Khaos Kid
09-07-2008, 02:44 AM
I just finished my new build and it's my first time with a multi-core processor and pci-ex. My specs are in my sig. My issue is with loading Vista Ultimate 64. All my hardware works and is running at stock speeds; I have not tried to over-clock anything at this point. I have my rig set to boot off my DVD drive first then the HDD. I put my Vista DVD in and restart the computer. I find it odd that Vista does not ask me if I want to format or partition my HDD but then I dismiss that since Vista immediately starts loading files. When that is finished it goes to a black screen with nothing more than a green progress bar. After that it tries to launch Vista but it freezes at the Welcome screen and the messed up thing is, there is nothing but the blueish/greenish/turquois background image. There are no Windows or Vista logos, nor any other words, or menus or buttons...nothing. I can move my mouse around and turn my various keyboard locks (num lock, caps lock, etc) on and off, but that's it. If I take out my Vista DVD and then try to start up my computer with out going through the install process again, my computer just keeps asking me to insert a disk into the boot device and press any key to continue. What the hell is going on here? This is the eighth computer I have built from scratch in the past 7 years and have never had one give my any problems during the build or during the OS install, except this one. But, like I said in the beginning, this is my first time with a multi-core processor and pci-ex. This is very frustrating and any insight is much appreciated.