but every time it freezes at
> either the first boot loading screen or ar completing installation, I even
> let it sit for 24 hrs to no avail. I shut down the computer and it boots to
> the normal load screen but I get "an unexpected restart" error. I have
> disabled Audio, USB, Serial, and Networks in the BIOS, and it changes nothing.
>
> My computer
> unknown mobo
> AMD Sempron 3100+
> 768 MB of ram
> 100 GB
> 16X DVD Rom drive
> ATI Radeon 9550

I had the same problems myself trying to install Vista RC1 for 2 consecutive
days. I even tried to install the Beta2 version then use the clean install
option with "online update" to install RC1. Not to avail.

Here is what seemed to help. I was doing the installation while the computer
was connected to the net. I removed the Cat5 cable and also checked off the
"automatic online activation" option. The installation went like a charm and
I activated and did all the required updates afterward.


"M HArris" wrote:

> I have tired multiple times to install Vista but every time it freezes at
> either the first boot loading screen or ar completing installation, I even
> let it sit for 24 hrs to no avail. I shut down the computer and it boots to
> the normal load screen but I get "an unexpected restart" error. I have
> disabled Audio, USB, Serial, and Networks in the BIOS, and it changes nothing.
>
> My computer
> unknown mobo
> AMD Sempron 3100+
> 768 MB of ram
> 100 GB
> 16X DVD Rom drive
> ATI Radeon 9550