desperatly need help with installing Vista64

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bratboy1

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Okay got my machine put together and if I power up with the V64 SP1 full retail disk in the drive I get the bar that says windows is loading files and then the bar fills up and my computer just sits there and won't go any further. I don't get an error mssg or anything it just seems to freeze at this point. Things I've tried so far include

• I had 8 gigs of memory installed so first I removed 4 gigs, got the same results.

• then removed another 2 gigs so the system was running on 2 gigs, again the same result

• I know there is a newer bios but so far have had no luck in creating a set of dos disks to boot from to flash it that way. Will have to yank stuff from the new computer to boot up my old system to try once more to make one.

• Tried to make a usb boot device and set my bios to boot from that but it fails to boot. it fails to work as well. Its very fustraiting.

• I checked in the bios and it see's all my new unformated drives and my cd/dvd drives as well as my usb thumb drive and my drive in an external enclosure.

• Changed the boot order to various options to no avail

• Used nero to burn a bootablr cd. it boots but then after it loads up it hangs at a point where its doing something concerning LFN

I hope someone can offer me some good advice on what to do.
 

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How long have you let it sit? I know my install required patience. Start it up, then go watch tv for a half hour, then check on it. If it is still loading, then give it a little longer. If it is still not working, then do something else. Try resetting the CMOS on your mobo, and unplug all non essential Hardware.

~Lordbob
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
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    Razer Lachesis
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    not fast enough
Why do you have 8gb of ram for a 32-bit OS? Anyways, try 1GB of ram. I think some vista install are picky about how much ram is there.
 

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    Shuttle SN68SG2
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    AMD Athlon X2 4400+
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    Corsair XMS 4GB DDR2-6400
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    BFG Nvidia GeForce 9600GT
    Sound Card
    stock
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    LG W1952TQ
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
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    320GB SATA Western Digital
    80GB PATA Samsung Drive
    PSU
    stock
    Keyboard
    Logitech standard keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse
emptystreets130 said:
Why do you have 8gb of ram for a 32-bit OS? Anyways, try 1GB of ram. I think some vista install are picky about how much ram is there.
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No, he is installing a x64 bit system... Read the post a bit more carefully. Thanks for trying to help though.

~Lordbob
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
Well still no joy in mudtown today.

Things I have done since the last post:

• Finally dug out an old dos disk and updated the MB's bios. Bios detects all 3 of my new 1T unformated hd's as well as my 2 dvd drives. Set the bios to boot from CD and again got the "windows loading files" bar which fills up completely and then it just sits. Went away for an entire hour and no change.

• In case the X64 install DVD was bad went ahead and tried the Vistax32bit dvd and get the same result. Says loading files/fills up the bar and then just sits - no errors or anything

• I also have the Windows 7 beta and thought "what the heck" and booted with that in the drive. Got the loading windows files bar which filled right up and then screen changed to say "starting windows" and thats where its still at 30 minutes later.

Beginning to runout of ideas
 

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Try using a different CD/DVD drive. Could be a bad drive...

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
I had a similar problem when building my wifes computer.
It took 2 hours to get to the point where it had the the green bars going across the screen and then about another hour to get to the screen where it was asking for me to chose the languge .
And it turned out to be the mother board was at fault she had a asrock board i swaped it for a asus board and windows was loaded in no time at all.
 
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    home built
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    Intel Core i7 920 2.66ghz @ 3.67ghz 1.3v
    Motherboard
    ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 iX58
    Memory
    6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz@1400mhz 8-8-8-24
    Graphics Card(s)
    BFG GTX 285 OCX
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    samsung t220 sync master
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    1TB samsung
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000W
    Case
    antec 902
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS10X Extreme Ultra Quiet x3 120mm + 200mm fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000
    Internet Speed
    6mb
    Other Info
    LG dvd-rw, LG GGC-H20L blueray player, Sony 2.1 speakers system, HP photosmart c5180 All-in-one Printer/Scanner/Copier (network conected) NetGear DG834G v4 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) netgear GS608 8 port switch WEI Score: 5.9
kev s148 said:
I had a similar problem when building my wifes computer.
It took 2 hours to get to the point where it had the the green bars going across the screen and then about another hour to get to the screen where it was asking for the me to chose the languge .
And it turned out to be the mother board was at fault she had a asrock board i swaped it for a asus board and windows was loaded in no time at all.
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Could indeed be that...

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
I think one of my new drives was bad. I unpluged them all and then tried just the seagate drive and didn't work, Then unplugged it and plugged in one of the WD drives and am posting this via Windows 7 so go figure
 

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Would that Seagate happen to be a barracuda drive?

Seagate Fail.

~Lordbob
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
post your system specs:
MB/chipset
CPU
 

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  • CPU
    T7600G Core2Duo 2.66 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel 945PM + ICH7 Chipset
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobility Radeon x1900 256MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    WUXGA 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    640GB 7200RPM SATA/RAID 0 (2x320GB)
    and 320GB 7200RPM External
    Mouse
    Wireless Microsoft 3000
    Internet Speed
    10 mbps/2 mbps
    Other Info
    Optical Drive:
    Panasonic UJ-220 DL BD-RE (Blu-Ray)
Yes it is but its made in china. Did the firmware update before I tried to use the drive on the 19th and supposedly worked but who knows. Now at least I have windows7 running, sort of. It installed okay but can't seem to find the dang mail program hehe
 

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Well at least something works.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
well I managed to get 7 installed and then on a seperate partition I put a copy of Vista X6.

2 minor problems if someone could help me:

• In the Win 7 OS it see's my usb devices just fine but when I plug in a flash drive in Vistax64 it doesnt see the drive, any sugestions?

• I also seem to recall reading here somewhere on how to extend the activation time period by doing a registry edit. Could someone post me a link? I tried to search but had no luck on my own
 

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bratboy1 said:
well I managed to get 7 installed and then on a seperate partition I put a copy of Vista X6.

2 minor problems if someone could help me:

• In the Win 7 OS it see's my usb devices just fine but when I plug in a flash drive in Vistax64 it doesnt see the drive, any sugestions?

• I also seem to recall reading here somewhere on how to extend the activation time period by doing a registry edit. Could someone post me a link? I tried to search but had no luck on my own
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set your clock back 30 days
 

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    Custom Build
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    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
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    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
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    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA,
    Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA,
    WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
Yes I do but was hesitant over actually activating in case I had to switch back to my old computer was all. Now if I could just solve my USB issues I'll be more or less sitting pretty
 

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Hi,

There are only 10 keys being given out - everybody gets the same ones -they should activate over and over.

SIW2
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
Do you need a key Lordbob ?

SIW2
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
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