system lockup install beginning phase 2 5308 64 bi

I am trying to install build 5308 (64-bit) on an HP m7100y (3.0 Pentium D 830) and the system hangs at the very start of Phase 2.
I have two 20-GB partitions. The first part has Windows XP MCE 2005 installed on it so I can not launch the Vista Install from this OS (64-bit Setup.Exe won't run). When I try to install from a DVD boot I get to the very beginning of Phase 2 and the system just hangs. I have read other posts about installs that may take a long time, but I left the system running for 2 hours and nothing changed. I started the install at 6:34:02 and the last entry in the SETUPACT.LOG is at 6:36:33. I rebooted the system at 8:38:00
I have reviewed the SETUPACT.LOG and found all only three warnings that are included below (the rest were labeled "Info")
2006-03-03 18:34:02, Warning [0x090010] PANTHR No working dir has been given to panther. The temp dir for modules will be unavailable. Call WdsInitialize(ReInit=TRUE) to specify a working directory
2006-03-03 18:34:02, Warning [0x090022] PANTHR Couldn't create clean panther temp dir
2006-03-03 18:36:29, Warning [0x0a002d] UI Progress data: No time estimate reported on blackboard. Key=ProgressInfo\TransferPeImage
Please let me know if the entire log file or other data would help to resolve this issue.
MJ

MJ, so many persons are encountering this issue on their systems, so its obviously Vistas fault, no specific answer has been provided why its happening. I am going to submit this for you through bug reporting system and hopefully get some direct feedback. -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"MJ" wrote in message

I am trying to install build 5308 (64-bit) on an HP m7100y (3.0 Pentium D 830) and the system hangs at the very start of Phase 2.
I have two 20-GB partitions. The first part has Windows XP MCE 2005 installed on it so I can not launch the Vista Install from this OS (64-bit Setup.Exe won't run). When I try to install from a DVD boot I get to the very beginning of Phase 2 and the system just hangs. I have read other posts about installs that may take a long time, but I left the system running for 2 hours and nothing changed. I started the install at 6:34:02 and the last entry in the SETUPACT.LOG is at 6:36:33. I rebooted the system at 8:38:00
I have reviewed the SETUPACT.LOG and found all only three warnings that are included below (the rest were labeled "Info")
2006-03-03 18:34:02, Warning [0x090010] PANTHR No working dir has been given to panther. The temp dir for modules will be unavailable. Call WdsInitialize(ReInit=TRUE) to specify a working directory
2006-03-03 18:34:02, Warning [0x090022] PANTHR Couldn't create clean panther temp dir
2006-03-03 18:36:29, Warning [0x0a002d] UI Progress data: No time estimate reported on blackboard. Key=ProgressInfo\TransferPeImage
Please let me know if the entire log file or other data would help to resolve this issue.
MJ

Thanks for the help, Andre. Let me know if you need any more information. I am going to try the 32-bit version of Vista and see if that makes any difference.
MJ
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

MJ, so many persons are encountering this issue on their systems, so its obviously Vistas fault, no specific answer has been provided why its happening. I am going to submit this for you through bug reporting system and hopefully get some direct feedback. -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"MJ" wrote in message I am trying to install build 5308 (64-bit) on an HP m7100y (3.0 Pentium D 830) and the system hangs at the very start of Phase 2.
I have two 20-GB partitions. The first part has Windows XP MCE 2005 installed on it so I can not launch the Vista Install from this OS (64-bit Setup.Exe won't run). When I try to install from a DVD boot I get to the very beginning of Phase 2 and the system just hangs. I have read other posts about installs that may take a long time, but I left the system running for 2 hours and nothing changed. I started the install at 6:34:02 and the last entry in the SETUPACT.LOG is at 6:36:33. I rebooted the system at 8:38:00
I have reviewed the SETUPACT.LOG and found all only three warnings that are included below (the rest were labeled "Info")
2006-03-03 18:34:02, Warning [0x090010] PANTHR No working dir has been given to panther. The temp dir for modules will be unavailable. Call WdsInitialize(ReInit=TRUE) to specify a working directory
2006-03-03 18:34:02, Warning [0x090022] PANTHR Couldn't create clean panther temp dir
2006-03-03 18:36:29, Warning [0x0a002d] UI Progress data: No time estimate reported on blackboard. Key=ProgressInfo\TransferPeImage
Please let me know if the entire log file or other data would help to resolve this issue.
MJ