Well right now dont believe it has anything to do with AV seeing how I
formatted my entire harddrive... and wont let me install Vista...
:
Steve--
If you are sure you have adequate space wherever you're putting Vista,
make
sure if there was an antivirus conflict that whichever one it was that
you
get it completely uninstalled. Add Remove often doesn't get many of
the
files of any AV completely. Try downloading the WICU, the Windows
Installer
Cleanup Utility (you can google it) and find any entries for your AV
and
highlight>enter.
Then you might want to go to the AV site and search a manual uninstall
(for
example Norton has tools for this and directions).
I can't imagine that this is an issue requiring any special drivers to
be
loaded in setup because you've been able to do this before on the same
box.
CH
Chad thanks for all the suggestions but I already tried all the
options
under
the Safe Mode options and none worked as as soon as Vista loads up
to
the
main desktop screen it would go to bluescreen... No chance to do
anything...
Plus I have already removed Vista I re-installed XP Pro like 3
weeks
ago..
And just wanted to give Vista another try but wont let me install
:'(
:
Steve--
I am recommending to try the F8 advanced options first, which
means
to
try
each listing on the menu Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, Safe
Mode
with Command, and then Last Known Good last there. One may work if
another
does not. The first 3 or used as a vehicle to do a system restore.
If
you
cannot use these, try Last Known Good Configuration. I used some
XP
MSKB
articles as anxillary information in explaing F8 Windows Adv.
Options
because they don't differ radically in step-wise although to be
sure
Vista
System Restore is now based on Volume Shadow Services.
I don't use Safe Mode VGA for this. I have put every KB that
contexts
these
options here for you to look at if you need to.
***Your first five options****
These options to recover in Vista are similar to XP although System
Restore
is based on a system now from server technology.
1) I'd use the F8 options including the 3 safe modes (I'm omitting
VGA
for
this purpose) to try to system restore and I would use Last Known
Good
if
they don't work. I say 3 because sometimes one works when another
will
not.
If you use safe mode command, the command for system restore is:
%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
This approach in Vista is the same as in XP and is based on Chapter
28
of
the XP resource kit and will soon be adapted to the Vista Resource
Kit.
The
MSKB that outlines this is here--yes it has XP in the title but
these
options are available in Vista and I want you to try them first:
Resources for troubleshooting startup problems in Windows XP [and
Vista]
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308041&Product=winxp
A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/
How to Use System Restore from a Command Prompt
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279736/en-us
How to start your computer by using the Last Known Good
Configuration
feature in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307852/en-us
2) If these 4 options don't work, you can try a new way to fix
Vista,
called
Startup Repair which is part of a platform in Vista called Windows
Repair
Environment or Win RE.
I'm going to tell you what it can do>going to give you the step by
step>
and you have no downside for trying it.
What It Can Do:
If you run Win RE's Startup Repair in Vista, it will try to check
and
repair
the following and we're taking about under three minutes usually
when
it
works which is often: (this is not a complete list but a list of
major
tasks
it can perform):
Registry Corruptions
Missing/corrupt driver files (you don't have to guess here--it
looks
at
all
of them
Missing/corrupt system files (disabled in Beta 2 as is System File
Checker
but present newer builds)
Incompatible Driver Installation
Incompatible OS update installations
Startup Repair may offer a dialogue box to use System restore.
How to Use Startup Repair:
***Accessing Windows RE (Repair Environment):***
1) Insert Media into PC (the DVD you burned)
2) ***You will see on the Vista logo setup screen after lang.
options
in
the
lower left corner, a link called "System Recovery Options."***
Screenshot: System Recovery Options (Lower Left Link)
http://blogs.itecn.net/photos/liuhui/images/2014/500x375.aspx
Screenshot: (Click first option "Startup Repair"
http://www.leedesmond.com/images/img_vista02ctp-installSysRecOpt2.bmp
3) Select your OS for repair.
4) Its been my experience that you can see some causes of the crash
from
theWin RE feature:
You'll have a choice there of using:
1) Startup Repair
2) System Restore
3) Complete PC Restore
________________________________________________
Good luck,
CH
no cause everytime it would bluescreen as soon as windows vista
started
so
couldnt get to add/remove programs... I even tried to boot in
safe
mode
but
did it then too... So now trying to do a new fresh install of
vista
but
wont
let me...
:
You did uninstall the virus program?
I had Vista installed on my Dell Inspiron 8500 Laptop and was
working
fine
for several months with no problem then suddenly I installed a
Virus
Scanner
Program which Microsoft said was Vista complient but then I
immediately
got a
blue screen and everytime I restart and vista loads I keep
getting
the
blue
screen... Then when I go to attempt to Reinstall it now I get
a
message
about
No Device Drivers... I didnt know what drivers it was
referring
too
so
I
went
and downloaded both the drivers for Hard Drive and CD-Rom from
Dell
and
burned to CDs and then did LOAD DRIVERS but wont take that..
So
anyone
know
how I can get this re-installed?
