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Old November 27th 06, 11:18 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Brian Adams
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Default A Disk Read Error Occurred Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to Reboot

I have burned the final Vista ISO image from my MSDN Subscriber Downloads and
installed it. I have tried XP Upgrades and clean installs on several
different drives. It appears to install/upgrade successfully each time.
When it does the initial reboot I get the error: "A disk read error occurred
press ctrl-alt-del to reboot" every time. What are the BIOS requirements for
Vista? Is it possible my machine is too old? I have a Dell Dimension XPS
T800r. I have downloaded and installed the latest BIOS (A11) from Dell's
site and still no dice. My machine [barely] passes the Vista Upgrade Advisor
tests (800MHz, 768MB RAM, GeForce 5500 FX).