Vista Premium 64bit to Ultimate 64bit Upgrade Fails

[Gregg Fowler]

I have tried to upgrade a Intel Core 2 Quad 2.33GHz, with 8GB Ram and NVIDIA
GeForce GT120 three different times. One without mod, once after deleting
Flash and once after removing my other two HD's. It fails every time during
the final phase of setup. The Video Drivers have already loaded as the
display has changed. It really makes no sense to me that an upgrade from
Premium to Ultimate would fail because it couldn't set up devices. Are there
any know issues? I have made many installations, both Windows and Linux and
this just doesn't make sense. I know I could try and clean install, but I
just really don't want to go through any more aggravation. I have searched
for answers and haven't found much specific. I wish that there was an output
during installation so that a specific event could be determined that fails.
I just get the message that device(s) setup failed and the installation will
rollback. Would appreciate any input of know issues.

Thanks,
Gregg

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi Gregg,

Does the motherboard have 4 memory slots and are you using them all? If so,
try removing two of them. There is a known issue with x64, some
motherboards, and timing when all 4 slots are in use during installation.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

 

[Gregg Fowler]

Hi Gregg,

Does the motherboard have 4 memory slots and are you using them all? If
so, try removing two of them. There is a known issue with x64, some
motherboards, and timing when all 4 slots are in use during installation.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

I appreciate the information. I decided acutally to apply the upgrade to a
32bit system running XP Pro. Had an unscheduled day off today and was
"antsy" to do something. I got the upgrade as part of a good deal when I
purchased the computer, but it is the full upgrade, not anytime upgrade so I
can apply it to anything. The other system is a homebuilt Athlon 2400 with 2
gigs of Ram so it shouldn't be too bad. That will be my work machine if I
have to do VPN or Remote from home. If I have to roll back the upgrade I am
now doing, I will try pulling two memory sticks and upgrading the Vista
system. Thanks again.

Gregg