RC1 installed OK on this machine but had a note to update Linksys NIC card
driver with ? in Device Mgr. When I did a clean install with RC2 - several
attempts all froze after reaching the Completing Installation step - I let it
sit for 6 hours and but did not budge. After removing the Linksys NIC and
reinstalling it came right up. I then downloaded and installed the Linksys
updated driver, shut down, installed NIC, restarted - came right up.

RC2 runs much better than RC1 and seems significantly better.

I would suggest that folks remove all unneccessary plug-ins (PCI cards)
before installing RC2, then add hardware 1 at a time until all are up and
clean in Device Manager.

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Now, the RC2 install, I will say, took a little longer than RC1. I can only
imagine it has to do with the addition of different programs and scripts for
bug repairs. "Completing Installation" took the longest of all to complete. I
would venture to say it took almost 20 minutes at that stage. I don't think
it was a hang-up though, because after it had time to "process" itself, it
went along it's merry way.
Performance wise, I can't say anything bad about RC2. it is just rock in and
rollin on my system.

"RobertLane" wrote:

RC1 installed OK on this machine but had a note to update Linksys NIC card
driver with ? in Device Mgr. When I did a clean install with RC2 - several
attempts all froze after reaching the Completing Installation step - I let it
sit for 6 hours and but did not budge. After removing the Linksys NIC and
reinstalling it came right up. I then downloaded and installed the Linksys
updated driver, shut down, installed NIC, restarted - came right up.

RC2 runs much better than RC1 and seems significantly better.

I would suggest that folks remove all unneccessary plug-ins (PCI cards)
before installing RC2, then add hardware 1 at a time until all are up and
clean in Device Manager.

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I did an update from 5728 to 5744 on both x86 and x64
without removing any peripherals and did not encounter any
problems. Your suggestion should not be necessary.

RobertLane wrote:
RC1 installed OK on this machine but had a note to update Linksys NIC card
driver with ? in Device Mgr. When I did a clean install with RC2 - several
attempts all froze after reaching the Completing Installation step - I let it
sit for 6 hours and but did not budge. After removing the Linksys NIC and
reinstalling it came right up. I then downloaded and installed the Linksys
updated driver, shut down, installed NIC, restarted - came right up.

RC2 runs much better than RC1 and seems significantly better.

I would suggest that folks remove all unneccessary plug-ins (PCI cards)
before installing RC2, then add hardware 1 at a time until all are up and
clean in Device Manager.

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"Theo" wrote:

I did an update from 5728 to 5744 on both x86 and x64
without removing any peripherals and did not encounter any
problems. Your suggestion should not be necessary.

RobertLane wrote:
RC1 installed OK on this machine but had a note to update Linksys NIC card
driver with ? in Device Mgr. When I did a clean install with RC2 - several
attempts all froze after reaching the Completing Installation step - I let it
sit for 6 hours and but did not budge. After removing the Linksys NIC and
reinstalling it came right up. I then downloaded and installed the Linksys
updated driver, shut down, installed NIC, restarted - came right up.

RC2 runs much better than RC1 and seems significantly better.

I would suggest that folks remove all unneccessary plug-ins (PCI cards)
before installing RC2, then add hardware 1 at a time until all are up and
clean in Device Manager.

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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
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http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...allation_setup