Windows 2000 Pro to Windows Vista problem :(?

Question

I have just built a computer and after realising i couldnt install my version of Vista (as it was an upgrade) i found a copy of 2000 i could install on my empty HDD, and then upgrade to Vista. I installed 2000 fine, installed SP4 (which i had on a seperate CD) and then attempted to install my Vista Home Premium Upgrade. Everything was going fine, it had finished copying the files, and was now on the second step, unpacking or something. it got to about 20% and the comp said it needed restarting, so it restarted itself and then continued to unpack (i think thats what it was doing). All of a sudden i got a blue screen with error messages on it. The reason given at the bottom of the page was as follows:

*** STOP: 0x000000c5 (0x02288e00,0x00000002,0x00000000,0x810e8874)

I restarted my computer and it unloaded Vista and returned to 2000, i then tried again and got the same message at the same time.

Is there any drivers i could need to install on 2000 before i install Vista?

Answer 1

Ok there is a workaround with an upgrade version of Vista and have a clean version.

1. Install Vista, but do not put in product code. Follow instructions as usual. format and that stuff.

2. After install, run install from windows, this time putting in your product code.

3. You now have a clean full install of Vista.

If that doesn't work, it could be that your current system configuration can not handle Vista. I've had that situation. Got a P4 3.6 GHz processor with 2 GB of memory and 600 GB HD, but for whatever reason, Vista will not install.

Answer 2

its a fault of hardware may be your ram or HDD corrupted or it can be happen if ur data cable is damaged try vista after replacing these things one by one

Answer 3

well is it a legal copy or illegal, i had that same prob installing some versions off of torrents