Windows Vista Beta 2 Installation Problem

[Guest]

I have been scratching my head over this one for a few weeks now, and Im at a
complete loss.

I downloaded the iso, burned it to a dvd, no problems

Put the dvd into my drive, start the install from within windows xp, and it
accepts key and all of that, no problem

But when I try to install, it finishes unpacking the files, and reboots the
computer like normal, but when its booting, it just sits at the vista loading
screen with the status bar moving, but it never gets past that. Also, ( not
sure if its important, or supposed to be this way ) there is no windows logo
on the loading screen. Just says windows corp 2006 etc ) above the staus
bar, and I have yet to get any farther.

I did in fact run the compat. tool, and my computer is fine to run it

AMD 3200XP
2gb Ram
Asus A8n-SLI Mobo
250gb hard drive
128 mb video card nvidia

Any ideas? Suggestions?

I have also tried with a clean hd, and installed without upgrading, same
problem.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

There is no logo on that screen. Disconnect any peripherals you don't
absolutely need, especially usb. See if that helps.

 

[Guest]

I disconnected everything and it still doesnt work... any other solutions??

 

[Chad Harris]

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. Rock on Redmond Rednecks.

Obtain 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.

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