RC1 Upgrade issues

I am trying to ugrade from XP Media Center to RC1. I get through the part
where you input the product key and when it gets to the install portion it
shows 0% and then says that the install cannot continue and then it closes.
Can anybody help me with this issue? I would really like to try Vista but I
am fed up with this install. Here are some specs on the laptop.

Toshiba Satellite A105-S4004
Intel Centrino Duo 1.66 GHz
1GB RAM
XP Media Center Edition 2002 SP2

Hi,

This usually occurs because of a bad disk burn or if the installer cannot
write to the boot sector. If possible, try reburning the disk at a slower
speed. Also make sure that the active drive is not hidden from setup by a
third party boot manager.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Loren83" <Loren83@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BC78E0B2-2C0D-4F0B-81B4-A943BD01CC08@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to ugrade from XP Media Center to RC1. I get through the part
> where you input the product key and when it gets to the install portion it
> shows 0% and then says that the install cannot continue and then it
> closes.
> Can anybody help me with this issue? I would really like to try Vista but
> I
> am fed up with this install. Here are some specs on the laptop.
>
> Toshiba Satellite A105-S4004
> Intel Centrino Duo 1.66 GHz
> 1GB RAM
> XP Media Center Edition 2002 SP2

what program did you use to burn the iso file? I have tried burning the disk
multiple times with no change in outcome. also I have noticed that my dvd
writer will not allow me to write at anything lower than 4x. is that too
fast? thank you.

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> This usually occurs because of a bad disk burn or if the installer cannot
> write to the boot sector. If possible, try reburning the disk at a slower
> speed. Also make sure that the active drive is not hidden from setup by a
> third party boot manager.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Loren83" <Loren83@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BC78E0B2-2C0D-4F0B-81B4-A943BD01CC08@microsoft.com...
> >I am trying to ugrade from XP Media Center to RC1. I get through the part
> > where you input the product key and when it gets to the install portion it
> > shows 0% and then says that the install cannot continue and then it
> > closes.
> > Can anybody help me with this issue? I would really like to try Vista but
> > I
> > am fed up with this install. Here are some specs on the laptop.
> >
> > Toshiba Satellite A105-S4004
> > Intel Centrino Duo 1.66 GHz
> > 1GB RAM
> > XP Media Center Edition 2002 SP2
>
>

Hi,

I used Nero for most builds, and set it for 2x. I had a lot of issues with
disks burned at 4x.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Loren83" <Loren83@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6D2CEE00-CB8F-48CB-A9AA-00A2FF8FD4C2@microsoft.com...
> what program did you use to burn the iso file? I have tried burning the
> disk
> multiple times with no change in outcome. also I have noticed that my dvd
> writer will not allow me to write at anything lower than 4x. is that too
> fast? thank you.
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> This usually occurs because of a bad disk burn or if the installer cannot
>> write to the boot sector. If possible, try reburning the disk at a slower
>> speed. Also make sure that the active drive is not hidden from setup by a
>> third party boot manager.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Loren83" <Loren83@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BC78E0B2-2C0D-4F0B-81B4-A943BD01CC08@microsoft.com...
>> >I am trying to ugrade from XP Media Center to RC1. I get through the
>> >part
>> > where you input the product key and when it gets to the install portion
>> > it
>> > shows 0% and then says that the install cannot continue and then it
>> > closes.
>> > Can anybody help me with this issue? I would really like to try Vista
>> > but
>> > I
>> > am fed up with this install. Here are some specs on the laptop.
>> >
>> > Toshiba Satellite A105-S4004
>> > Intel Centrino Duo 1.66 GHz
>> > 1GB RAM
>> > XP Media Center Edition 2002 SP2
>>
>>