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try the install again all over, when it hangs again, reboot *but be sure to
boot into previous os XP or whatever*. Make sure it doesn't try booting
vista again after the hang.

then:

change folder options to make hidden folders visible before the search.

search all partitions (may not be visible! -> diskmgmt.msc -> assign drive
letter) for .log files. The interesting log files are 4 to 30 MB in size,
sometimes at vista partitions windows\inf directory if the setup went that
far. Submit these logs to microsoft using Beta Client.

*If there was no vista partition in diskmgmt.msc* then the log files are
most likely in the same drive your previous OS was installed (if it had
space for the setup files). There should be a hidden, weird named folder, in
root of the volume and the logs are somewhere under there (search).




"keja" <keja@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1ABA3DBC-C5A9-4AEC-92E5-73308CE73748@microsoft.com...
> I'm on my 4th install by different methods and the same thing happens each
> time....
>
> During the installation, when it gets to "Completing Installation" and
> reboots, the screen hangs at "Windows 2006" and eventually all the drive
> activity stops (left it for 90 mins - still nothing).
>
> When I try to reboot the same happens - however, if I press F8 and choose
> "Last known good" I can access Vista - but if I try anything that needs a
> reboot, it's back to the same black screen.
>
> Any advice?
> Thanks
>