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Mosco Mo...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I have 2 hard drives and 3 partitions and want to install vista on one and keep XP on my other two. When I install vista via XP it gets through it ok but then it bums out after its done Expanding files, and gives this error:

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But during installation it errors out at 93% during "Expanding files." Windows cannot install the required fiels. Make sure all files required for installation are available, Error code: 0x80070020 I've seen this error in some forums, but mostly having to do with windows updates, not Vista installations.

Errors during new Vista install - BSOD, Error Codes and other erro
Richard G. Harper rghar...@email.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Have you checked for damage to the DVD and/or cleaned the drive that Installation starts successfully then when it gets to expanding files the first 1% takes about 15 minutes, the next 1% over 30 minutes and I get this

Vista wont boot with 2x 512 Ram modules
bill b...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup did you try a clean install? Read in another post that you can ony do a clean install with I ruled that out because I mounted a friend's ISO into daemon tools and received the same exact error, failure at Expanding Files at 21%.

Error code 0x80070017
I am upgrading from Windows XP (SP2) to Vista Business Edition. During upgrade process at Expanding files stage I am getting this error “Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into next phase of installation. To install Windows, restart the installation”. There is no Hardware issues.

XP MCE to Vista Upgrade Failure at Phase 2:
DUMKE DU...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I've got the same problem on Vista Ultimate. I try to install it parallel to my XP Sp2 on disk D:. After extracting 100% files it stops after reboot during "expanding files" at about 20%-31% (it's different try by try) with same

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... Some things I noticed as I was installing Vista. My computer didn't reboot until expanding files reached the 28 percent mark. discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: Congrats totallygreen, you guys seem to be lucky, because at least your Vista does boot and produces some sort of error message.

d0000144 Unknown Hard Error- when expanding files during ins
After several hours yesterday of expanding files it was only 22% done. Came back this morning and it said the machine was rebooted and Install had to start over. If I just let it reboot I get the win startup progress bar for a bit, blank screen for 20+ minutes and come up with the same error saying that I need to

Windows installation canceled
acplayer acpla...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup When trying to upgrade to Vista from XP Pro, as soon as I get to "Expanding files" at around 30ish percent, I get this error message: "Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase of installation.

Blue Screen Error Message When Installing Window Vista Ultimate
laj54806 laj54...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I purchased the upgraded version of Vista Home Premium. begins to work through the following stages: Copying Windows Files Gathering Files However, when it reaches expanding files, it stops and I get an error message

Upgrading From Home Premium to Ultimate Problem
JW nos...@no.spam microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I have the same MOBO and have had not trouble with any of prerelease versions of VISTA and with the latest BIOS. screen opens and it goes through the Copying Windows Files, Expanding Files, Installing Features, and Installing Updates.

problem with upgrading
chukra chu...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup hello while upgrading from xp to vista i encountered an error message. while expanding files the first 21% went fine. after the restart i get the following error message anywhere from 40% to 52% the error causes the upgrade to

BTOA Format anyone?
Dave donotre...@thisfakeaddress.com microsoft public windows vista general I just attempted to install Vista Business x64 on my spare partition. In the 'expanding files' phase it stayed at 0% for a few minutes, then came up with an error with something to do about the source folder. I gave the disc a clean and it

vista install error, 0x80070003
I got the same error again on restart. I've read before the first guide that you posted and I feel like I've done exactly what it says to do. One strange thing I've noticed is during install it acts like it already has all of the install files ready. It goes to the "expanding files" stage after only a few seconds.

Replace x64 Vista installation disc
Terry te...@newsgroup.nospam microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I'm having problems installing Vista Ultimate and I'm stumped as to what to try next. Any suggestions would be screen opens and it goes through the Copying Windows Files, Expanding Files, Installing Features, and Installing Updates.

Error Message: Windows installation could not continue because...
This time I didn't even get the message "Disk read error". No message at all. Just a prompt that I had to press any key to boot from Cd/DVD. Maybe different versions of Vista reboot at different stages of expanding files. Maybe someone else who has installed one of the other versions can chime in on at exactly

Upgrading Xp MCE to Vista Home Permium
Don don195...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup tlhami wrote: During the upgrade from WinXP MCE 2005 to Windows Vista Ultimate(upgrade version), at 22% during the expanding of files, the computer restarts and I get a blue screen with the following error message:

Installation - Expanding files 21%
"Darrell Gorter[MSFT]" Darre...@online.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Hello What is in the setupact.log file? This message occurs after "copying files". It occurs in the third part of the installation (cannot remember--I think it is the "expanding files" part--the part right

Error code 0x80070017
Maybe different versions of Vista reboot at different stages of expanding files. Maybe someone else who has installed one of the other versions can discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: Congrats totallygreen, you guys seem to be lucky, because at least your Vista does boot and produces some sort of error message.

Blue Screen Error Message When Installing Window Vista Ultimate
caperns cape...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup try copying the installation dvd disk to your hard drive. then run begins to work through the following stages: Copying Windows Files Gathering Files However, when it reaches expanding files, it stops and I get an error