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    Vista ultimate install fails????

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ps2cho, Jul 18, 2008.

  1. ps2cho

    ps2cho Notebook Evangelist

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    I decided to reformat and install Vista Ultimate 32bit on my Inspiron...

    ...but I just get a BSOD after the unpacking has finished and the system reboots and windows begins to load.

    I don't understand why???

    Any ideas?

    *I have ran memtest86 and the RAM is fine*
     
    ps2cho, Jul 18, 2008
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  2. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Is it an OEM disc (with drivers included)?
     
    Bog, Jul 18, 2008
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  3. AegisDrgn

    AegisDrgn Notebook Enthusiast

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    use chkdisk (it's one of the tools in available in Vista repair tools accessable at bootup but before you install Vista) to check for corruption or bad sectors on your harddrive.
     
    AegisDrgn, Jul 18, 2008
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  4. ps2cho

    ps2cho Notebook Evangelist

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    Did Dell include an OEM installation CD? I can only find a driver CD??

    I just tried a different Vista DVD I had and it is doing the same thing.

    I don't understand why it won't boot???

    Ok I'll run it right now.
     
    ps2cho, Jul 19, 2008
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  5. ps2cho

    ps2cho Notebook Evangelist

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    CHDSK came up fine. Found no errors.
     
    ps2cho, Jul 19, 2008
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    thats funny, a similar thing happened to me. I bought a student copy of windows vista ultimate for 12$, and i installed it, and it would do as you said. But when i manually turned off the computer (very risky, but i foolishly did) it loaded vista perfectly when i rebooted it.
     
    j89, Jul 19, 2008
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  7. AegisDrgn

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    Hmmm you mean you manually powered down when it said it was going to automatically restart?
     
    AegisDrgn, Jul 19, 2008
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  8. swarmer

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    Does the disc include SP1? If not, then install SP1... it may fix the BSODs.

    If not, then press F8 at bootup and boot into Safe Mode, and update some drivers... might help.

    If none of that works, then try reinstalling again I guess.
     
    swarmer, Jul 19, 2008
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  9. AegisDrgn

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    Vista doesn't finish the installation - during the second part of the installation where it has to reboot - it BSODs during reboot. But that is something you could try. ps2cho, if you can, find a Vista installation disc that has SP1 slipstreamed into it already.
     
    AegisDrgn, Jul 19, 2008
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  10. chelet

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    Isn't that what happens when you don't include the SATA drivers during the install?
     
    chelet, Jul 19, 2008
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  11. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Thats not a problem in Vista, it's included.
    Besides, XP just doesnt detect the he HDD.
     
    Thomas, Jul 19, 2008
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