Windows Vista installation problem

I've tried to install windows Vista home Premium like 4 or 5 times.. But
everytime when it gets finished Gathering files I get an error message!

"Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next ohase of
installation. To install windows restart the installation"

That is as far as i can get.. What should i do! I've search online for
answers but not luck yet!

I have a Sony Vaio VGC-RA820G
p4 3.2 Ghz
200 GB hard drive with 51 GB free
1GB Ram

I had somewhat of the same problem and I call Microsoft and they told me to
uninstall my anti-virus software and any dvd burning software I had on my
computer and after I did that and restarted my CPU and retried to install
Vista and it worked perfectly.

"Kevin Langston" wrote:

> I've tried to install windows Vista home Premium like 4 or 5 times.. But
> everytime when it gets finished Gathering files I get an error message!
>
> "Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next ohase of
> installation. To install windows restart the installation"
>
> That is as far as i can get.. What should i do! I've search online for
> answers but not luck yet!
>
> I have a Sony Vaio VGC-RA820G
> p4 3.2 Ghz
> 200 GB hard drive with 51 GB free
> 1GB Ram
>

Is this an upgrade version you are using?

Run the Upgrade Advisor to check for possible software/hardware
compatibility issues?

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...r/default.mspx

Disable any anti virus software and any third party firewalls on the system?

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

"Kevin Langston" <Kevin Langston@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:445695B0-CEB6-4799-8EEB-6F816F1DF186@microsoft.com...
> I've tried to install windows Vista home Premium like 4 or 5 times.. But
> everytime when it gets finished Gathering files I get an error message!
>
> "Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next ohase of
> installation. To install windows restart the installation"
>
> That is as far as i can get.. What should i do! I've search online for
> answers but not luck yet!
>
> I have a Sony Vaio VGC-RA820G
> p4 3.2 Ghz
> 200 GB hard drive with 51 GB free
> 1GB Ram
>