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After purchasing the upgrade for Vista Ultimate it consistently fails at the "Expanding Files" with the above error code. I have tried both the source files on the IBM X60 laptop and the Upgrade Anytime Disc. I have seen many instances of this on the web, but no solutions. Thanks.... Usually when a Microsoft OS

Upgrade from Windows Vista Home Basic to Windows Vista Home Premiu
Error SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED. Enentually remastered the unit to xp. VERY disappointed. Who do I go to now for help please or compensation? -- Martin "nass" wrote: "Martin" wrote: I have tried to update my XP MCE (2005 version) to Vista Premium, but when I got as far as Expanding Files, it had to reboot.

Error Message: Windows installation could not continue becaus
Vista Ultimate Everytime i try to install vista it hangs at 0% on expanding files for about 5 minutes. Then an error message comes up telling me that it cant locate specific files. I have tried to install about 10 times now and cant seem to get it right. I have installed vista plenty of times before and never had

Replace x64 Vista installation disc
SDC S...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Forgive me, I am completely new to Vista. or I can actually get to the Windows Vista screen to install and get to the point where it is expanding the files -- when this error occurs: Windows cannot access the required file

Intallation error 0x80070003, cannot install Vista
This is one reason why an upgrade from Windows XP to Vista failes http://john. bryntze.net/jbkb/index.php?title=Vista-kb6_Upgrade_to_Vista_errors "hhcribbs" wrote: After purchasing the upgrade for Vista Ultimate it consistently fails at the "Expanding Files" with the above error code. I have tried both the source

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MTay33 microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I also tried loading the winvista 64 bit drivers for my NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI chipset. I put them on a USB thumbdrive and selected 'Load Drivers' during the beginning of the Vista install. Still no luck. Now it hangs at 13% expanding files.

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Carv.2ug...@no-mx.forums.net microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I'm doing a clean install of Windows Vista from a DVD. It installs fine through Copying files, expanding files...but it seems to instantly complete "installing features", then during "installing updates" I get this error: Windows could

Upgrade from Windows Vista Home Basic to Windows Vista Home Premiu
Andrew Fiddian-Green nn@dd microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I just tried to upgrade an XP installation to Ultimate and encountered an error in the Expanding Files phase. (Also when it went into rollback mode, that also failed and I ended up deleting the installer's temp files and fixing the MBR by

Error code 0x80070017
It sounds very much like the problem I'm experiencing: that Vista gets about 3% through expanding files (second stage of installation) and then gives up with a driver error message (after which the DVD drive is not available). if it's a known issue and there's a workaround I'd be a very happy individual.

Error Message: Windows installation could not continue becaus
Dwarf "Nayaka" wrote: 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.

Dual-Boot Issue; XP Pro ---> Vista
Malkira Malk...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I've been getting exactly the same problem as this when trying to install Vista Ultimate from an OEM disc. It stalls between 3-5% through expanding files. I've also tried upgrading from Windows XP Pro (SP2) and experienced

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I need some help as well :( "acplayer" wrote: 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. To install Windows, restart the installation.

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hotmail.com> wrote: 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: worker_thread_returned_at_bad_irql stop: 0x000000e1 (0x810070a1, 0x00000002,

Intallation error 0x80070003, cannot install Vista
Viv V...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Thanks, Mike. I have changed the HDD to be master and the DVD to be slave, However I decided to try the installation again and it seems to be working as expanding files is up to 85% and zipping through quite quickly.

Help! Unsuccessful upgrade to Vista.
Just booting off of the Vista DVD and installing a clean installation will result in the "Error Code: 0x800703E6" message. Specificly it gives me this after about 74% in the Expanding Files tab. Just wondering if anyone has had any luck besides what was listed above. My system isnt overclocked and it meets the

Error Message: Windows installation could not continue becaus
I am attempting to upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Vista Ultimate. When the installation gets to 21% "Expanding Files", the computer reboots and then starts Not wanting to reinstall all my applications and personal files, I prefer the upgrade installation, but it will not continue. There is no error message.

Error code 0x80070017
I have tried upgrading my XP installation to Vista Home Premium about a dozen times now and I have tried MANY different things. My specs are- - AMD processor - Via Motherboard (KT-880) - 2 x 512 MB RAM (PC 3200) - GeForce 5200 graphics card (I've also tried a 6800 card.) - 250 GB Hard Drive The error would seem to

d0000144 Unknown Hard Error- when expanding files during ins
Rick Rogers r...@mvps.org microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Hi, Clean the disk - seriously. I ran into this same problem, stalling at various percentages, Expanding files - no problem...Installing Features & Updates - no problem...Completing upgrade - ran into an error at 64% completion.

Intallation error 0x80070003
(150Gb IDE) C: (System) E: F: Disk 0 WINXP-SYS D: (Boot) H: VISTA-SYS I: XP_APPLICS J: VISTA_APPS Things went badly wrong when installing Vista to drive H. It ran smoothly completing expanding files, installing them etc when it went for the first reboot to run Vista for the first time, THAT was the process which

Vista won't boot anymore and I can't repair.
I'm trying to install Vista Ultimate, and when I get to the part where it's 'expanding files' I get this error at about 20%: 'Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase of installation. To install Windows restart the installation." I do what it says, restart the installation, and always get