Vista will not install

[Joseph Macari]

Earlier tonight I tried install with just graphic card (mouse, keyboard,
monityor)...no luck. Flashed latest bios from Tyan site (same version
that's on it now; the reflashed one is later date, but same ver #). Still
same results. Plugged in an almost new DVD drive from recent build (that
runs Vista 64)-same results. Swapped memory; tried alternating banks, ran
with just 1GB....same results....This MB just doesn't like Vista!!!

It is a server board (I wanted the PCI-X slot for SCSI drives), but as I
stated above, it has run XP flawlessly 24/7 for over a year now. I do have
another machine running Vista 64 (with Office 2007), but I wanted to set
this Tyan up with Vista 64 and then put Office 2003 on it for testing
purposes (I do Access development).

I may give Tyan a call on Monday.

 

[Joseph Macari]

I have been trying to install Vista 64 on a Tyan K8SH/Opteron with 4GB ram,
Fujitsu SCSI drive/LSIU320 controller. XPsp3 has been on the box previously
(running flawlessly-have saved it in on another scsi ). The Vista DVD disc
was originally downloaded from TechNet (I have used this DVD for several
other test installs without any problems).
I keep getting the problem with the install at the same point in the file
expanding process (28%)..." windows cannot install required files...Error
Code 0x8007045d". After much searching, no definitive answer has been
found. I have burned the ISO to other DVD's, rewritable DVD's (at different
burn speeds)...checked to make sure DVD drive has latest firmware, removed
memory, changes in BIOS, etc., on and on with the same exact results
(install fails at expanding files-28%). I tried a Vista 32 install with
similar results. I keep thinking this a hardware problem (likely the DVD
drive??), but can't pinpoint it. Any help would be appreciated.

-Joe

 

[MP Descartes]

I have been trying to install Vista 64 on a Tyan K8SH/Opteron with 4GB ram,
Fujitsu SCSI drive/LSIU320 controller. XPsp3 has been on the box previously
(running flawlessly-have saved it in on another scsi ). The Vista DVD disc
was originally downloaded from TechNet (I have used this DVD for several
other test installs without any problems).
I keep getting the problem with the install at the same point in the file
expanding process (28%)..." windows cannot install required files...Error
Code 0x8007045d". After much searching, no definitive answer has been
found.

Just for the heck of it, try it after removing half of your RAM.

 

[Joseph Macari]

I tried that several times (with only 2 GB instead of 4); I just tried
dropping down to 1 stick (1GB)...same exact results, i.e., at 28% of
expanding files process, DVD drive light ceases activity, the box sits still
for 8-10 minutes, then install process stops with same message, ..." windows
cannot install required files, etc...Error Code 0x8007045d".

There is some hardware glitch with this Tyan MB that prevents either flavor
of Vista (32bit or 64 bit) to be installed.

When I ran Vista Upgrade Advisor from XP, no problems were detected....and
that was with all peripherals attached....I keep thinking maybe its the ISO
but it has worked with several other boxes without any problems.

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Check for an updated BIOS for the motherboard, and if you're overclocked
anywhere reset it to defaults.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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

 

[Joseph Macari]

The MB's last released BIOS was dated 8/23/06; the one on it is same
version, but released 10 days earlier...don't know if that will make a
difference...may try one on the Tyan website. The board has never been
overclocked, in fact, there is no capability to do it in the BIOS.

 

[Curious]

DVD-RW disks are often only readable on the drive they are made on or on a
another DVD drive from the same manufacturer as they are made on. I suggest
that you try a non rewritable DVD install image.

 

[John Barnes]

Back to basics. Disconnect any devices you do not NEED to install vista.
Especially USB.

 

[Joseph Macari]

The original ISO I burned was on this particular drive when Vista originally
was available on the TechNet site; it was written to a DVD+R. I have tried
several diiferent flavors of DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RW, etc. As I stated
earlier, the original ISO has worked flawlessly in several diffrent installs
on several different boxes. Sorry, guys, but I can't figure out much else
to do short of purchasing a retail version of the disk (but I'm pretty sure
that will fail also).

 

[Mick Murphy]

Try buring that ISO image again with this Burner.

http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

 

[Joe Morris]

I have been trying to install Vista 64 on a Tyan K8SH/Opteron with
4GB ram, Fujitsu SCSI drive/LSIU320 controller. XPsp3 has been
on the box previously (running flawlessly-have saved it in on
another scsi ). The Vista DVD disc was originally downloaded
from TechNet (I have used this DVD for several other test installs
without any problems).

I keep getting the problem with the install at the same point in the
file expanding process (28%)..." windows cannot install required
files...Error Code 0x8007045d". After much searching, no
definitive answer has been found.

There's a known problem that several people (including yours truly)
encountered when Vista was still in beta: it appears that during the initial
file expansion process the WinPE kernel has only limited error recovery
capability for optical media, and can have problems reading a marginal disk
that can be read without problems on full Windows systems. (The symptom was
also a stop at the same place in the expansion step even with different
disks.)

The workaround was to duplicate the failing disk, but record the
next-generation copy at the slowest speed offered by the mastering software
(and remember to label the slow-burn disks!).

The problem could also be that the drive that burned your working copy, or
the drive in your Tyan, or both are out of spec and are incapable of reading
the sectors on the disk. At some point you might consider swapping the
optical drive in the Tyan box with another drive and see if that fixes the
problem.

Of course, the problem might be something else, but your description sounds
like it's the same one seen earlier.

Joe Morris

 

[JOCKCON]

I have the same problem installing Vista Home Premium,Using an original 32
bit dvd.
on an Acer 9300 laptop.The error code is the same.I had a feeling it has
something to do with the Sata 120GB on NVIDIA MCP51 HDD. Itried installing
Controller and Drivers for the HDD but it kept saying drivers not found.I am
now stuck with no operating system on a laptop 1 year old.any help would be
appreciated.
JOCKCON.