Vista - Completing upgrade >48 hrs!!

Hi everyone,

Really stumped here - I'm upgrading from XP to Vista Ultimate and the final
step of the process is running INCREDIBLY slow. I've let it run for TWO DAYS
now and it's only at 57%!! The process isn't hanging and I can see the 3 dots
cycling (there is some intermittent hard drive activity). But is there
anything I can do to speed this up or will I just have to sit this one out...

The upgrade advisor needed Nero removed before the install, which I did.
And it also suggested I have the driver handy for my Linksys wireless PCI
card (WMP11 v2.7).

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Dylan

My system specs:
Intel Core Duo 6600, Asus P5B Deluxe, 2GB Corsair Twin 2X RAM, WD 150 GB HD
(about 50 GB used), Creative XFi Platinum, Ati X1900.

I have exactly the same problem. I'm at 18 hours and 58%.
Dave

"DylanM" wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Really stumped here - I'm upgrading from XP to Vista Ultimate and the final
> step of the process is running INCREDIBLY slow. I've let it run for TWO DAYS
> now and it's only at 57%!! The process isn't hanging and I can see the 3 dots
> cycling (there is some intermittent hard drive activity). But is there
> anything I can do to speed this up or will I just have to sit this one out...
>
> The upgrade advisor needed Nero removed before the install, which I did.
> And it also suggested I have the driver handy for my Linksys wireless PCI
> card (WMP11 v2.7).
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Dylan
>
> My system specs:
> Intel Core Duo 6600, Asus P5B Deluxe, 2GB Corsair Twin 2X RAM, WD 150 GB HD
> (about 50 GB used), Creative XFi Platinum, Ati X1900.

Got home to a non-responsive black screen and had to do a hard reboot. After
the restart, setup started again and is now at 64%...this is ridiculous

"DaveC" wrote:

> I have exactly the same problem. I'm at 18 hours and 58%.
> Dave
>

Guys, I am having a similar problem but not yet at 48 hrs ! I am only at
around 3 hrs and 73%. I believe it's a system configuration problem. My
machine is config/setup like this : AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200 on a MSI K9NU Neo-V
motherboard, with 1GB DDR2-667 Mhz in Dual Channel mode, with a MSI NX7600GS
TD256 VGA card, and a 200 GB 7200 Rpm Maxtor HD. Vista is doing a clean
install off it's own DVD from the LG DVD-Ram 16x drive. There is a known bug
with Vista with a SATA2 config in some BIOS, but this machine does not have
any SATA drives.
I tested this machine with a clean install of XP 64-bit and it completed
under 25 min. What could this be ?

"DylanM" wrote:

> Got home to a non-responsive black screen and had to do a hard reboot. After
> the restart, setup started again and is now at 64%...this is ridiculous
>
> "DaveC" wrote:
>
> > I have exactly the same problem. I'm at 18 hours and 58%.
> > Dave
> >
>

Ok the problem is DONT upgrade. IT causes so many dang problems. I even talk
to a someone at the University and they say do a CLEAN install. Clean
install is where u delete everything from the hard drive and then format it
and put the operating system on (in this case Vista)
"MindRider" <MindRider@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0A47937E-5D3B-46A2-AC1E-C0A63C953AEE@microsoft.com...
> Guys, I am having a similar problem but not yet at 48 hrs ! I am only at
> around 3 hrs and 73%. I believe it's a system configuration problem. My
> machine is config/setup like this : AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200 on a MSI K9NU
> Neo-V
> motherboard, with 1GB DDR2-667 Mhz in Dual Channel mode, with a MSI
> NX7600GS
> TD256 VGA card, and a 200 GB 7200 Rpm Maxtor HD. Vista is doing a clean
> install off it's own DVD from the LG DVD-Ram 16x drive. There is a known
> bug
> with Vista with a SATA2 config in some BIOS, but this machine does not
> have
> any SATA drives.
> I tested this machine with a clean install of XP 64-bit and it completed
> under 25 min. What could this be ?
>
> "DylanM" wrote:
>
>> Got home to a non-responsive black screen and had to do a hard reboot.
>> After
>> the restart, setup started again and is now at 64%...this is ridiculous
>>
>> "DaveC" wrote:
>>
>> > I have exactly the same problem. I'm at 18 hours and 58%.
>> > Dave
>> >
>>