Vista installation error

gopi159 · Sep 11, 2005, 10:24 AM

Hello all !

am running windows xp professional. when i tried to install vista i get this error once trhe system reboots and starts to install vista setup

$windows.~BT\syste32\ntoskrnl.exe could not be loaded.

any help plz.
Advance thnks

1.2 Ghz
768 MB Ram
40 GB Hardisk
Asus 9600xt
15 " TFT monitor

gopi159 · Sep 11, 2005, 10:38 AM

Should i need to have NTFS partition to install VISTA ???

micron · Sep 15, 2005, 09:16 AM

Are you installing over WinXP?

You need to install Vista on a formatted NTFS partition.

I wouldnt use it as my maine OS, you should dual boot with XP untill you get your feet wet at least....

Kombatant · Sep 15, 2005, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gopi159

Should i need to have NTFS partition to install VISTA ???

Yes, FAT32 is not currently supported.

topdoubledigit · Nov 10, 2005, 04:48 PM

mind you syste32, is wrong, isnt it? i aint got vista yet but that sure dont look right lol

atekigrl78 · Sep 26, 2006, 07:33 PM

First, I downloaded WV RC1 from the MS site. I burned iso at 4x and it worked with HomeBasic version (I chose all cuz I didn't know which one I downloaded). OS came up, it worked fine, but the VGA was not recognize - I also tried to activate it, but it didn't accept it. Message said that the Pkey did not match the windows version I had chose. Then, I looked into the vista forums and a guy told me to reinstall the OS and enter the Pkey sent by email from MS before installation.

Stup!d me that I followed the instruction and I tried to reinstall the OS. BUT NOW, I get error 0x800706F8 "windows cannot install required files. Make sure all files required for installation are available, and restart the installation." I of course did restart the installtion and it didn't work. Same error number. I tried to install without the Pkey and it keeps sending me the error. I've tried with each of the versions and nothing... However, the last error I got when I chose Ultimate - it gave me the error code 0x800703E6 instead.

I still cant figure out what the issue might've been.

Last, I downloaded the iso again and burned it at 1x - follow all of the steps and I got same error 6F8 again.

All I can think is that there must be a hardware compatibility issue (maybe with the VGA card, harddrive, dvd-rom, etc) or none of my isos work (I tested them with the cksum and they passed). What I can't understand if there was a compatibility issue, why did it work on the first try? Why the Pkey given by MS did not work with ANY of the versions?

Has any of you have so much problems with this?

Thanks for reading and any inputs.

AO

[please, can this post be moved to a new thread? I placed it here by mistake! I apologize]

atekigrl78 · Sep 27, 2006, 01:53 AM

Hey I was able to figure it out. I installed XP and installed (clean install) the VistaRC1 over. It worked fine. All drivers - even the wifi adapter & vga card.

Sep 11, 2005, 10:24 AM	#1
gopi159 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Vista installation error Hello all ! am running windows xp professional. when i tried to install vista i get this error once trhe system reboots and starts to install vista setup $windows.~BT\syste32\ntoskrnl.exe could not be loaded. any help plz. Advance thnks 1.2 Ghz 768 MB Ram 40 GB Hardisk Asus 9600xt 15 " TFT monitor

Sep 15, 2005, 09:16 AM	#3
micron DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: OKC Ok. Posts: 186 Rep Power: 0	Are you installing over WinXP? You need to install Vista on a formatted NTFS partition. I wouldnt use it as my maine OS, you should dual boot with XP untill you get your feet wet at least.... __________________ Athlon64 3000+ HIS X1900GT IceQ 3 3DMark05 - 10415

Sep 26, 2006, 07:33 PM	#6
atekigrl78 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Vista Error 0x800706F8 & 0x800703E6 First, I downloaded WV RC1 from the MS site. I burned iso at 4x and it worked with HomeBasic version (I chose all cuz I didn't know which one I downloaded). OS came up, it worked fine, but the VGA was not recognize - I also tried to activate it, but it didn't accept it. Message said that the Pkey did not match the windows version I had chose. Then, I looked into the vista forums and a guy told me to reinstall the OS and enter the Pkey sent by email from MS before installation. Stup!d me that I followed the instruction and I tried to reinstall the OS. BUT NOW, I get error 0x800706F8 "windows cannot install required files. Make sure all files required for installation are available, and restart the installation." I of course did restart the installtion and it didn't work. Same error number. I tried to install without the Pkey and it keeps sending me the error. I've tried with each of the versions and nothing... However, the last error I got when I chose Ultimate - it gave me the error code 0x800703E6 instead. I still cant figure out what the issue might've been. Last, I downloaded the iso again and burned it at 1x - follow all of the steps and I got same error 6F8 again. All I can think is that there must be a hardware compatibility issue (maybe with the VGA card, harddrive, dvd-rom, etc) or none of my isos work (I tested them with the cksum and they passed). What I can't understand if there was a compatibility issue, why did it work on the first try? Why the Pkey given by MS did not work with ANY of the versions? Has any of you have so much problems with this? Thanks for reading and any inputs. AO [please, can this post be moved to a new thread? I placed it here by mistake! I apologize] Last edited by atekigrl78; Sep 26, 2006 at 07:36 PM. Reason: Placed post on wrong thread.

Sep 11, 2005, 10:38 AM	Thread Starter #2
gopi159 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Should i need to have NTFS partition to install VISTA ???

Nov 10, 2005, 04:48 PM	#5
topdoubledigit DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	mind you syste32, is wrong, isnt it? i aint got vista yet but that sure dont look right lol

Sep 27, 2006, 01:53 AM	#7
atekigrl78 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hey I was able to figure it out. I installed XP and installed (clean install) the VistaRC1 over. It worked fine. All drivers - even the wifi adapter & vga card.