Installation Hangs Leigh 7/3/2007 6:28:01 AM Trying Vista Home Basic Upgrade..system in brief is a Dual Core2.8, 2gb Ram, ATA HD, x1950 pro graphics card... I have tried to upgrade in two ways: 1 - Upgrading from windows & dowbloading the latest setup files: this goes fine until the system tries to re-boot, then the system will hang when the windows progress bar is on the screen. Sometimes the system will re-boot sometimes just lock. I have tried leaving the system for in excess of 10 hours when it appeared to be locked. I have also tried removing all unneccesary hardware, and reduced the system to one stick of RAM 2 - Booting from the DVD for a clean install: I get the windows is loading files grey progress bar, then the same problem when the system gets the windows progress bar

Re: Installation Hangs "Rick Rogers" <rick[ at ]mvps.org> 7/3/2007 10:20:35 AM Hi Leigh, Some thoughts: What motherboard? Is there a BIOS update available for it? Did you disable boot time protection in the BIOS? Also, when upgrading, any existing antivirus software should be uninstalled (not just disabled, but totally removed). -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Leigh" <Leigh[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C2056E7E-E966-4226-9BFB-D64EDCB3C6D2[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Trying Vista Home Basic Upgrade..system in brief is a Dual Core2.8, 2gb > Ram, > ATA HD, x1950 pro graphics card... > I have tried to upgrade in two ways: > 1 - Upgrading from windows & dowbloading the latest setup files: this goes > fine until the system tries to re-boot, then the system will hang when the > windows progress bar is on the screen. Sometimes the system will re-boot > sometimes just lock. I have tried leaving the system for in excess of 10 > hours when it appeared to be locked. I have also tried removing all > unneccesary hardware, and reduced the system to one stick of RAM > 2 - Booting from the DVD for a clean install: I get the windows is loading > files grey progress bar, then the same problem when the system gets the > windows progress bar

Re: Installation Hangs Leigh 7/3/2007 4:36:01 PM MB is an ECS 865PE board running the intel ICH5 chipset. I already downloaded a BIOS update from the vendor's site, although i havnt downloaded one from pheonix..of course this may be more current than the vendors. As far as I am aware that option isnt in the BIOS though I will check again "Rick Rogers" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi Leigh, > > Some thoughts: What motherboard? Is there a BIOS update available for it? > Did you disable boot time protection in the BIOS? Also, when upgrading, any > existing antivirus software should be uninstalled (not just disabled, but > totally removed). > > -- > Best of Luck, > > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org > My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com > > "Leigh" <Leigh[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:C2056E7E-E966-4226-9BFB-D64EDCB3C6D2[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Trying Vista Home Basic Upgrade..system in brief is a Dual Core2.8, 2gb > > Ram, > > ATA HD, x1950 pro graphics card... > > I have tried to upgrade in two ways: > > 1 - Upgrading from windows & dowbloading the latest setup files: this goes > > fine until the system tries to re-boot, then the system will hang when the > > windows progress bar is on the screen. Sometimes the system will re-boot > > sometimes just lock. I have tried leaving the system for in excess of 10 > > hours when it appeared to be locked. I have also tried removing all > > unneccesary hardware, and reduced the system to one stick of RAM > > 2 - Booting from the DVD for a clean install: I get the windows is loading > > files grey progress bar, then the same problem when the system gets the > > windows progress bar > >

Re: Installation Hangs "Rick Rogers" <rick[ at ]mvps.org> 7/4/2007 1:50:04 AM Hi Leigh, You might want to check with ECS on the compatibility of that chipset with Vista. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Leigh" <Leigh[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DFB1F39D-1CA4-4513-A4D1-56DD340A649D[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > MB is an ECS 865PE board running the intel ICH5 chipset. I already > downloaded > a BIOS update from the vendor's site, although i havnt downloaded one from > pheonix..of course this may be more current than the vendors. > As far as I am aware that option isnt in the BIOS though I will check > again > > "Rick Rogers" wrote: > >> Hi Leigh, >> >> Some thoughts: What motherboard? Is there a BIOS update available for it? >> Did you disable boot time protection in the BIOS? Also, when upgrading, >> any >> existing antivirus software should be uninstalled (not just disabled, but >> totally removed). >> >> -- >> Best of Luck, >> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org >> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com >> >> "Leigh" <Leigh[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:C2056E7E-E966-4226-9BFB-D64EDCB3C6D2[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > Trying Vista Home Basic Upgrade..system in brief is a Dual Core2.8, 2gb >> > Ram, >> > ATA HD, x1950 pro graphics card... >> > I have tried to upgrade in two ways: >> > 1 - Upgrading from windows & dowbloading the latest setup files: this >> > goes >> > fine until the system tries to re-boot, then the system will hang when >> > the >> > windows progress bar is on the screen. Sometimes the system will >> > re-boot >> > sometimes just lock. I have tried leaving the system for in excess of >> > 10 >> > hours when it appeared to be locked. I have also tried removing all >> > unneccesary hardware, and reduced the system to one stick of RAM >> > 2 - Booting from the DVD for a clean install: I get the windows is >> > loading >> > files grey progress bar, then the same problem when the system gets the >> > windows progress bar >> >>

RE: Installation Hangs Bill Davis 7/4/2007 4:10:01 AM Leigh Try removing all PCI cards with the exception of the video card. If it installs successfully run Windows Update until Vista is fully patched. Then reinstall each card one by one. I had the same type of problem for days. This was the only way I was able to install Vista Ultimate. One of my PCI cards was being mistakenly identified as hard disk controller causing the installer to crash. B.D. "Leigh" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Trying Vista Home Basic Upgrade..system in brief is a Dual Core2.8, 2gb Ram, > ATA HD, x1950 pro graphics card... > I have tried to upgrade in two ways: > 1 - Upgrading from windows & dowbloading the latest setup files: this goes > fine until the system tries to re-boot, then the system will hang when the > windows progress bar is on the screen. Sometimes the system will re-boot > sometimes just lock. I have tried leaving the system for in excess of 10 > hours when it appeared to be locked. I have also tried removing all > unneccesary hardware, and reduced the system to one stick of RAM > 2 - Booting from the DVD for a clean install: I get the windows is loading > files grey progress bar, then the same problem when the system gets the > windows progress bar