Hi Alec,

First, if you have a 32-bit disk, try using it for install. This will let
you know if it is a problem with a device driver in 64-bit mode. Also, you
can try installing XP or a 'nix image. If they all fail, then it's likely
either damaged hardware or a misconfiguration.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Alec Morris" <Alec Morris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> After building my new computer, I have spent an entire day trying to
> install
> Vista Home 64bit.
>
> It appears to install fine, but when it restarts, it boots windows, and
> then
> restarts again repeatedly. I have tried re-installing it, and using
> startup
> repair as suggested by the software, but this does not work. (This is from
> a
> clean install, not an upgrade). The diagnostic states simply that the
> route
> cause is 'Failure while setup is in progress'
>
> The closest I found was that Kernel32.dll was missing on one of the
> attempts, but other than that, I do not know what is going wrong, or what
> to
> do about it.
>
> Can anybody help, or have I just got a bad install disk?