Tom VL

Hello,

I have bought my pc 3 days ago to be exact.

Hope that clears that up.
--Tom

"lysander" wrote:

> This is a very long shot but as you are dealing with a PC which I presume has
> been in use for some time, I had similar problems some time back. The
> culprit astonishingly was a Smartcard reader which I used to permanently
> leave plugged into a USB port. Removed that and the loading returned to
> normal speed. It used to take literally ten minutes to load between
> functions if I left that device attached - but not every time which did not
> help diagnosing the cause.
>
> "Tom VL" wrote:
>
> > 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.