I have been having one problem with upgrading to Vista. I'm getting a mesage
during installation that says "Windows could not prepare your computer to
boot into the next phase of installation. To install Windows, restart the
installation." I have tried restarting the installation twice and have had
no success. Is there a setting of some sort that needs to be changed?

"T.R.J.21.92" <T.R.J.21.92@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have been having one problem with upgrading to Vista. I'm getting a
>mesage
> during installation that says "Windows could not prepare your computer to
> boot into the next phase of installation. To install Windows, restart the
> installation." I have tried restarting the installation twice and have
> had
> no success. Is there a setting of some sort that needs to be changed?


if its the upgrade disc from xp, then try a clean installation of xp, if the
full installation disc, try formatting, or cant you do that using vista? i
just installed "over" xp, and i got a folder called windows.old as a result

If setup does become non-responsive, you can do a cold boot, start the
machine again and boot Vista setup into safe mode to see if Vista will
finish setup.
Tip: (If setup becomes non-responsive or does not complete), do a Cold Boot
(reset the machine) > Start the computer, when the Windows Boot Manager is
displayed, select Windows Setup press F8 on your keyboard and setup should
continue.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry

"T.R.J.21.92" <T.R.J.21.92@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have been having one problem with upgrading to Vista. I'm getting a
>mesage
> during installation that says "Windows could not prepare your computer to
> boot into the next phase of installation. To install Windows, restart the
> installation." I have tried restarting the installation twice and have
> had
> no success. Is there a setting of some sort that needs to be changed?

Hi T.R.
It's not possible to *upgrade* from XP Home to Vista Ultimate. Here's what
MS says, "You can upgrade from your current edition of Microsoft Windows XP
or Windows 2000 to a corresponding or better edition of Windows Vista by
purchasing and installing an upgrade copy of Windows Vista." That could be
your problem.

"T.R.J.21.92" <T.R.J.21.92@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A155B2FF-8659-4CD4-8F37-94AC5F172322@microsoft.com...
>I have been having one problem with upgrading to Vista. I'm getting a
>mesage
> during installation that says "Windows could not prepare your computer to
> boot into the next phase of installation. To install Windows, restart the
> installation." I have tried restarting the installation twice and have
> had
> no success. Is there a setting of some sort that needs to be changed?

Ed, that is incorrect. XP Home and Pro can both be upgraded to Vista
Ultimate, with either an Upgrade edition or a Full edition.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...radepaths.mspx


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"Ed Forsythe" <EdForsythe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi T.R.
> It's not possible to *upgrade* from XP Home to Vista Ultimate. Here's
> what MS says, "You can upgrade from your current edition of Microsoft
> Windows XP or Windows 2000 to a corresponding or better edition of Windows
> Vista by purchasing and installing an upgrade copy of Windows Vista." That
> could be your problem.
>
> "T.R.J.21.92" <T.R.J.21.92@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A155B2FF-8659-4CD4-8F37-94AC5F172322@microsoft.com...
>>I have been having one problem with upgrading to Vista. I'm getting a
>>mesage
>> during installation that says "Windows could not prepare your computer to
>> boot into the next phase of installation. To install Windows, restart
>> the
>> installation." I have tried restarting the installation twice and have
>> had
>> no success. Is there a setting of some sort that needs to be changed?
>
>