Can not start vista

[Guest]

I tried installing vista several time as a clean install. At first i was
getting a a blue screen, now it keeps rebooting over and over. It does the
same on safe mode. Anybody help?

 

[Guest]

Can you please post your system configuration and the build you are trying to
install?

 

[Chad Harris]

Jesus B--

I agree with Tom more information is needed. However given what I have to
extrapolate, I'm going to guess you mean not "can not start Vista" but could
start, rather you mean "I did not get Vista installed." I have no idea if
you are using special drive conditions or would require special drivers
because you included none of this info.

I assume you mean Beta 2 but it could easily be one of the 3 later builds.

If you have no special conditions, and could not get it installed, then I'd
suspect the download or burn and I'd reburn using a CRC checking tool:

Make sure when you reburn you do it from within XP and run the setup that
will show up on the XP desktop:

Reburn Option:

1) Burn slowly. 4X should be fine. Some of this probably varies with the
DVD writer and the media.

2) Make sure to select an ISO tab if there is one on the burning software,
and make sure to close the session on the burn.

3) Try this tweak on your Windows XP drive and burn from there:

Get to Dev Manager by typing devmgmt.msc in run/win key + pause break or
Rt.click My Computer>Prop>hardware tab>Device Manager if you like 5 steps
instead of one cmd. If you're set to PMI here change to DMO and if set to
DMO change to PMI using these 5 steps:

1) Click the + in front of IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers

2) Double Click the Secondary IDE Controller

3) Click Advanced Settings

4) Under Device 1  Next to Transfer Mode choose DMA (or vise versa)>Click
OK

5) Reboot your System

6) Check your burn with a CRC utility and the links for this are below
including the direct Taco Bell link. It is very classy, sophisticated, and
very Wagner Edstrom/McCann Ericson esque for MSFT to adopt a Taco Bell url
for their public Beta 2 CRC checker.

Obtain the CRC Utility for Vista Beta 2 Here: (The CRC utility is a way to
check
the integrity of the ISO Burn which is probably where your problem
lies--it's #1 on the list):

Here's a link:

The CRC utility for Beta 2 is contained here (Scroll down to the bottom
under "Additional Information"

Microsoft® Windows® Software Development Kit (SDK) for Beta 2 of Windows
Vista and WinFX Runtime Components
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...73-F5EA-4B7B-B022-97755838DB94&displaylang=en

Additional Information:

To verify that your download of an ISO file for the Windows SDK Beta 2 build
is not corrupt, download the CRC Utility. (Note: this is not a Microsoft
application. Use at your own risk.)

To run the CRC test, open a command prompt and run the utility. providing it
the name of the file (i.e. crc
c:\6.0.5383.1.1.WindowsSDK_Vista_idw.DVD.Rel.img) The CRC utility will run
two tests on the ISO: it will verify if the ISO is valid, and it will give
the AutoCRC signature for the file. The AutoCRC signature for the Windows
SDK Beta 2 ISO is 0x28434EEF. You should also confirm the size of the ISO is
correct: 1.14 GB (1,229,355,008 bytes).

If it fails any of these three tests, re-download the ISO (ordinarily--but
in this case you'll have to wait for RC1 which will be soon or if you're
using Technet or MSDN whatever build they are giving you):

I really like the direct link to it though if you right click CRC here>left
click Properties:
http://tacobell.iexbeta.com/longhorn/crc.exe

Good luck,

CH

 

[Guest]

I'm using the beta 2 version of vista and its a fresh copy sent from
microsoft w/ id. I'm working with a Asus p4c e-deluxe w/ p4 2.4c, dual
channel 512 non-ecc, 250 gig serial ata @ raid 1, ATI all in wonder 9500. I
can fully install vista but will not fully boot, it makes it to the windows
loading screen and reboots.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Can you boot into Safe Mode?

I'm using the beta 2 version of vista and its a fresh copy sent from
microsoft w/ id. I'm working with a Asus p4c e-deluxe w/ p4 2.4c, dual
channel 512 non-ecc, 250 gig serial ata @ raid 1, ATI all in wonder 9500.
I
can fully install vista but will not fully boot, it makes it to the
windows
loading screen and reboots.

 

[Guest]

no i can't. it does the same thing. it tries to load then just reboots.

 

[Chad Harris]

Do this:

I always try to F8 to the Windows Adv Options Menu>try 3 safe modes there (I
don't use WGA) and Last Known Good>then I go to Win RE in Vista. That gives
you a choice of Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking,and Safe Mode with
Command Prompt.

You will need this reference:

How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449/en-us

The command to use for system restore at the safe mode cmd prompt is:

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

The reason for doing this is one of these choices may work, when the other
doesn't. My experience is that people do not fully try F8 when they think
or have said they have. It is that they can almost always reach Windows
Advanced Options though.

I would note an important problem seems to be emerging in Vista as more and
more people try Win RE. It does not seem to have the success rate that a
Repair Install from genuine MSFT Media does in XP, and as builds of Vista
march onto RTM, Desmond Lee (Product Manager for Win RE's) team seems to be
unable to fix this. I am not sure Mr. Sinofsky knows what this is or is
that curious to learn. I am sure Mr. Allchin does.

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

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Vista's tolerance for hardware is narrower than was XP's. I would start
troubleshooting with the hardware.

 

[Tom Ziegmann]

I would remove any unnecessary hardware and leave only the hardware you need
(i.e. video card, hard drive, dvd-rom drive) and then try re-installing. If
you can get it to boot then, try putting your other hardware back in one
piece at a time. Doing this may or may not track down if it's hardware
related or not. Also, just for fun if you have another video card, try that
to see if it maybe is your video card.

Tom Ziegmann
Microsoft Certified Professional

 

[Bernie]

I'm using the beta 2 version of vista and its a fresh copy sent from
microsoft w/ id. I'm working with a Asus p4c e-deluxe w/ p4 2.4c, dual
channel 512 non-ecc, 250 gig serial ata @ raid 1, ATI all in wonder 9500. I
can fully install vista but will not fully boot, it makes it to the windows
loading screen and reboots.

Sounds like the video driver is the culprit.

 

[Chad Harris]

Tom--

I'm not the one trying to make Vista work or boot--it's Mr. Jesus that is
the OP. I can make it work and it's ugly to watch. Your ideas are sound of
course. , but often that's not enough to get the OS fixed

CH