Vista SP1 install woes

[jakkwb]

Hello all,

This machine died after installing Vista SP1. It does the following:

Regular startup, last known good startup, VGA mode all do this:

Black screen with this flashing:

!!0xc0000034 !! 250/99549 (_00000000000000 .cdf-ms).



Safe mode with networking

gets to this line and stops:

Loaded c:\windows\system32\drivers\AVGIDSEH.sys

then hard drive activity stops.



Startup repair using Vista cd yields these problem details:

StartuprepairV2
sig1 = Externalmedia
sig2 = 6.0.6000.16386.6.0.6001.18000
sig3 = 6
sig4 = 524296
sig5 = BadDriver
sig6 = BadDriver
sig7 = 0
sig8 = 3
sig9 = Wrprepair
sig10 = 10


The only restore point that is available to use is from 4-24-12, when the service pack was installed. It goes so far, then says something about writing or finalizing? files, and just sits there....I have let it go for a few hours then I turned it off.

I also tried the Microsoft 975484 which involves saving and running a script on the Windows install. The script stops and says "vbscript runtime error: activeX component cannot create object 'Microsoft.xmldom'

Help!

[Niclo Iste]

My guess was you installed avg. I did a search for the file you listed and found this link
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=252100
Sounds like what you are looking for from my point of view.

[jakkwb]

OK, I followed that link and renamed all AVG* files in that folder. Rebooted.

Normal mode still gives me the blinking !! error screen, safe mode now stops on crcdisk.sys

grrrr....

[MobilePCPhysician]

Repair install to fix.

[slgrieb]

I always like to a least run basic hardware tests, like a full hard drive diagnostic and at least a couple of passes of Memtest 86+ in this sort of situation. That's especially true since your errors seem to keep morphing. To me that suggests a strong possibility of more than a failed update. Verifying that your hardware is good might save you some time wasted with repeated attempts to reload Vista on a seriously sick computer.

[jakkwb]

Yep, good idea. I checked the memory before any of this, it checks out. I will start a thorough hd check.

[jakkwb]

Hard drive checks out fine, as does the memory...

[slgrieb]

Then I'd say that you are left with Mobile's suggestion.

[CCT]

Some MS info re -> 6.0.6000.16386.6.0.6001.18000

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...0-189188ef01e0

[jakkwb]

I cannot perform a repair install because the upgrade option is grayed out. I have tried 4 different Vista CDs, they all do the same thing.

Advice?

[jakkwb]

Wow. Usually on Monday's things go much worse.

Just for kicks, I thought I would try to run system restore from the Vista CD again (for the 5th time). There has been only one restore point each time, same as this one. I went ahead and selected it and let it do its thing. Rebooted, expecting the flashing !! error screen (for the 5th time), but this time - I GET A VISTA DESKTOP!

I am greatly surprised, but don't want to get real excited yet, it could revert at next boot up....