Vista Tutorial - Vista installation, continuous reboot

I cannot make the Vista installation work.

I tried an upgrade from XP. After starting setup, the process seems to work
ok. Questions are asked, checks are done, files are copied. However, when
the PC reboots for the first time, it starts a continuous reboot: the BIOS
messages are shown, some seconds later the PC reboots again.

Then I tried a fresh installation with booting from DVD. The scenario is the
same. The startup from the DVD starts. Some seconds later the PC reboots
again.

I tried from two different DVDs. I tried with two identical PCs. The results
are the same.

The PCs are as follows...

- Asus P5LD2-VM
- Intel Pentium D950, 3.4GHz
- 2GB RAM
- 2 Seagate ST3160812AS SATA II
- Nec ND-4571 DVD
- ATI FireFL V5100

Any ideas?

Michael G. Schneider

I am having the exact same problem. I've noticed on other boards others are
having similar problems but nobody has come up with a solution. Microsoft,
any ideas?????

HELP!

"Michael G. Schneider" wrote:

> I cannot make the Vista installation work.
>
> I tried an upgrade from XP. After starting setup, the process seems to work
> ok. Questions are asked, checks are done, files are copied. However, when
> the PC reboots for the first time, it starts a continuous reboot: the BIOS
> messages are shown, some seconds later the PC reboots again.
>
> Then I tried a fresh installation with booting from DVD. The scenario is the
> same. The startup from the DVD starts. Some seconds later the PC reboots
> again.
>
> I tried from two different DVDs. I tried with two identical PCs. The results
> are the same.
>
> The PCs are as follows...
>
> - Asus P5LD2-VM
> - Intel Pentium D950, 3.4GHz
> - 2GB RAM
> - 2 Seagate ST3160812AS SATA II
> - Nec ND-4571 DVD
> - ATI FireFL V5100
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Michael G. Schneider
>
>
>

"Tom" <Tom@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:E33A99EC-6E3F-4DFE-80FF-A1B54F2D2A57@microsoft.com...

> I am having the exact same problem. I've noticed on other boards others
> are
> having similar problems but nobody has come up with a solution.
> Microsoft,
> any ideas?????

What is common about the affected systems? Motherboard? SATA? CPU?

Michael G. Schneider

Although this is a really old post I had to register just so other
people searching google can find an answer to this really annoying
questions. I currently have a 2.2GHZ with 2GB ram system.

I succesfully ran Vista previsouly but removed it and went back to XP
due to software conflicts, anyhow since vista managed to update most of
its spftware to be compatiable i went back to vista however i had
problems with the installation of vista upon installing and rebooting
the system would just reboot itself continually until i turned the pc
off the only option i had was to repair from disk or install XP i had
this for about a week i installed it a few times just to make sure it
wasnt an error with the disc.

Anway after getting really annoyed I decided it was time for drastic
action, i installed vista and waiting for the continue reboot i then
turned off the pc and removed all hardware IE sound graphics and
switched the pc back on it continued to restart I replace the hardware
and removed a memory stick tried again and it continued i replaced the
stick and removed the second memory stick and restarted success! the
system booted and i was presented with VISTA logon screen.

Now this might not be a resoluion for everyone but it worked for me I
know my pc was compatiable I just didnt know what was causing the
restarts seems it was a dodgy memory stick I went out got a new memory
stick and installed it turned on the pc and voila access to vista and my
2gb memory back. I placed the stick into a XP system and all still
working.

very strange but if you want my advice remove your hardware one by one
see what happens you never know.


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