HELP (Installing RC1, Build 5600 Failures)

> Well, hopefully you do have a backup on another drive or CD/DVD media. If so,
> I would suggest booting with the Vista RC1 disk, the you will want to select
> "advanced" or "custom" I can't remember exactly the wording.
>
> However you get to it, you want the screen where it allows you to choose a
> drive to install to, then select the additional drive options near the bottom
> and tell it to format the drive. (Data WILL be lost on that drive!)
>
> Then, procede with the install of Vista and hopefully it will complete the
> install.
>
> Maybe installing RC1 over another Beta, which was over Media center; things
> may have gotten too messed up by this point.
>
> Just my thoughts, hope you have backups of important stuff.
> Good luck.
>
> "StevenZoz" wrote:
>

> > Hey guys, I need some major help. I joined the Microsoft Customer Preview
> > Program when Beta 2 was released. I received my disk and installed it with no
> > problems over XP Media Center 2005.
> >
> > I recently received RC1 in the mail... I have tried over 10 times to install
> > it (last night being the most frustrating). Sometimes when it installs, I get
> > a blue screen after the first restart when it is expanding files. The blue
> > screen happens at 21%... It goes "windows has been shutdown to prevent damage
> > to Memory_Management" or something like that. Other times, it skips that and
> > goes completely through the entire install... but when that happens.... It
> > gets to the point where the black screen and my mouse loads and it says the
> > build at the bottom right corner... then it restarts.... I left the system
> > running over night and all day when I was at school and when I got home... it
> > was still restarting.
> >
> > I have tried everything.... system repair through the disk, safe mode, etc.
> >
> > The upgrade advisor said my system is fine and system stats are as follows:
> > 1GB of RAM, 85GB free/228 GB total Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce FX5200
> > Graphics Card with 128mb graphics memory.
> >
> > What do i do? I would really appreciate a response soon. thanks for your
> > help in advance!!

> Hey guys, I need some major help. I joined the Microsoft Customer Preview
> Program when Beta 2 was released. I received my disk and installed it with
> no
> problems over XP Media Center 2005.
>
> I recently received RC1 in the mail... I have tried over 10 times to
> install
> it (last night being the most frustrating). Sometimes when it installs, I
> get
> a blue screen after the first restart when it is expanding files. The blue
> screen happens at 21%... It goes "windows has been shutdown to prevent
> damage
> to Memory_Management" or something like that. Other times, it skips that
> and
> goes completely through the entire install... but when that happens.... It
> gets to the point where the black screen and my mouse loads and it says
> the
> build at the bottom right corner... then it restarts.... I left the system
> running over night and all day when I was at school and when I got home...
> it
> was still restarting.
>
> I have tried everything.... system repair through the disk, safe mode,
> etc.
>
> The upgrade advisor said my system is fine and system stats are as
> follows:
> 1GB of RAM, 85GB free/228 GB total Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce FX5200
> Graphics Card with 128mb graphics memory.
>
> What do i do? I would really appreciate a response soon. thanks for your
> help in advance!!

> You didn't read the instructions. You can not do a upgrade from beta 2 to
> RC-1.
> Do a clean install and enjoy it.
>
> "StevenZoz" <StevenZoz @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsB8A0F8D-1130-4FDD-92FA-DEAB78E88258@microsoft.com...

>> Hey guys, I need some major help. I joined the Microsoft Customer Preview
>> Program when Beta 2 was released. I received my disk and installed it
>> with no
>> problems over XP Media Center 2005.
>>
>> I recently received RC1 in the mail... I have tried over 10 times to
>> install
>> it (last night being the most frustrating). Sometimes when it installs, I
>> get
>> a blue screen after the first restart when it is expanding files. The
>> blue
>> screen happens at 21%... It goes "windows has been shutdown to prevent
>> damage
>> to Memory_Management" or something like that. Other times, it skips that
>> and
>> goes completely through the entire install... but when that happens....
>> It
>> gets to the point where the black screen and my mouse loads and it says
>> the
>> build at the bottom right corner... then it restarts.... I left the
>> system
>> running over night and all day when I was at school and when I got
>> home... it
>> was still restarting.
>>
>> I have tried everything.... system repair through the disk, safe mode,
>> etc.
>>
>> The upgrade advisor said my system is fine and system stats are as
>> follows:
>> 1GB of RAM, 85GB free/228 GB total Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce FX5200
>> Graphics Card with 128mb graphics memory.
>>
>> What do i do? I would really appreciate a response soon. thanks for your
>> help in advance!!

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