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23-Sep-2007, 07:42 PM #1
XP to Vista Ultimate Upgrade
About 2 hours ago I started the Vista Ultimate Upgrade from my previous XP Home, and all was going dandy until I hit the 'completing upgrade' part. I hit about 58% and then it went for the normal restart but nothing happened, it just kept on restarting again and again. I tried messing with the BIOS and making it boot from the CD or HDD and apparently my keyboard doesn't load when my computer is starting. This poses quite a problem, as I can't boot from the CD (Answer to my initial dual-boot situation, as I couldn't access partition utility, but decided to go for it and just fully upgrade). So now I'm stuck in some wicked loop of constant restarts, and I have no idea what else to do, I've tried to enter the 'Easy Boot Sequence' deal where I can choose CD/HDD/Removable, but since my keyboard doesn't work on boot, I am now frozen and must again restart. I tried another USB keyboard that didn't work, and also tried my old Dell PS/2 keyboard, which also didn't work. Is there any way to fix this at all myself, or do I need to get a new keyboard or something?
Please help!

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23-Sep-2007, 08:47 PM #2
Try bringing it in to a service center for repairs. I've upgraded from XP Home SP2 to Vista Ultimate twice and I've yet to experience that.
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23-Sep-2007, 09:03 PM #3
Yeah, nevermind, I just needed to reset the CMOS and use a PS/2 keyboard that *wasn't* broken..
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23-Sep-2007, 11:49 PM #4
Okay, so now it's making some wierd beeping noise whenever I hit 'Enter,' such as when I I.M. someone (or them to me) in AIM, and when I hit enter on some window...

Any suggestions as to make it stop?
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06-Feb-2008, 07:38 PM #5
I had the same thing happen to me. I was running 4gb memory I pulled 2gb and tryed again and it worked. once loaded I replace the memory and have had no trouble running a duel boot with xp pro and VISTA ultimate.
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