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Old 03-07-2007, 01:00 AM
mIc
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Re: an't finish Home premium upgrade, black screen

How do I select to boot up in VGA mode? I didn't see anything in my BIOS or
in the boot menu.

"CanaKiwi" wrote:
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> will the install continue if you select VGA mode?
>
> "mIc" <mIc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6A29BD80-A82A-4EA3-9A84-BE6898BC6A5F@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> >I tried saving the new vista drivers to both a cd and my hard drive. If I
> > put into safe mode, it kicks me out saying that it cannot finish the
> > installation in safe mode. I tried accessing the drivers from the DOS
> > prompt
> > in repair installation on the vista disk but recieved an error message
> > when I
> > ran that too. On the 32 bit install it would load the setup before giving
> > an
> > error, with the 64 bit install it says "The system cannot execute the
> > specified program". Thanks for the idea though, thats what I thought of
> > when
> > I first saw the error.
> >
> > "CanaKiwi" wrote:
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> >> You need to install the drivers once VIsta is installed. Download them
> >> to a
> >> location that you have access to or a CD etc.
> >>
> >> Restart computer and when it is booting up hit F8 and boot into safe
> >> mode.
> >> Once it has booted install the new XP Video Drivers from NVidia.
> >>
> >>
> >> "mIc" <mIc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:9DC6F129-B928-45ED-896F-0AC7CD14CB95@microsoft.com...
> >> > I've tried several different times to install vista home premium
> >> > upgrade
> >> > from
> >> > winXP home. It says before install that there might be problems with
> >> > my
> >> > nVidia drivers but I've updated them completely from the nVidia
> >> > website.
> >> > Each time the installation goes fine until after the screen where it
> >> > says
> >> > vista is loading for the first time, then my monitor goes black like it
> >> > is
> >> > getting no output at all. I read a post saying to be patient and it
> >> > will
> >> > work itself out, and that didn't work, it rebooted a once and
> >> > eventually
> >> > went
> >> > to sleep after being on for a long period of time. It looks as though
> >> > I'm
> >> > not the only one have nVidia problems with vista but I should at least
> >> > be
> >> > able to load it. I am running an MSI NS6600-TD128E which is part of
> >> > the
> >> > nVidia Geforce 6600 series.
> >>
> >>
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Old 03-07-2007, 01:00 AM