I just ran into the same thing you were experiencing. This is how I was able
to go ahead and install the upgrade: When the upgrade disc asked me how I
wanted to install the O/S, I chose clean install instead of the upgrade. Of
course all my applications and settings went away and it stuck all the old
files in a folder named "Windows Old" but that fixed the problem. I went to
device manager after the upgrade to see what devices didn't get installed and
the only one that didn't was the Serial ATA controller for my Intel D975XBX2
motherboard. I'm assuming that driver was what was causing mine to crash just
as it was finishing up the upgrade in previous attempts. Hope this is helpful.
"M Skabialka" wrote:
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> A couple of months ago I assembled a new PC and put Windows Vsta Business on
> it. I started adding other applications and moving my files then was given
> a copy of Vista Ultimate. I tried to do an upgrade from Business to
> Ultimate but after about 10 minutes received a very generic message
> basically saying that the upgrade couldn't continue for no particular reason
> and when I hit OK it undid the changes and I was back where I started. I
> ran Windows Update, and checked that my sytem had the required specs
> (everything was above 5.0 except the video card was only rated 3.8 which is
> OK, I don't do gaming). I tried the upgrade a couple of times to no avail.
> I would have tried in safe mode but the only option was to do a clean
> install. I would rather not do a clean install as I have personalized
> everything.
> How can I find out what caused the upgrade failure so I can fix that problem
> and continue with the install?
> Mich
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