Vista Installation Problem

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DHarray

Hello,

I want to install Vista Beta 2. I started the setup while I was running
xp. I chosse NOT to to upgrade my current OS (c:), I choose to install
on a seperate partition (e:). During installation (after copying files),
I was prompt to reboot. So I reboot and the new Bootmanager is shown. I
can select XP or Vista. When I chosse Vista, no bootscreen is shown.
Instead of a Bootscreen my screen is complettly black. After 1 second my
screen fade to green and other exotic colours. It's very slow but no Vista.

So I boot XP and a Message Box appears: "Could not install Vista ..."

The hardware could not be the problem

So please help!
 
When you boot your computer and the Vista boot manager appears with Windows
Setup, press F8 on your keyboard. A list of boot options will appear, Safe
Mode should be default selected, press enter and it should boot setup into
safe mode.
 
Andre said:
When you boot your computer and the Vista boot manager appears with Windows
Setup, press F8 on your keyboard. A list of boot options will appear, Safe
Mode should be default selected, press enter and it should boot setup into
safe mode.
Click to expand...

thanks. I'll give it a try
 
that sounds like the new aura screen saver type display,
youiprobably just di dnot wait long enough.
there is very little informational display during install.
frequent fade to black is not uncommon.



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Hello,

I want to install Vista Beta 2. I started the setup while I was running
xp. I chosse NOT to to upgrade my current OS (c:), I choose to install
on a seperate partition (e:). During installation (after copying files),
I was prompt to reboot. So I reboot and the new Bootmanager is shown. I
can select XP or Vista. When I chosse Vista, no bootscreen is shown.
Instead of a Bootscreen my screen is complettly black. After 1 second my
screen fade to green and other exotic colours. It's very slow but no Vista.

So I boot XP and a Message Box appears: "Could not install Vista ..."

The hardware could not be the problem

So please help!
 
Oh yes, that part of setup is called the Out of Box Experience, there are
some delays there especially when choosing your keyboard.
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that sounds like the new aura screen saver type display,
youiprobably just di dnot wait long enough.
there is very little informational display during install.
frequent fade to black is not uncommon.


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Hello,

I want to install Vista Beta 2. I started the setup while I was running
xp. I chosse NOT to to upgrade my current OS (c:), I choose to install
on a seperate partition (e:). During installation (after copying files),
I was prompt to reboot. So I reboot and the new Bootmanager is shown. I
can select XP or Vista. When I chosse Vista, no bootscreen is shown.
Instead of a Bootscreen my screen is complettly black. After 1 second my
screen fade to green and other exotic colours. It's very slow but no Vista.

So I boot XP and a Message Box appears: "Could not install Vista ..."

The hardware could not be the problem

So please help!
 
Check my getting started guide - see if helps you out :o)
http://www.vistabase.co.uk/welcome.php?getstarted

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of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
that up!

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Andre said:
Oh yes, that part of setup is called the Out of Box Experience, there are
some delays there especially when choosing your keyboard.
Click to expand...


Thanks. I load the setup in safe mode and all works fine.

I remebered that i had the same problem with the setup of xp. but now i
know how to fix this problem
 
How about this. I have Vista installed on the same disk as XP. Now I am
cramped for space. I don't really care about the XP stuff. I have it backed
up. Not sure how to get XP off the disk other than doing a reinstallation of
Vista. Can I reinstall Vista all over again? or is it a one shot installation?
 
You may install Vista as many times as you like. You are probably confusing
installation with Activation. If you reinstall Vista you will need to
re-activate it. Re-activation on the same computer does not count against
the number of activations you are allowed.
 
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