Still no luck installing VISTA SP1

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Harry Krause

The saga continues.

I have followed the directions to the letter, but
when this screen pops up:


http://tinyurl.com/2u7hf6



it just times out.

I also have downloaded SP1 as a big file separately, but when I invoke
it, I get a progress bar halfway across the first install screen and
then it times out.

All the files I was supposed to install before downloading or running
SP1 were successfully installed.


Is there any help available for this issue, or am I just S.O.L?


Thanks
 
Harry said:
The saga continues.

I have followed the directions to the letter, but
when this screen pops up:


http://tinyurl.com/2u7hf6



it just times out.

I also have downloaded SP1 as a big file separately, but when I invoke
it, I get a progress bar halfway across the first install screen and
then it times out.
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Times out? What error message do you get that says the install has
"timed out"?
As you proly know, it's usually dl's that time out.
All the files I was supposed to install before downloading or running
SP1 were successfully installed.


Is there any help available for this issue, or am I just S.O.L?
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I presume you've done the usual...i.e., delete all temp files and reboot
then go to updates and try again. I've installed two SP1's and they take
forever to install (the actually SP1, once you get there).
Good luck!
Frank
 
Andre said:
If it doesn't work, try again with final release.
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Yeah, thanks. There's no reason to think that will work, either.

BTW, I also have seen this error message: 0x800736B3.
But the MS knowledge base references to that one are too obscure for me.

Be nice if MS offered some real help on these issues, eh?
 
I don't have RC1 installed, but based on earlier betas I tried, there is a
Feedback link on the Desktop available for you to offer feedback.
 
Because the Beta is still in development, documentation is scarce in
in a constant state of change.

"Be nice if MS offered some real help on these issues, eh?"
Generally not expected on Beta products to those outside of the
Technical Beta.
that is one reason extreme caution should be used when attempting to
install anything Beta.
there will be more options probably including support from Microsoft
with installation issues on the final release.
 
I had to turn off every real time monitoring program running in the
background to install Vista SP1. I could not install the earlier versions of
SP1.

Remember, it is a beta and this is just the information and feedback that
the developers are looking for. I am fairly certain that they monitor these
news groups - even though they do not contribute here.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
 
Harry Krause said:
The saga continues.

I have followed the directions to the letter, but
when this screen pops up:
it just times out.

I also have downloaded SP1 as a big file separately, but when I invoke it, I get a progress
bar halfway across the first install screen and then it times out.

All the files I was supposed to install before downloading or running SP1 were successfully
installed.
Is there any help available for this issue, or am I just S.O.L?
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Disable any software that monitors in "real-time".
Like; anti-virus software, anti-spyware and other
programs that are running in the background.
Messaging programs, etc. Close them all down and
keep them from starting at Windows startup.
If you have a third party disk defrag that does
automatic defrag in the background, stop that, too.
Close *everything* that's not absolutely needed.

Since you've downloaded the complete setup exe,
you could also try installing that from Safe Mode.


-Michael
 
oh no.. dont tell me that you are installing a release candidate SP ontop of
the unfinished, unstable, slow and stupid vista?

you are dumber than I thought... and I thought that was impossible to be
dumber than I thought you were!

LOL!

Poor frank.. still thinking vista is good .. lol
 
MICHAEL said:
Disable any software that monitors in "real-time".
Like; anti-virus software, anti-spyware and other
programs that are running in the background.
Messaging programs, etc. Close them all down and
keep them from starting at Windows startup.
If you have a third party disk defrag that does
automatic defrag in the background, stop that, too.
Close *everything* that's not absolutely needed.

Since you've downloaded the complete setup exe,
you could also try installing that from Safe Mode.


-Michael
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I did what it said on the web and everything went really smoothly!
Installed fine. No issues so far, nothing noticeable different either as
yet.

Pulse
 
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