PLEASE ADVISE - Installation taking 12 hours....

and I'm only on 19% of expanding files, disc 4.

I have a core 2, 1gig of memory, so this shouldn't be a problem.

Can anyone help me?????

TIA,

DW

Regardless of processor and memory, the system may well have a hardware
issue that Vista can't resolve.. do you have only screen, keyboard and mouse
connected?


"Desertwoman" <Desertwoman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> and I'm only on 19% of expanding files, disc 4.
>
> I have a core 2, 1gig of memory, so this shouldn't be a problem.
>
> Can anyone help me?????
>
> TIA,
>
> DW

Sounds like your CD-rom have trouble reading that disc...
//SaM

Desertwoman wrote:
> and I'm only on 19% of expanding files, disc 4.
>
> I have a core 2, 1gig of memory, so this shouldn't be a problem.
>
> Can anyone help me?????
>
> TIA,
>
> DW

"Desertwoman" <Desertwoman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C8809EA6-16DA-49CD-9303-E9EDC0507E88@microsoft.com...
> and I'm only on 19% of expanding files, disc 4.
>
> I have a core 2, 1gig of memory, so this shouldn't be a problem.
>
> Can anyone help me?????
>
> TIA,
>
> DW

This is a guess, but my impression is that failing to disable your antivirus
before beginning the installation can dramatically slow the file copy/expand
process.

Twelve hours, on the other hand...

Carmine Castiglia
http://www.infosystemspro.com
PalmOS apps for engineers and machinists

Desertwoman <Desertwoman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> and I'm only on 19% of expanding files, disc 4.
>
> I have a core 2, 1gig of memory, so this shouldn't be a problem.
>
> Can anyone help me?????

GET A MAC!

--
..

It was a CD reading problem. I got it installed today, but I think it still
took way too long.

Thanks all!

BTW, maybe some day I'll try a mac, but for now I'm so used to Windows and I
love my laptop.

"Desertwoman" wrote:

> and I'm only on 19% of expanding files, disc 4.
>
> I have a core 2, 1gig of memory, so this shouldn't be a problem.
>
> Can anyone help me?????
>
> TIA,
>
> DW

A clean install can often take less than 30 minute while an upgrade a few
hours.
Since you are using the CDs, it may be longer, but I have never used CDs for
Vista installation.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Desertwoman" <Desertwoman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> It was a CD reading problem. I got it installed today, but I think it
> still
> took way too long.
>
> Thanks all!

Get a MAC? Is that all you can come up with?


"Wegie" <here@northere.com> wrote in message
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> Desertwoman <Desertwoman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> and I'm only on 19% of expanding files, disc 4.
>>
>> I have a core 2, 1gig of memory, so this shouldn't be a problem.
>>
>> Can anyone help me?????
>
> GET A MAC!
>
> --
> .

Do you have a floppy disk drive in the system? I don't have a floppy
drive and mine ran very similar to yours until I fixed it in my BIOS...
(bios had a non-existant floppy drive enabled / setup)


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Brian_GP1200R