Hi Tom--
I'm a little confused. Vista's installation setup is going to reboot a few
times--I don't remember exactly how many but you will see that loading bar
with the green moving blocks come up more than once during setup. Once you
have installed Vista, that loading bar means the kernel has loaded among
other things.
If you're selecting language, etc. you haven't completed the install
obviously.
It tells you to reload the OS because precisely what does it say? It
doesn't just say "something went wrong."
You're always strongly advised to install XP first if you're doing a dual
boot and it seems like that's what you're trying to do. You need to put
Vista on another partition or drive.
I'm sure you've done this but I'd clean the DVD. Knowing the exact setup
error could help us help you.
Good luck,
CH
"Tom VL" <Tom
VL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I'm having problems with the Windows Vista installation.
> Every time I try to start the installation when my computer's starts the
> setup freezes when the loading bar with the green moving blocks come up.
> When
> that happens I reset my computer again and again, and eventually it will
> come
> to a point where it takes me into the installation.
>
> Even then it literally takes 12 minutes to load up the first screen, when
> you have to select your language, etc.. and the time in between the next
> couple of screens takes that long as well.
>
> When it comes to the point where my installation tells me it's about to
> reset the computer, everything happens all over again. It freezes again
> when
> the loading bar comes up (each time it freezes at a random time). Then
> after
> resetting a couple of times it takes me to the completing installation
> screen, then it freezes again and so I have to reset a couple of times.
>
> Then it finally takes me into the OS, but tells me I have to reinstall
> Vista
> because something went wrong.
>
> I have tried the following solutions:
> -Reburning the dvd at 1x AND 2x speed.
> -Tried an OEM edition of Ultimate.
> -Installing XP first then installing vista onto another partition.
> -Installing XP first then installing vista through the image mounting
> solution.
> -Installing XP first then installing vista by upgrading.
> -Used 2GB of Ram instead of 4GB.
>
> Here are my computer's specifications.
> -Core 2 Quad (Q6600)
> -MSI P965 NEO-F
> - 4 GB DDR2 800
> -XFX Geforce 8800 GTX
> - 1 Maxtor Sata2 Hard drive (160GB)
> - 1 Sata dvd+-r writer
> - 630 Watts PSU
>
> Is anyone able to help me please?
> Thanks,
> Tom.