Vista Beta2 64bit Install ...uh "hangs" I think

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So I downloaded Windows Vista Beta 2 64bit from MSDN and launched a clean
installation on my HP Workstation xw6200 last night. When I got in this
morning it was either still installing or it was "hung" at the point with the
green progress bar and "northern lights" background. I assumed the
installation was hung (or SUPER slow) and so I relaunched a clean
installation only to find myself 3hours later in the exact same position.
How long should this installation take? Has anyone else seen this?
Recomendations?
Thanks
 
Possibly a bad download or a bad burn. Did you check the downloaded file
with an MD5 verification tool? Did you burn the DVD at he lowest possible
speed?

Also, it seems to help if you disconnect any peripherals you can while
installing.
 
Hey Mark, thanks for the quick response. My initial installation (on an HP
Workstation xw6200) is still progressing, albeit very slowly. While waiting
for that one to proceed I went ahead and tried installing it an HP xw9300
Workstation, this succeeded without any issues although I had to use the on
screen keyboard in order to successfully login. Using the regular keyboard
kept causing failures.
Anywho, I am slowing progressing. Thank you for the tips. At this point it
just looks like it takes 8 or 12 hours to install on hp xw6200, i guess we'll
see.
 
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