Re: Setup loops at "Saving settings" portion of the install (Setup will complete in Approximately 7 minutes)

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From: garytn9988 (garytn9988_at_email.msn.com)
Date: 07/25/04

  • Next message: Miha Pihler: "Re: Setup loops at "Saving settings" portion of the install (Setup will complete in Approximately 7 minutes)" 
    Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 10:19:51 -0500

    Thanks Miha,

    I left the setup at 7 minutes left around 2:00pm by the time I checked on
    the setup at 8:00pm it had fininshed. I had no idea it would take so long to
    finilize, I thought it was caught in a loop.

    Thanks

    "Miha Pihler" <miha-news@atlantis.si> wrote in message
    news:eIPK8XVcEHA.2844@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
    > Hi,
    >
    > did you run e.g. winnt32 /checkupgradeonly to see if there are any issues
    > with drivers or hardware?
    >
    > How long did you leave it at Saving settings? I _would_ leave it for few
    > hours (e.g. over night).
    >
    > Mike
    >
    > "garytn9988" <garytn9988@email.msn.com> wrote in message
    > news:euGyFTOcEHA.1568@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
    > > Problem:
    > > When installing Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition the setup seems to
    go
    > > just fine until it reaches the point of Saving settings "Setup will
    > complete
    > > in approximatley 7 minutes". Once it reachs to this point the install
    > seems
    > > to get looped. From all indications the setup still appears to be
    running
    > > because the cd rom drive still get read and the harddrive appears to be
    > > wriiten to occasionally. Also the screen setup text continues to change
    as
    > > though the setup is still working, but the setup will remain at this
    point
    > > forever until I reboot.
    > >
    > > I currently have Windows XP Pro and Windows 2000 Server loaded and
    working
    > > fine at this point but can't seem to get Windows 2003 Server Standard
    > > Edition installed. Does anybody have any clues what could be the problem
    > or
    > > where I need to look to indentify the problem?
    > >
    > > Harware Components:
    > > -Intel P4 800FSB Prescott 1MEG Cache processor
    > > -Soyo - SY-P4I865PE Plus Dragon 2 V1.0 Motherboard
    > > -Ultra 512MEG PC3200 DDR 400
    > > -P4 Ready 450watt Chasis
    > > -Seagate Ultra ATA/100 80GIG drive (Master IDE)
    > > -Quantum ATA/100 1GIG drive (Slave IDE)
    > > -Basic CD-ROM drive on the other secondary IDE interface set as Master
    > >
    > > Multi-boot setup:
    > > -Windows XP Pro installed on primary partition c: drive
    > > -Windows 2000 Server installed on E: partition
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > Thanks for any help
    > >
    > >
    > >
    >
    >

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