Hi Leigh,
You might want to check with ECS on the compatibility of that chipset with
Vista.
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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@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 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@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C2056E7E-E966-4226-9BFB-D64EDCB3C6D2@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
>>
>>