HLC

Hey check out my post called BSD during installation, I have some pics tell
me if it is what you see.

"TonyT" wrote:

> I'm getting a blue screen error 0x018 'reference by pointer' when my vista
> business install is almost compete. This is an upgrade install to xp pro,
> even though the license is full. (The 'Power Together' promotion copy, no
> phone support, thanks)
> I believe it to be a driver issue, but there is no reference to this error
> in the KB.
> Startup Repair will run endlessly and never complete. I have let it go for
> 30 hours with no results.
> I have the latest bios from dell that is supposed to be Vista compatible.
> However, the other drivers will only load under Vista and the driver install
> will fail under XP. (Motherboard chipset, nvidia 7800 go, sata driver,
> bluetooth stack, etc)
> I don't know enough to slipstream these drivers onto a hard drive image that
> I can install from, and I do not particularly want to do a clean install.
> Vista will not start in safe mode. I have tried to disable all advanced
> options and devices in bios, all to no avail.
> Is this horse really, really dead, or should I hold out some hope that more
> flgging is in order?