Re: Vista Ultimate 64 does not install

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Capt,
Vista does not like running in a system where all of the memory is not matched and running at the same speed.
I suggest that you try installing with only 2GB of memory installed

"TheCapt" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:8OadnWGqM9r-PQrXnZ2dnUVZ8uqdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxx
Hi Rc

Thanks for the advice

Its not a home built pc. I got it from Mesh Computers

I will try all the connectors as you suggest but the system is running fine day to day and I have instaled other software such a photoshop cs4 etc

TheCapt


"R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uKBMJ4lJKHA.4392@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi, Capt.

That hardware should be fine. But you didn't mention your hard drives or other peripherals.

It sounds to me like Vista Setup is looking for some piece of hardware and not finding it - and taking a long time to give up looking for it. Or it takes a long time to transfer data each of the many times it needs to access that hardware again. Have you checked ALL the cables/connectors? It's a good idea to unplug everything except the bare essentials (mobo, RAM, HDD, DVD, monitor...that's about it) before rebooting. This sounds like a home-built system (like mine), so something could have come loose or been plugged into the wrong slot - or something similar. (Voice of experience!) Might even be the memory; have you tested that?

RC
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"TheCapt" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:a_GdnYdhjpkahQjXnZ2dnUVZ8kKdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxx
HI

Its only a year or so old

It has a ASUS P5N32 - SLI deluxe SE Motherboard
Intel Core 2 CPU 2.66 GHz
3 Gig RAM
Nvidia GeForce 7950 GX 2 video card

Its runs at 64 bit as Vista Ultimate tries to load. No messages saying it is not comptible.

Did try the dics in a 32 bit machine and I got a message saying it was incompatible with that computer

TheCapt



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