Cant install Vista on new drive

> Ok heres the thing..i bought a brand new drive..a seagate 160gb and windows
> vista premium.
> I plug in windows and start computer..it asks me to hit any key to boot from
> cd or dvd ..then it loads windows files
> Then the blue green screen comes up with the following:
> Copying Windows Files
> Expanding files
> Installing Features
> Completing Installation
>
> All goes well up to the Installing Features...it then says it has to
> reboot..so i let it..then it does then it comes back to the hit key to boot
> from cd or dvd and then does the whole process over again..and if at the
> second time if i dont hit any key to boot from cd ordvd..it hangs there til i
> reboot and does the same thing over and over..one continuous loop
> Anyone have any suggestion?

>i sure did..already had windows installed once on it...formatted it again to
> install win Xp pro back on and couldnt do that either.
>
> "Necronomicon" wrote:
>

>> Ok heres the thing..i bought a brand new drive..a seagate 160gb and windows
>> vista premium.
>> I plug in windows and start computer..it asks me to hit any key to boot from
>> cd or dvd ..then it loads windows files
>> Then the blue green screen comes up with the following:
>> Copying Windows Files
>> Expanding files
>> Installing Features
>> Completing Installation
>>
>> All goes well up to the Installing Features...it then says it has to
>> reboot..so i let it..then it does then it comes back to the hit key to boot
>> from cd or dvd and then does the whole process over again..and if at the
>> second time if i dont hit any key to boot from cd ordvd..it hangs there til i
>> reboot and does the same thing over and over..one continuous loop
>> Anyone have any suggestion?

> Ok heres the thing..i bought a brand new drive..a seagate 160gb and
> windows
> vista premium.
> I plug in windows and start computer..it asks me to hit any key to boot
> from
> cd or dvd ..then it loads windows files
> Then the blue green screen comes up with the following:
> Copying Windows Files
> Expanding files
> Installing Features
> Completing Installation
>
> All goes well up to the Installing Features...it then says it has to
> reboot..so i let it..then it does then it comes back to the hit key to
> boot
> from cd or dvd and then does the whole process over again..and if at the
> second time if i dont hit any key to boot from cd ordvd..it hangs there
> til i
> reboot and does the same thing over and over..one continuous loop
> Anyone have any suggestion?
>

> If you pressed a key on your keyboard the second time then that is your
> mistake.
>
> When you see that message then just do NOT press any keys, the install will
> carry on.
>
> NIK
>
> "Necronomicon" <Necronomicon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:475FAFBA-F688-41D6-842F-4F6A81566CB6@microsoft.com...

> > Ok heres the thing..i bought a brand new drive..a seagate 160gb and
> > windows
> > vista premium.
> > I plug in windows and start computer..it asks me to hit any key to boot
> > from
> > cd or dvd ..then it loads windows files
> > Then the blue green screen comes up with the following:
> > Copying Windows Files
> > Expanding files
> > Installing Features
> > Completing Installation
> >
> > All goes well up to the Installing Features...it then says it has to
> > reboot..so i let it..then it does then it comes back to the hit key to
> > boot
> > from cd or dvd and then does the whole process over again..and if at the
> > second time if i dont hit any key to boot from cd ordvd..it hangs there
> > til i
> > reboot and does the same thing over and over..one continuous loop
> > Anyone have any suggestion?
> >

>

> Yea nic i did that..the very first time i did the install i DIDNT hit any key
> to boot from cd or dvd and it just hung on that screen for an hour...
>
> "nicholas hall" wrote:
>

> > If you pressed a key on your keyboard the second time then that is your
> > mistake.
> >
> > When you see that message then just do NOT press any keys, the install will
> > carry on.
> >
> > NIK
> >
> > "Necronomicon" <Necronomicon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:475FAFBA-F688-41D6-842F-4F6A81566CB6@microsoft.com...

> > > Ok heres the thing..i bought a brand new drive..a seagate 160gb and
> > > windows
> > > vista premium.
> > > I plug in windows and start computer..it asks me to hit any key to boot
> > > from
> > > cd or dvd ..then it loads windows files
> > > Then the blue green screen comes up with the following:
> > > Copying Windows Files
> > > Expanding files
> > > Installing Features
> > > Completing Installation
> > >
> > > All goes well up to the Installing Features...it then says it has to
> > > reboot..so i let it..then it does then it comes back to the hit key to
> > > boot
> > > from cd or dvd and then does the whole process over again..and if at the
> > > second time if i dont hit any key to boot from cd ordvd..it hangs there
> > > til i
> > > reboot and does the same thing over and over..one continuous loop
> > > Anyone have any suggestion?
> > >

> >

> Ok heres the thing..i bought a brand new drive..a seagate 160gb and
> windows
> vista premium.
> I plug in windows and start computer..it asks me to hit any key to boot
> from
> cd or dvd ..then it loads windows files
> Then the blue green screen comes up with the following:
> Copying Windows Files
> Expanding files
> Installing Features
> Completing Installation
>
> All goes well up to the Installing Features...it then says it has to
> reboot..so i let it..then it does then it comes back to the hit key to
> boot
> from cd or dvd and then does the whole process over again..and if at the
> second time if i dont hit any key to boot from cd ordvd..it hangs there
> til i
> reboot and does the same thing over and over..one continuous loop
> Anyone have any suggestion?