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douglasbaskey

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I have installed vista in safe mode when it restarted as finalization of installed then its not running. again Tried to install in safe mode. The message appeared " Windows did not completed installed, please restart . . . . I restarted , but it can not running windows, it hanged. please help me
 

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Re: Safe Mode

Hi Douglasbradley,

Welcome to Vista Forums!

I must say you have me somewhat confused. I need your help clarifying the situation with more information and by answering some questions.

How exactly did you "install" Vista from safe mode? What exactly did you do (and what exactly are you trying to do and why are you trying to do it)? I don't quite understand the situation. Could you please explain in detail exactly what you are attempting, why you are attempting it, how you are attempting it, and the situation at the moment. What are you using to do the installation (a genuine Vista Installation CD, a Recovery Disk, a Recovery Partition, or what)? What method of installation are you using? What type of installation are you trying to do? Why are you trying to do it from Safe Mode (and can you get into safe mode now or are you unable to do so any longer)?

Thanks!
 
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Re: Safe Mode

I have got Toshiba satellite A205-S4567 model from my uncle, but its doesn't run operating system and I have also got 2 Recovery Disk. Fist time I have tried with Recovery disk, doesn't work. Then I have tried many time with Vista Home premium edition which DVD are not with the Notebook. How I have did, " boot from DVD and its installing at the end its automatically restarted then screen is turn to black for long time, operating system did not start." Now I have try to get in safe mode but gives message windows did completed installation, Restart your computer. I have restarted but same. I have checked before the vista Installation, there is no any operating system. I have heard that some one tried to install the Windows XP, What can I do?
 

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Re: Safe Mode

You say the Recovery Disks don't work. What exactly happens when you try? Where and how does it fail? Does it give you any error messages (if so, what exactly word-for-word)? Are these Recovery disks from the SAME computer you are trying to fix or from another computer? Are these disks from the manufacturer or disks that you made from the Recovery partition?

When you use these recovery disks, are you booting to them or trying to run them from the system? You must boot to them to get them to work. To boot to the CD you may need to change the BIOS to make the CD-drive first in the boot sequence. To do that, wait for the screen that tells you the F key to push to access the boot menu or boot setup. Push it quickly. Make the changes, save your work, and exit. Put the CD in the drive and reboot. When prompted, push any key to boot from the CD.

I hope this helps. If not post back with more answers and we'll try to figure out what is happening. The fact that someone tried to install XP on the machine should have no impact on doing a clean installation from the Recovery Disks - so don't worry about that part.

Good luck!
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inc. MP061 Inspiron E1705
    CPU
    2.00 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64 kilobyte primary memory
    Motherboard
    Board: Dell Inc. 0YD479 Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
    Memory
    2046 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) [Di
    Sound Card
    SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (17.2"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n SB2411SJGLLRMB, rev SB4OC74P, SMART Status: Healthy
    Case
    Chassis Serial Number: 5YK95C1
    Mouse
    Logitech HID-compliant Cordless Mouse
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1958 Kbps download ; 754.8 Kbps upload
    Other Info
    Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-5540A ATA Device [CD-ROM drive] Dell AIO Printer A940 Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92 Modem 6TO4 Adapter Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter Microsoft ISATAP Adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Router Linksys / WRT54G -01
Thank you

Actually when its tried to install XP that time they broken partition also formatted the hard drive, Now I am trying to install vista but it didn't install. Vista DVD is not original its bought from shop. I have recovery 2 CD. How can I install the vista?
 

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A format from an XP installation is pretty much the same as one from a Vista installation - so that makes no difference whatsoever - but if we can, we will try to do a full format again just to be sure. This is not an issue though if the drive was not PROPERLY formatted it may be the cause of your problems. We'll deal with that as we proceed.

Is the Vista version on the DVD the same as the one on the Recovery disks or different? In fact, to be clear, what version is on the Vista DVD and what version is on the Recovery Disks (e.g., 32-bit Vista Business SP2 - I want that level of detail)? Is the Vista DVD a full installation DVD or is it an upgrade DVD and do you have the Product Key for that disk?

As far as the recovery disks go, I still need the answers to the questions about them I posted just prior to your last post. Please provide ALL the answers - even if it means you have to type a bit to do so. I need this information to give you the correct recommendations.

Thank you!
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inc. MP061 Inspiron E1705
    CPU
    2.00 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64 kilobyte primary memory
    Motherboard
    Board: Dell Inc. 0YD479 Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
    Memory
    2046 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) [Di
    Sound Card
    SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (17.2"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n SB2411SJGLLRMB, rev SB4OC74P, SMART Status: Healthy
    Case
    Chassis Serial Number: 5YK95C1
    Mouse
    Logitech HID-compliant Cordless Mouse
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1958 Kbps download ; 754.8 Kbps upload
    Other Info
    Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-5540A ATA Device [CD-ROM drive] Dell AIO Printer A940 Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92 Modem 6TO4 Adapter Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter Microsoft ISATAP Adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface Router Linksys / WRT54G -01
Thank you very for quick reply

Recovery and applications/Drivers
Satellite A200/A205 Series
Windows Vista Home premium 32-bit

Windows Vista Home premium 32-bit Full Installation DVD
Yes I have key, that is working
I have given full installation
At the end of the installation "When said
'updated installation
Finalization Installation
Restarted'
Then black screen appear for long time and hanged it
What can I do?
your help may be solve problem.
 

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