Microsoft Vista installing slowly on my computer....

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ki321

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This are my specs...

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 2.80ghz
Mbord MSI G31M3
2 gb of RAM Kingston ddr2
VGA Inno3d 9600GT 512mb ddr3
Onboard Sound card
CDVDRW-Samsung Speed Plus
and a 80 gb IDE Seagate hard disk...

So here is my problem when i install Windows Vista and it is on Expanding Files it takes a really long time, its suddenly stops and its takes a really long time to increase the percentage of Expanding the files...

When it's finish Expanding the files it takes about 1 hr to install and when the installation is complete the start up takes about 30 minutes to finish and open the desktop and when im in the desktop, it takes about 10 minutes to just click on something and usually it freezes or locks up and it will just continue reading.....

I have already tested the "Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor" and it said that my computer can run any Vista Version....

I wish you can help me with my problem i've been so stress just waiting for the installation of this Windows....

Thank You.....
 

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Hi ki321 and welcome to Vista Forums :party:

A few things to try:
  • Reset your BIOS to its defaults.
  • If your optical drive and HDD are on the same cable, move them to separate cables. The speed of any device on an IDE cable is always the speed of the slowest device on that cable. On the motherboard, use the primary port for the HDD and the secondary port for the optical drive.
  • If you are using 40-conductor IDE cables, change them for 80-conductor versions.
  • Make sure that you have installed the memory to take advantage of dual-channel mode.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
TO: Dwarf
Thanks for welcoming me men... appreciated it...

What do you mean by installing the memory for dual channel mode??

And there is a part of the bios where u will disable something if you are a Windows XP user right? will i enable it if I am going to use Vista???...

I didn't think of that way that IDE was the problem but i think it will work!!! THANKS MEN!!!!!!
 

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ki321 said:
TO: Dwarf
Thanks for welcoming me men... appreciated it...

What do you mean by installing the memory for dual channel mode??

And there is a part of the bios where u will disable something if you are a Windows XP user right? will i enable it if I am going to use Vista???...

I didn't think of that way that IDE was the problem but i think it will work!!! THANKS MEN!!!!!!
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Dual channel mode is installing the RAM in the right slots, if you have 4 RAM slots then your slot numbers will be like this, ascending from the CPU > 1,2,3,4. install the RAM in alternative slots for the dual channel memory to take advantage of the dual channel mode. So when your looking top down on the memory slots, so you would put your RAM into slots 1 and 3 for dual channel mode.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA, Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA, WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
Dual channel mode is installing the RAM in the right slots, if you have 4 RAM slots then your slot numbers will be like this, ascending from the CPU > 1,2,3,4. install the RAM in alternative slots for the dual channel memory to take advantage of the dual channel mode. So when your looking top down on the memory slots, so you would put your RAM into slots 1 and 3 for dual channel mode.[/quote]

Thanks men.... so ill just with the slot 1 and slot 3 is that it??? :D
 

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System One

If I had to guess, it could be a drive issue of sorts. Your DVD drive is SATA it appears. If vista is using generic drivers to drive your chipset, it could trash the transfer rate and such. I would suggest trying to flip the compatability for your IDE channels to ATA rather than AHCI if such an option presents itself in bios. If it does not or it is already enabled, I suggest you turn it back onto AHCI and try installing Vista after either slipstreaming drivers for it or puting the driver on a flash disk and telling the installer where to find it (in the partitioning stage).
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1420
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile T7500 @ 2.2Ghz
    Motherboard
    Dell Custom Intel 965 Chipset
    Memory
    2GB (2x1GB) Dual Channel DDR2 667
    Graphics card(s)
    nVidia GeForce 8400M GS 128MB DDR3 @ 400/600
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