Re: Installation failure - boot configuration

Unfortunately, the proposed registry tweak did not resolve the problem for me.

Tom

"Eric" wrote:

> This is the instruction I received, which fixed the problem and now I have
> completed my upgrade:
>
> "This bug happens when partition manager is missing as upper filter for
> disk. The following steps will fix this:
>
> 1. Open
> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E 967-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} using regedit.
> 2. Confirm that UpperFilters is empty and UpperFilters.bak is present.
> 3. Rename UpperFilters.bak to UpperFilters.
> 4. Reboot and re-attempt the upgrade."
>
> Good luck
>
>
> "ko van Zeeland" wrote:
>
> > > During the Vista RC1 upgrade for a Windows XP SP2 PC, the installation
> > > failed advising "The upgrade was cancelled". Further error message
> > > stated "Windows could not update the computer's boot configuration.
> > > Installation cannot proceed".
> > >
> > > PC is a Pentium 4 HT, with a single SATA II drive. All virus and
> > > firewall programs have been disabled prior to commencing the upgrade.
> > > After trying various things I have now run out of options.
> > >
> > > Any assistance with this issue would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> >
> > That meens Vista doesn't recognize the drive after the update and cannot
> > finish.
> > You could try by setup selecting advanced and load drivers for your controller,
> > or select in the BIOS (if available) to emulate a PATA drive.
> >
> > ko van Zeeland
> >
> >
> >

I have the same problem and the fix that Eric offered didn't work either. The
only reason I am posting again is to hopefully get someone's attention to
this issue and let them know this is a problem on a lot of computers. I gave
up months ago! Hopefully, someone will eventually offer a solutions. I figure
it will get figured out next month when Vista is available to everyone. Take
care! Michael

"Tom Solar" wrote:

> Unfortunately, the proposed registry tweak did not resolve the problem for me.
>
> Tom
>
> "Eric" wrote:
>
> > This is the instruction I received, which fixed the problem and now I have
> > completed my upgrade:
> >
> > "This bug happens when partition manager is missing as upper filter for
> > disk. The following steps will fix this:
> >
> > 1. Open
> > HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E 967-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} using regedit.
> > 2. Confirm that UpperFilters is empty and UpperFilters.bak is present.
> > 3. Rename UpperFilters.bak to UpperFilters.
> > 4. Reboot and re-attempt the upgrade."
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> >
> > "ko van Zeeland" wrote:
> >
> > > > During the Vista RC1 upgrade for a Windows XP SP2 PC, the installation
> > > > failed advising "The upgrade was cancelled". Further error message
> > > > stated "Windows could not update the computer's boot configuration.
> > > > Installation cannot proceed".
> > > >
> > > > PC is a Pentium 4 HT, with a single SATA II drive. All virus and
> > > > firewall programs have been disabled prior to commencing the upgrade.
> > > > After trying various things I have now run out of options.
> > > >
> > > > Any assistance with this issue would be greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > >
> > > That meens Vista doesn't recognize the drive after the update and cannot
> > > finish.
> > > You could try by setup selecting advanced and load drivers for your controller,
> > > or select in the BIOS (if available) to emulate a PATA drive.
> > >
> > > ko van Zeeland
> > >
> > >
> > >