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    Vista 32bit Home Premium Clean Install Freeze

    Discussion in 'HP' started by whitebb6, Jan 8, 2009.

  1. whitebb6

    whitebb6 Notebook Enthusiast

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    why is my installation of vista freezing on the last step?
    its either freezing or taking a very long time.
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    its been at the last step for about 20 minutes so far. It did this last time i tried to do a clean install with a dell disc without knowing about installing vista on hp machine with a dell disc. but now i have used vlite and made a anytime upgrade disc and took out the tell stuff according to this tut.
    the green progress bar isn't moving either.
    any help?

    one mote thing:
    at the bottom of the screen where it says the upgrade may take several hours to complete, my screen doesn't have that.
     
    whitebb6, Jan 8, 2009
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    3D.Art Notebook Enthusiast

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    i suggest u download a msdn vista sp1 and try again, or use your disk on another computer to see whether it still like that or not
     
    3D.Art, Jan 8, 2009
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  3. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Did you make the anytime upgrade disc from the Dell disc you had using vLite?
     
    flipfire, Jan 9, 2009
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    whitebb6 Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes i did. I followed the instructions on taking out the dell things then used vlite to make my anytime upgrade disc.
     
    whitebb6, Jan 9, 2009
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    whitebb6 Notebook Enthusiast

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    what is msdn vista sp1? i know its vista service pack 1, but whats the msdn stand for?
     
    whitebb6, Jan 9, 2009
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    Microsoft devopment network, you can download the SP1 standalone patch and slipstream it into the vLite install.

    My guess is that it is because you made it from the Dell disc.
     
    flipfire, Jan 9, 2009
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    finestree Notebook Evangelist

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    MSDN means Microsoft Developer Network. Basically when he says MSDN Vista SP1 he means an offical untouched copy of SP1. :)
     
    finestree, Jan 9, 2009
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