Vista - installation problem

after copying files windows restarts and then stalls on the boot screen
what can i do

Hi,

Is there any drive activity, even if it's intermittent? If so, then it is
probably progressing, allbeit slowly. Remember, this is a beta product and
not everything functions correctly. I've had a few installs, particularly on
3-4 year old hardware, that took more than 3 hours to complete and often
appeared stalled.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"windows vista install stalls"
<windowsvistainstallstalls@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> after copying files windows restarts and then stalls on the boot screen
> what can i do

It would also be helpful, potentially, to know what hardware you are running
on. As for trying to get the install running faster, most of the install
hangs and slowdowns occur during the phase when Vista is trying to determine
hardware and drivers. You might have better luck with the initial install if
you pull any non-essential PCI cards out of the computer before doing the
install. After the install is complete you can add the cards back in one by
one to hopefully find the one that is causing you grief. Of course, I am
assuming that you are working with a desktop system. You might try
alt-tabbing when it seems hung to see if there are any error messages being
hidden behind the install screeen as well.

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Is there any drive activity, even if it's intermittent? If so, then it is
> probably progressing, allbeit slowly. Remember, this is a beta product and
> not everything functions correctly. I've had a few installs, particularly on
> 3-4 year old hardware, that took more than 3 hours to complete and often
> appeared stalled.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "windows vista install stalls"
> <windowsvistainstallstalls@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:57CFABC7-C945-46D4-B476-060A597FEF37@microsoft.com...
> > after copying files windows restarts and then stalls on the boot screen
> > what can i do
>
>