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I started yesterday to do a clean install and with help from Ken and Gordon

obtained detailed instructions of the process.

 

I manage to get into the installation as far as Windows "installing Devices"

and it stops at about 65%. I've done this twice and waited an hour although

the screen has indicted "Setup will complete in approximantly:33 minutes" and

stayed there for some 40 minutes .

 

Am I just being impatient and shoud wait even longer. or should I remove

some of the hardware like the graphics card and install it later after the

Windows installation is complete?

 

Thanks

Iain T

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    Take a look at this Knowledge Base Article:

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828267

     

    "Thomi" <Thomi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    news:03627CFC-116F-4236-B26A-E320B3DC1D98@microsoft.com...

    >I started yesterday to do a clean install and with help from Ken and Gordon

    > obtained detailed instructions of the process.

    >

    > I manage to get into the installation as far as Windows "installing

    > Devices"

    > and it stops at about 65%. I've done this twice and waited an hour

    > although

    > the screen has indicted "Setup will complete in approximantly:33 minutes"

    > and

    > stayed there for some 40 minutes .

    >

    > Am I just being impatient and shoud wait even longer. or should I remove

    > some of the hardware like the graphics card and install it later after the

    > Windows installation is complete?

    >

    > Thanks

    > Iain T

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    Thanks, I'll go have a try at that procedure.

    Iain

     

    "R. McCarty" wrote:

    > Take a look at this Knowledge Base Article:

    > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828267

    >

    > "Thomi" <Thomi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    > news:03627CFC-116F-4236-B26A-E320B3DC1D98@microsoft.com...

    > >I started yesterday to do a clean install and with help from Ken and Gordon

    > > obtained detailed instructions of the process.

    > >

    > > I manage to get into the installation as far as Windows "installing

    > > Devices"

    > > and it stops at about 65%. I've done this twice and waited an hour

    > > although

    > > the screen has indicted "Setup will complete in approximantly:33 minutes"

    > > and

    > > stayed there for some 40 minutes .

    > >

    > > Am I just being impatient and shoud wait even longer. or should I remove

    > > some of the hardware like the graphics card and install it later after the

    > > Windows installation is complete?

    > >

    > > Thanks

    > > Iain T

    >

    >

    >

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    Thanks very much the link to the knowledge base gave me th info I needed to

    get through the basic installation and I'm now doing all the updates. Very

    much appreciated. Not sure how to indicate that my question is answered and

    completed.

     

    Iain T

     

    "Thomi" wrote:

    > Thanks, I'll go have a try at that procedure.

    > Iain

    >

    > "R. McCarty" wrote:

    >

    > > Take a look at this Knowledge Base Article:

    > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828267

    > >

    > > "Thomi" <Thomi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    > > news:03627CFC-116F-4236-B26A-E320B3DC1D98@microsoft.com...

    > > >I started yesterday to do a clean install and with help from Ken and Gordon

    > > > obtained detailed instructions of the process.

    > > >

    > > > I manage to get into the installation as far as Windows "installing

    > > > Devices"

    > > > and it stops at about 65%. I've done this twice and waited an hour

    > > > although

    > > > the screen has indicted "Setup will complete in approximantly:33 minutes"

    > > > and

    > > > stayed there for some 40 minutes .

    > > >

    > > > Am I just being impatient and shoud wait even longer. or should I remove

    > > > some of the hardware like the graphics card and install it later after the

    > > > Windows installation is complete?

    > > >

    > > > Thanks

    > > > Iain T

    > >

    > >

    > >

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    Just posting back with your progress/results does it.

     

    "Thomi" <Thomi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    news:D97BE0B4-CD78-40B5-AB42-8AA0A078EC5A@microsoft.com...

    > Thanks very much the link to the knowledge base gave me th info I needed

    > to

    > get through the basic installation and I'm now doing all the updates.

    > Very

    > much appreciated. Not sure how to indicate that my question is answered

    > and

    > completed.

    >

    > Iain T

    >

    > "Thomi" wrote:

    >

    >> Thanks, I'll go have a try at that procedure.

    >> Iain

    >>

    >> "R. McCarty" wrote:

    >>

    >> > Take a look at this Knowledge Base Article:

    >> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828267

    >> >

    >> > "Thomi" <Thomi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    >> > news:03627CFC-116F-4236-B26A-E320B3DC1D98@microsoft.com...

    >> > >I started yesterday to do a clean install and with help from Ken and

    >> > >Gordon

    >> > > obtained detailed instructions of the process.

    >> > >

    >> > > I manage to get into the installation as far as Windows "installing

    >> > > Devices"

    >> > > and it stops at about 65%. I've done this twice and waited an hour

    >> > > although

    >> > > the screen has indicted "Setup will complete in approximantly:33

    >> > > minutes"

    >> > > and

    >> > > stayed there for some 40 minutes .

    >> > >

    >> > > Am I just being impatient and shoud wait even longer. or should I

    >> > > remove

    >> > > some of the hardware like the graphics card and install it later

    >> > > after the

    >> > > Windows installation is complete?

    >> > >

    >> > > Thanks

    >> > > Iain T

    >> >

    >> >

    >> >

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    =?Utf-8?B?VGhvbWk=?= wrote:

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    > I manage to get into the installation as far as Windows "installing Devices"

    > and it stops at about 65%. I've done this twice and waited an hour although

    > the screen has indicted "Setup will complete in approximantly:33 minutes" and

    > stayed there for some 40 minutes .

     

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