Installation fails at "Expanding Files"

[Guest]

I posted this message on a different Vista newsgroup and was told to repost
here.

I have not been able to install the Vista Beta 2 Customer Preview Program
version.
I am using the DVD shipped by Microsoft. The computer I am trying to install
on is a Shuttle model X:
Motherboard: Shuttle FT61
Chipset: ATI Radeon 9100 IGP
Memory: 1024 MB
Bios: Award (08/31/04)
HD's: Two(2) 185 Gb in RAID configuration
Raid: SiliconeImage on motherboard

I upgraded Windows XP and all drivers I could find before starting.

First I tried as an upgrade to the current Windows XP with SP2. It just
lock-ups the compter anyware from 12% to 49% of the "Expanding Files"
process. Second, I booted my computer in Safe Mode and tried the install. A
message informed me tha an "upgrade" from Windows XP is not available in that
mode. So, I chose a new install. After a while I received a message that the
SiliconeImage RAID driver could not be installed and that the computer may
not boot-up after the install. I did not want an inoperative system after
all that effort, so I aborted the installation.

I would appreciate any advice.

 

[Guest]

I thought I had this problem to. What it is, is that the screen is not
updating. Look at your HDD light it should still be active.....

Give it up to 1 hour depending on where it freezes and what your processor
is...

Hope it helps you out

 

[Guest]

Thank you for the suggestion. Unfortunatly, it did not work in my case.
During the "expanding files" phase the installation progessed up to 21% and
the computer rebooted. After that, the "expanding files" continued untill 29%
when hard disk activity stopped. I left the computer on over night, but the
progress was still at 29% and the system locked up in the morning.