are you speaking of vista x64 or x86 ?
IDE or SATA drives ?
also have you tried booting the DVD and going to "repair options" - run the
memory testing tool or a tool like memtest ?
tried removing one Dimm of Ram ?
vista is very agressive when it comes to faulty Ram and it does a full
memory check before setup starts for minimal requirements testing.
SJ / germany
"Jason Sansone" <Jason
Sansone@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im
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>I decided, against my better judgement, to purchase Vista today. I have
> reset all bios features to normal clocking and latency, updated all system
> devices drivers, and run XP's Windows Update till no further updates are
> available. To clarify, the system is 100% stable under XP SP2, the bios
> are
> flashed, and nothing is overclocked. I purchased a copy of the Ultimate
> Ed.
> Upgrade. I have attempted a "flat" install from the HD, I have tried an
> upgrade off the DVD from in XP, and I have attempted a "clean install"
> from
> in XP. I have not been able to succesfully install Vista no matter what
> the
> work around. Vista will not even boot properly from the factory shipped
> DVD.
> When I boot off the DVD the system either hangs at the night rider screen
> (scrolling green bars) or it will BSOD. The same situation occurs upon
> upgrading or clean installing from XP. No matter what I attempt, I can
> not
> get the install to advance out of a native XP enviorment. YES, I ran the
> Upgrade Advisor and it informed me I was good to go. Vista itself says
> there
> are issues w/ my Nvidia card but it claims it can proceed w/ installation.
> I
> spent over an hour on hold with Microsoft's technichal support today
> before
> hanging up out of sheer frustration.
>
> My system is as follows:
> Athlon XP 3000+ 2.1 ghz CPU
> Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe Mobo
> PNY 6600 AGP Video Card
> 2.5 GB DDR400 Ram
>
> First and foremost, I am not a moron or a novice. I understand what I am
> entering into. Please do not reply with worthless answers such as "do a
> clean install" or "buy a mac". Trust me, I have tried both alternatives.
> As
> I have mentioned, I have covered ALL bases. Ram latency is set to
> standard,
> I have attempted install with a diffrent PCI graphics card, I have changed
> driver configurations, and I have played with various BIOS settings. My
> system is not brand new, state of the art, but a 256 mb graphics card with
> 2.5 gb of ram on a brand new Raptor hard drive should MORE then run an OS.
> I
> realize that Aero is likely a resource nazi, but I can not even get far
> enough as to find out. I am completely stuck and VERY frustrated. I knew
> there would be complications and driver difficulties going into this
> upgrade;
> but the DVD will not even properly boot!?!?!?!?! Alright, come on
> Microsoft,
> you had 5 years! After $250.00 of my money I expect a product that will
> atleast mount the installer before crashing, this is a new low even for
> Redmond....
>
> If ANYONE has any advice or work around for slipstreaming the Vista
> install
> disc w. diffrent drivers or ways to get the purchased legit public release
> DVD to even mount, I would be appreciative. As of now, I am a very
> exasperated nerd. I do want to upgrade to this OS and I am happy to
> embrace
> change, but I am being shoved in the direction as to believe the this is
> utterly impossible to adopt and must forgo until atleast Service Pack 37.
>
>
> Has anyone ANY suggestions on what will make a product, one that can't
> even
> be mounted of an original install disc, WORK!!?!?!?!
>
>
>
> Thank you in advance for responses.