[philthomas]

From your description, it still sounds like a RAM issue ...... have you checked the ram you are using against the supported ram list from Gigabyte

[jimbeis462]

no i haven't checked that one yet will do now.

but if its not on the list, why does XP install and go so smoothly, but nothing else?
weird..

will post back in 10

[jimbeis462]

667 mhz
1GB Kingston KVR667D2N5/1G DS

well this is a stick that i borrowed out of a mates comp.
and its on the list, which doesn't make me happy...

cheers

[philthomas]

You mentioned trying to install from XP ..... have you tried deleting all the partitions on the drive and installing to the unallocated space ?

[Fordy]

I don't know if this could be a promising issue or not - but I have the exact same problem with Vista, won't get past "Expanding Files - 0%"

The intriguing similarity, is that I also have a P35 chipset and a Q6600... I don't see how it would affect it, but it's worth a mention, and it's an odd coincidence if nothing more!

[Fordy]

Originally Posted by philthomas

You mentioned trying to install from XP ..... have you tried deleting all the partitions on the drive and installing to the unallocated space ?

I thought space had to be partitioned and formatted before an OS could be installed?

I'll try it out now..

[Fordy]

Phil, if I wasn't worried about what my neighbours would have to say about being woken up, or what it might imply about my sexual preference, I would shout "I love you" from the rooftops

Worked a treat thanks mate.

I'll do it that way for Windows 7 as well, just to save time even if it won't have the same problem, quicker just to do it that way in the first place.

Sorry OP for coming in on your thread, but my problem was the exact same, and this sorted it, so I definatly reccommend!!

Thanks again.

[philthomas]

.... Glad it worked ok

[jimbeis462]

Originally Posted by 4D(Fordy(Ford) Ollie

Phil, if I wasn't worried about what my neighbours would have to say about being woken up, or what it might imply about my sexual preference, I would shout "I love you" from the rooftops

Well hopefully i'll be saying that in a couple of hours or so

Originally Posted by 4D(Fordy(Ford) Ollie

Sorry OP for coming in on your thread, but my problem was the exact same, and this sorted it, so I definatly reccommend!!

No worries matey, i'll give it a go soon and post back.

Phil or Fordy, do you mean that I have to go into disk management before I start installation and delete the partitions? I don't think my C drive is partitioned anyway, just the whole thing as one big partition. I'll play around a bit with it again later i suppose.

Cheers

[philthomas]

No ... not in Disk Management ...... when you install, you have the option to delete partitions.