vista setup trouble (heelllpppp....)

dante1979 · Sep 2, 2005, 11:46 AM

ok here's the deal. I have a notebook (P4 3.0GHz, 768MB RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon 9100, 40GB HDD) and when I try to install Vista it takes my computer about 14 hours to pergform the setup process. I eventually end up disrupting the installation. does anyone have any idea why is that??? has anyone experienced similar problems???? please help...

Wingman69 · Sep 2, 2005, 11:31 PM

I have seen the install take several hours to do, If I recall correctly on my laptop I left it on overnight. The install will be slimmed down in beta 2 from what I've read on the newsgroups.

***craig5320*** · Sep 2, 2005, 11:56 PM

I experienced this recently, first time round I installed from within Windows x64 onto a second drive and was fine, but on re-installing from boot up, it took over 2-3 hours to complete.

As wingman said I'd set it off overnight and see how it's gone in the morning. It may install alrite. If not hang around for Beta2

dante1979 · Sep 3, 2005, 12:25 PM

wingman said it took him overnight to install vista so that's reassuring. I thought there was definetely something wrong with my notebook. I'm prepared to let vista setup for the rest of the day but is Vista really worth it? I mean aside from the new slick look and all, is Vista all that different and worthwhile???

alana.justin · Dec 26, 2005, 02:16 AM

my specs are virtually the same dante1979. what i had to do was download vmware wich is a virtual pc software like microsoft virtual pc 2004 and it worked great. you may even have the same laptop as me lol but it took for eeeeever and didnt work. i left it on over night and it didnt work. but yea, if u get vmware workstation from vmware.com it will run great.

Sep 2, 2005, 11:46 AM	#1
dante1979 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	vista setup trouble (heelllpppp....) ok here's the deal. I have a notebook (P4 3.0GHz, 768MB RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon 9100, 40GB HDD) and when I try to install Vista it takes my computer about 14 hours to pergform the setup process. I eventually end up disrupting the installation. does anyone have any idea why is that??? has anyone experienced similar problems???? please help...

Sep 2, 2005, 11:31 PM	#2
Wingman69 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	I have seen the install take several hours to do, If I recall correctly on my laptop I left it on overnight. The install will be slimmed down in beta 2 from what I've read on the newsgroups. __________________ Intel DG33TL Intel Q6700 2.66GHZ 4GB DDR2 MSI GeForce 8800GT PCI Express 512MB Antec TruePower Quattro 850W PSU 2 WD Raptor 36GB HDDS(Raid 0) 2 Western Digital 200GB HDDS(Raid 0) Windows Vista Ultimate 64

Sep 2, 2005, 11:56 PM	#3
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,579 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	I experienced this recently, first time round I installed from within Windows x64 onto a second drive and was fine, but on re-installing from boot up, it took over 2-3 hours to complete. As wingman said I'd set it off overnight and see how it's gone in the morning. It may install alrite. If not hang around for Beta2 __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

Sep 3, 2005, 12:25 PM	Thread Starter #4
dante1979 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	wingman said it took him overnight to install vista so that's reassuring. I thought there was definetely something wrong with my notebook. I'm prepared to let vista setup for the rest of the day but is Vista really worth it? I mean aside from the new slick look and all, is Vista all that different and worthwhile???

Dec 26, 2005, 02:16 AM	#5
alana.justin DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	my specs are virtually the same dante1979. what i had to do was download vmware wich is a virtual pc software like microsoft virtual pc 2004 and it worked great. you may even have the same laptop as me lol but it took for eeeeever and didnt work. i left it on over night and it didnt work. but yea, if u get vmware workstation from vmware.com it will run great.