Hi,

Just type "event viewer" into the start/search line and hit <enter>. Check
the system and application logs for clues as to what happened when it
rebooted.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
[url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/[/url]
Windows help - [url]www.rickrogers.org[/url]
My thoughts [url]http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com[/url]

"mxwade" <mxwade@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5B5557CF-889D-426D-AA6F-76E9815FAC66@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Hi Rick,
>
> Thanks for responding. On one of my many tries, I did see a blue screen
> flash very briefly before the system re-booted but it happened too fast to
> be
> able to see anything. I am new to Vista so I do not know to check the
> error
> logs. Can you help me with this?
>
> Thanks,
> Marc
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
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>> Hi,
>>
>> Is there an error message or stop error (blue screen)?
>> Are there any clues in the Event Viewer?
>> Does it happen at a point of setup in the VM where it would reboot to
>> continue?
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> [url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/[/url]
>> Windows help - [url]www.rickrogers.org[/url]
>> My thoughts [url]http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com[/url]
>>
>> "mxwade" <mxwade@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4CA6A7A1-349B-4FED-B3D9-DFE32FA5C4DF@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > My my Vista Ultimate Inspiron 1521 laptop reboots when I try to install
>> > an
>> > OS
>> > on Virtual PC. I purchased Vista Ultimate because I need to run legacy
>> > programs on a virtual instance of XP for my business. I have tried
>> > everything that I can think of to make it work with no success
>> > including
>> > the
>> > following:
>> >
>> > - Uninstall and reinstall Virtual PC 2007.
>> > - Start Vista in safe mode (I found that Virtual PC 2007 will not run
>> > in
>> > safe mode).
>> > - Turn off the firewall and try to install.
>> > - Install an older version of XP (SP1). This got further than the SP2
>> > version but still resulted in a reboot of Vista.
>> > - Install from an ISO image instead of the CD.
>> > - Tried to install Windows 2000 (same result).
>> > - Called Dell's fee-based on call at 866-497-2661. They just blew me
>> > off
>> > and
>> > said they do not support Virtual PC 2007.
>> >
>> > I have seen another post on the Dell forum where another user is having
>> > the
>> > same problem. Any help would be appreciated.
>> >
>> >[/color]
>>
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