The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Vista install split-second-BSOD on first boot, restart loop.

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by GloStiX, Aug 3, 2007.

  1. GloStiX

    GloStiX Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    422
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Basically, I installed Vista Ultimate that I bought before I got my 1520, and on the first boot after install (installs perfectly fine) it will flash blue for a millisecond (can't even see the blue screen error or anything--it goes by TOO fast) and the screen dims black for a while. Then it restarts, and this loops...

    Any clues? Original Vista installation worked fine, as does XP SP2.

    EDIT: I have used that same disc to install on my HP dv6500t laptop and my custom-built desktop. No problems, not scratched/dirty, etc.
     
    GloStiX, Aug 3, 2007
    #1
  2. DoubleBlack

    DoubleBlack Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    70
    Messages:
    1,086
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    DoubleBlack, Aug 3, 2007
    #2