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05.11.2008 at 10:33PM PDT, ID: 23393726
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Installation resarts unexpectedly durning "Completing Installation"

Asked by kmcbrearty in Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, Windows 64-bit

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I have been running vista on my computer for probably about 12 months now.  Lately I have been having some issues as the result of some programs that my wife installed so I figured I would just reinstall Windows no big deal.  I have spent a good portion of the day trying to get this to work.

Everytime I try to install it it gets to be about 65-70 percent complete and unexpectedly reboots.  After rebooting it no longer recognizes my hard drive until I disconnect and reconnect the SATA cable.  I haven't made very many changes since I originally installed the operating system.  I added another 2GB of RAM for a total of 3GB and added a DVD burner.  

I stumbled upon an article which suggested I used DBAN but it was going to take 2-3 days to run.  Instead I ended up using a program called Kill Disk which I figured would do a good enough job.  Nothing I have tried has been successful.  My last attempt for tonight I have disconnected all of my USB devices except my Wireless Keyboard and Mouse.  I am still trying to run the install and will see if it fails but I am not too hopefull that it will be successful.

Can anyone give me any insight as to why I am experiencing problems.Start Free Trial
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