| Subject: BSOD upon Vista Home Premium Install |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |
| Date: 8/5/2008 9:41:58 PM |
| From: Romantic.101 [Email Address Protection] |
Ok, so I skimmed through a few of the forums and haven't found a thread with my proble, so I'm sorry if this is a repeat, I'm new to Vistabanter. So anyway, here's my deal. Last November I built my own computer (AMD Athlon 64X2, 2 gigs of ram 512mg video card, and a brand new 160gig SATA drive). I had installed a cracked version of Windows XP SP2, and shortly afterwards I had recieved a copy of Vista Home Premium from Microsoft (Compliments from them for testing some software, and written them a report). I installed Vista over XP and it installed smoothly, and I had not had any major problems. About 3 months ago, my power supply went out on my computer and it took my motherboard with it. I have just now gotten enough money to buy myself a new power supply (500W, my old one was 680W), and I replaced the motherboard (Same one). I started up vista and was having several complications, one of which was that Vista was looking for a floppy drive, which there wasn't one in the computer any longer. After troubleshooting I found that there was one specific way to actually get Vista to load outside of Safe Mode, and I soon found that my problem was that ALL of Vista's boot files were corrupted. I could not replace the files even through DOS (I created a start-up disk), because of Vista's security protection. So I put in Vista's DVD Rom and tried repairing Vista from the Disc... Vista couldn't repair itself, and the problem was still there. So I backed up all the files I needed on a seperate hard drive and formatted my main drive completely, with a NTSA Reccommended format, the the hard drive was is as if I had just bought it brand new. I start the installation and enter the key code and vista starts installing. After it finishes the first part, where it says Extracting files, expanding files, updating, etc... it completes that part and as soon as it gets to the Completeing installation section the computer restarts. Sometimes it goes into the window where it says Vista is starting for the first time, sometimes it goes into the routine start up screen, but either way it always goes to the Blue Screen of Death. I've tried this at least 5 different times, and once I even installed XP first and tried installing Vista from XP. The installation looked like it was working a lot better, got a little farther, but still the same outcome, BSOD. Normally I would think that maybe my 160Gig SATA drive is the problem, but Vista did install just fine before, I even tried removing my 512mg video card, although I think I did already have that card installed before I had Vista. I can't think of anything else aside from maybe my disc is faulty, but it is rather clean, I've always kept it inside the case. I'm out of ideas. Any help? -- Romantic.101 |
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| Subject: Re: BSOD upon Vista Home Premium Install |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |
| Date: 8/6/2008 3:49:39 AM |
| From: "Rick Rogers" [Email Address Protection] |
Hi, 1) Strip the system of unnecessary peripherals 2) Run a memory diagnostic (memtest86 or docmem) 3) Check motherboard timings, set to default 4) Run a lens cleaner disk in the optical drive -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Romantic.101" <Romantic.101.2deeb6f@vistabanter.com> wrote in message news:Romantic.101.2deeb6f@vistabanter.com... > > Ok, so I skimmed through a few of the forums and haven't found a thread > with my proble, so I'm sorry if this is a repeat, I'm new to > Vistabanter. So anyway, here's my deal. > > Last November I built my own computer (AMD Athlon 64X2, 2 gigs of ram > 512mg video card, and a brand new 160gig SATA drive). I had installed a > cracked version of Windows XP SP2, and shortly afterwards I had recieved > a copy of Vista Home Premium from Microsoft (Compliments from them for > testing some software, and written them a report). I installed Vista > over XP and it installed smoothly, and I had not had any major > problems. About 3 months ago, my power supply went out on my computer > and it took my motherboard with it. I have just now gotten enough money > to buy myself a new power supply (500W, my old one was 680W), and I > replaced the motherboard (Same one). > > I started up vista and was having several complications, one of which > was that Vista was looking for a floppy drive, which there wasn't one > in the computer any longer. After troubleshooting I found that there > was one specific way to actually get Vista to load outside of Safe > Mode, and I soon found that my problem was that ALL of Vista's boot > files were corrupted. I could not replace the files even through DOS (I > created a start-up disk), because of Vista's security protection. > > So I put in Vista's DVD Rom and tried repairing Vista from the Disc... > Vista couldn't repair itself, and the problem was still there. So I > backed up all the files I needed on a seperate hard drive and formatted > my main drive completely, with a NTSA Reccommended format, the the hard > drive was is as if I had just bought it brand new. > > I start the installation and enter the key code and vista starts > installing. After it finishes the first part, where it says Extracting > files, expanding files, updating, etc... it completes that part and as > soon as it gets to the Completeing installation section the computer > restarts. Sometimes it goes into the window where it says Vista is > starting for the first time, sometimes it goes into the routine start > up screen, but either way it always goes to the Blue Screen of Death. > > I've tried this at least 5 different times, and once I even installed > XP first and tried installing Vista from XP. The installation looked > like it was working a lot better, got a little farther, but still the > same outcome, BSOD. > > Normally I would think that maybe my 160Gig SATA drive is the problem, > but Vista did install just fine before, I even tried removing my 512mg > video card, although I think I did already have that card installed > before I had Vista. I can't think of anything else aside from maybe my > disc is faulty, but it is rather clean, I've always kept it inside the > case. I'm out of ideas. Any help? > > > > > -- > Romantic.101 |
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| Subject: Re: BSOD upon Vista Home Premium Install |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |
| Date: 8/6/2008 7:44:19 AM |
| From: "JW" [Email Address Protection] |
Also I suggest that you disconnect the drive with XP on in until you get Vista working again. "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message news:%23SHoqI79IHA.5872@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Hi, > > 1) Strip the system of unnecessary peripherals > 2) Run a memory diagnostic (memtest86 or docmem) > 3) Check motherboard timings, set to default > 4) Run a lens cleaner disk in the optical drive > > -- > Best of Luck, > > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org > My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com > > "Romantic.101" <Romantic.101.2deeb6f@vistabanter.com> wrote in message > news:Romantic.101.2deeb6f@vistabanter.com... >> >> Ok, so I skimmed through a few of the forums and haven't found a thread >> with my proble, so I'm sorry if this is a repeat, I'm new to >> Vistabanter. So anyway, here's my deal. >> >> Last November I built my own computer (AMD Athlon 64X2, 2 gigs of ram >> 512mg video card, and a brand new 160gig SATA drive). I had installed a >> cracked version of Windows XP SP2, and shortly afterwards I had recieved >> a copy of Vista Home Premium from Microsoft (Compliments from them for >> testing some software, and written them a report). I installed Vista >> over XP and it installed smoothly, and I had not had any major >> problems. About 3 months ago, my power supply went out on my computer >> and it took my motherboard with it. I have just now gotten enough money >> to buy myself a new power supply (500W, my old one was 680W), and I >> replaced the motherboard (Same one). >> >> I started up vista and was having several complications, one of which >> was that Vista was looking for a floppy drive, which there wasn't one >> in the computer any longer. After troubleshooting I found that there >> was one specific way to actually get Vista to load outside of Safe >> Mode, and I soon found that my problem was that ALL of Vista's boot >> files were corrupted. I could not replace the files even through DOS (I >> created a start-up disk), because of Vista's security protection. >> >> So I put in Vista's DVD Rom and tried repairing Vista from the Disc... >> Vista couldn't repair itself, and the problem was still there. So I >> backed up all the files I needed on a seperate hard drive and formatted >> my main drive completely, with a NTSA Reccommended format, the the hard >> drive was is as if I had just bought it brand new. >> >> I start the installation and enter the key code and vista starts >> installing. After it finishes the first part, where it says Extracting >> files, expanding files, updating, etc... it completes that part and as >> soon as it gets to the Completeing installation section the computer >> restarts. Sometimes it goes into the window where it says Vista is >> starting for the first time, sometimes it goes into the routine start >> up screen, but either way it always goes to the Blue Screen of Death. >> >> I've tried this at least 5 different times, and once I even installed >> XP first and tried installing Vista from XP. The installation looked >> like it was working a lot better, got a little farther, but still the >> same outcome, BSOD. >> >> Normally I would think that maybe my 160Gig SATA drive is the problem, >> but Vista did install just fine before, I even tried removing my 512mg >> video card, although I think I did already have that card installed >> before I had Vista. I can't think of anything else aside from maybe my >> disc is faulty, but it is rather clean, I've always kept it inside the >> case. I'm out of ideas. Any help? >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Romantic.101 > |
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| Subject: Re: BSOD upon Vista Home Premium Install |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |
| Date: 8/6/2008 10:38:37 AM |
| From: Romantic.101 [Email Address Protection] |
I had disconnected all my other drives as I was installing, so that part is already done. I have been trying to install on a single clean SATA drive. Also I had reset the BIOS to factory using the C-MOS to make sure that wasn't the problem. How exactly do I run a memory diagnostic? Iam good with computers, but I am still a noob. And also, the DVD Drive I am using came straight from Pioneer, this is the first time using it, do you think it would need to be cleaned? Anyway, I will try those and get back to you here. Thanks for the quick reply. -Eric -- Romantic.101 |
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| Subject: Re: BSOD upon Vista Home Premium Install |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |
| Date: 8/6/2008 2:58:19 PM |
| From: "Curious" [Email Address Protection] |
You should be checking to insure that you have the latest BIOS from your MOBO vendor not the one that was contained on the MOBO when it was built. "Romantic.101" <Romantic.101.2dfcc6d@vistabanter.com> wrote in message news:Romantic.101.2dfcc6d@vistabanter.com... > > I had disconnected all my other drives as I was installing, so that part > is already done. I have been trying to install on a single clean SATA > drive. Also I had reset the BIOS to factory using the C-MOS to make > sure that wasn't the problem. How exactly do I run a memory diagnostic? > Iam good with computers, but I am still a noob. And also, the DVD Drive > I am using came straight from Pioneer, this is the first time using it, > do you think it would need to be cleaned? > > Anyway, I will try those and get back to you here. Thanks for the quick > reply. > > -Eric > > > > > -- > Romantic.101 |
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| Subject: Re: BSOD upon Vista Home Premium Install |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |
| Date: 8/6/2008 5:01:56 PM |
| From: "Rick Rogers" [Email Address Protection] |
Hi, You may need a sata driver from the motherboard manufacturer. Memory diagnostics usually run from a bootable floppy or CD, instructions are available on the sites for both products I mentioned. http://www.memtest86.com/ http://www.simmtester.com/page/products/doc/docinfo.asp -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Romantic.101" <Romantic.101.2dfcc6d@vistabanter.com> wrote in message news:Romantic.101.2dfcc6d@vistabanter.com... > > I had disconnected all my other drives as I was installing, so that part > is already done. I have been trying to install on a single clean SATA > drive. Also I had reset the BIOS to factory using the C-MOS to make > sure that wasn't the problem. How exactly do I run a memory diagnostic? > Iam good with computers, but I am still a noob. And also, the DVD Drive > I am using came straight from Pioneer, this is the first time using it, > do you think it would need to be cleaned? > > Anyway, I will try those and get back to you here. Thanks for the quick > reply. > > -Eric > > > > > -- > Romantic.101 |
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| Subject: Re: BSOD upon Vista Home Premium Install |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |
| Date: 8/8/2008 6:39:35 PM |
| From: Romantic.101 [Email Address Protection] |
Thanks for all the help, I bought a disc repair kit, and also installed XP with service pack 2, and took out the video card and one stick of RAM and installed as many drivers as I could that May make a difference on XP, and then tried to install Vista once again, and finally it worked. I have no idea what the problem was, but anyway, thanks for the tips; I know that one of my problems was one of my sticks of RAM, as it had blue screened again after I put it back in, and then when I took it back out, the computer booted fine again. But anyway, thanks again! -Romantic.101 -- Romantic.101 |
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