Vista Install Failure

On Wed, 5 Jul 2006 12:10:02 -0700, Grazen
<Grazen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I've received a disk from Microsoft (I ordered it rather than downloaded
>given the installation problems listed here). I tried to install it on two
>computers, basically state of the art brand new dual core Dell's with more
>than enough power to run Vista. On both systems, after the install begins
>and Vista looks for updates on the internet, it states that it can't get an
>internet connection (even though it is connected). I "ignore" the updates,
>finish the install, it seems to go to the very end in each case, but on the
>final re-boot it reverses the install and goes back to XP for some reason.
>
>How broken is this version? Does anybody have any suggestions for me?

Dunno mate,

My disk has similar problems, will not install clean for love or
money. I get around it by putting a basic XP on the HDD first then
doing an upgrade install. Not ideal but it works for me, I suspect its
hardware related not the actual DVD cos I clean installed it on
another PC I was fixing for somebody without problems.

Just stick XP on first if you want to try it, dont bother activating
or downloading updates just put the basic hardware drivers in -
chipset, ethernet drivers etc (no sound or video drivers) and bung
Vista in on top as an upgrade, see if that works.

Jonah