keja

Thanks for your very detailed response.
I've found a log in the inf directory that ends with "Exit status: failure"
so I guess that's the important one and I'll send it off.


"droid" wrote:

> 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
> >
>
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