Vista - My brief tryst with Vista 64-Bit RC1 (5600)

Hardware: Athlon 64 3000+
ECS nForce3 motherboard
1024 MB PC3200 DDR RAM
80 GB SATA HDD
nVidia 128MB FX5200 AGP 8X graphics

0845 - Started install of Vista 64-bit RC1 (Build 5600)
0909 - Log onto desktop first time
(Why & How so fast???)
0913 - Install drivers for mobo devices:
- Realtek audio
- nVidia network controller
0917 - Log on after 55-second boot
(Again: Why + How so fast???)
0922 - Set network discovery and ID
(Accept Restart option)
0923 - BSOD
0927 - Log on to Safe Mode
0929 - Copy message from error dialog:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.0.5600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: a
BCP1: 0000000000000000
BCP2: 000000000000000C
BCP3: 0000000000000001
BCP4: FFFFF80001850E37
OS Version: 6_0_5600
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1
Files that help describe the problem:
C:\Windows\Minidump\Mini100506-01.dmp
C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-64265-0.sysdata.xml
C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\WER3469.tmp.version.txt
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0930 - Go to Folder Options (still in Safe Mode)
Select to view hidden files
Select to view system files
0931 - Cannot see files stated in error message
Chose to restart
0933 - BSOD
0935 - Accept to start in Safe Mode again
0936 - BSOD

Last step two steps then repeated three more times

0945 - Restored OS with Acronis image of Win XP Pro
0950 - PC running excellently as usual (sans Vista)

Some weeks back Beta build 5384 64-bit installed and ran perfectly fine on
the same machine.

When the first BSOD happened, it took me a while to recognize it for what
it was. I have not seen a BSOD in almost six years, on my machines.

Vista 32-bit works perfectly on this PC - I check that two days ago when the
DVDs arrived.

Cheers.

Tachyon
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"Tachyon" <tachyon@hi-speed.universe> wrote in message
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> Hardware: Athlon 64 3000+
> ECS nForce3 motherboard
> 1024 MB PC3200 DDR RAM
> 80 GB SATA HDD
> nVidia 128MB FX5200 AGP 8X graphics
>
> 0845 - Started install of Vista 64-bit RC1 (Build 5600)
> 0909 - Log onto desktop first time
> (Why & How so fast???)
> 0913 - Install drivers for mobo devices:
> - Realtek audio
> - nVidia network controller
> 0917 - Log on after 55-second boot
> (Again: Why + How so fast???)
> 0922 - Set network discovery and ID
> (Accept Restart option)
> 0923 - BSOD
> 0927 - Log on to Safe Mode
> 0929 - Copy message from error dialog:
>
> Problem signature:
> Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
> OS Version: 6.0.5600.2.0.0.256.1
> Locale ID: 1033
> Additional information about the problem:
> BCCode: a
> BCP1: 0000000000000000
> BCP2: 000000000000000C
> BCP3: 0000000000000001
> BCP4: FFFFF80001850E37
> OS Version: 6_0_5600
> Service Pack: 0_0
> Product: 256_1
> Files that help describe the problem:
> C:\Windows\Minidump\Mini100506-01.dmp
> C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-64265-0.sysdata.xml
> C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\WER3469.tmp.version.txt
> Read our privacy statement:
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?link...3&clcid=0x0409
>
> 0930 - Go to Folder Options (still in Safe Mode)
> Select to view hidden files
> Select to view system files
> 0931 - Cannot see files stated in error message
> Chose to restart
> 0933 - BSOD
> 0935 - Accept to start in Safe Mode again
> 0936 - BSOD
>
> Last step two steps then repeated three more times
>
> 0945 - Restored OS with Acronis image of Win XP Pro
> 0950 - PC running excellently as usual (sans Vista)
>
> Some weeks back Beta build 5384 64-bit installed and ran perfectly fine on
> the same machine.
>
> When the first BSOD happened, it took me a while to recognize it for what
> it was. I have not seen a BSOD in almost six years, on my machines.
>
> Vista 32-bit works perfectly on this PC - I check that two days ago when
> the
> DVDs arrived.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Tachyon
> --------



To add:

The BSODs would go away very quickly before the PC rebooted. Hence I could
not note any details or do a screen capture.

Since thereafter the BSOD occured even while selecting Safe Mode, I was not
able to set any option for not rebooting automatically!

T
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If you are dual booting, you should have the minidumps from the crashes on
your C drive.

"Tachyon" <tachyon@hi-speed.universe> wrote in message
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> "Tachyon" <tachyon@hi-speed.universe> wrote in message
> news:%23w26woK6GHA.1012@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hardware: Athlon 64 3000+
>> ECS nForce3 motherboard
>> 1024 MB PC3200 DDR RAM
>> 80 GB SATA HDD
>> nVidia 128MB FX5200 AGP 8X graphics
>>
>> 0845 - Started install of Vista 64-bit RC1 (Build 5600)
>> 0909 - Log onto desktop first time
>> (Why & How so fast???)
>> 0913 - Install drivers for mobo devices:
>> - Realtek audio
>> - nVidia network controller
>> 0917 - Log on after 55-second boot
>> (Again: Why + How so fast???)
>> 0922 - Set network discovery and ID
>> (Accept Restart option)
>> 0923 - BSOD
>> 0927 - Log on to Safe Mode
>> 0929 - Copy message from error dialog:
>>
>> Problem signature:
>> Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
>> OS Version: 6.0.5600.2.0.0.256.1
>> Locale ID: 1033
>> Additional information about the problem:
>> BCCode: a
>> BCP1: 0000000000000000
>> BCP2: 000000000000000C
>> BCP3: 0000000000000001
>> BCP4: FFFFF80001850E37
>> OS Version: 6_0_5600
>> Service Pack: 0_0
>> Product: 256_1
>> Files that help describe the problem:
>> C:\Windows\Minidump\Mini100506-01.dmp
>> C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-64265-0.sysdata.xml
>> C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\WER3469.tmp.version.txt
>> Read our privacy statement:
>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?link...3&clcid=0x0409
>>
>> 0930 - Go to Folder Options (still in Safe Mode)
>> Select to view hidden files
>> Select to view system files
>> 0931 - Cannot see files stated in error message
>> Chose to restart
>> 0933 - BSOD
>> 0935 - Accept to start in Safe Mode again
>> 0936 - BSOD
>>
>> Last step two steps then repeated three more times
>>
>> 0945 - Restored OS with Acronis image of Win XP Pro
>> 0950 - PC running excellently as usual (sans Vista)
>>
>> Some weeks back Beta build 5384 64-bit installed and ran perfectly fine
>> on
>> the same machine.
>>
>> When the first BSOD happened, it took me a while to recognize it for what
>> it was. I have not seen a BSOD in almost six years, on my machines.
>>
>> Vista 32-bit works perfectly on this PC - I check that two days ago when
>> the
>> DVDs arrived.
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
>> Tachyon
>> --------
>
>
>
> To add:
>
> The BSODs would go away very quickly before the PC rebooted. Hence I could
> not note any details or do a screen capture.
>
> Since thereafter the BSOD occured even while selecting Safe Mode, I was
> not
> able to set any option for not rebooting automatically!
>
> T
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