Hello all I just built my new computer and I'm trying to install Vista x64 Ultimate onto it. I pop my CD in, hit a key to boot from it when it asks to, then I get the two black screens the first where it says Windows is loading the files, and the next with the bar and Microsoft.

After that I receive the Vista splash screen background, where it is supposed to say Please wait/Install setup. But I just get the screen with the background and no text at all. It just stays like that. I put my cd into my laptop to check and I got the Please Wait message and the install choices.

I tried an old burner I had and I got the same issue. I also tried installing with just one stick of RAM and same issue.

Hardware:
Asus SATA dvd burner
Q6600 Quad Core Processor
Asus P5Q Pro MoBo
HD4870
WD 640gb HD
4gb Mushkin Ram

Help!

On some systems you have to wait a LONG time - try giving it an obscene amount of time and see if that does it - put it in and go up to the cafe and get a cup of coffee and cross your fingers it'll be good to go when you get back

Alright I'll give it a go when I get home today, I'll boot it up and leave it on before I go to work. Four hours should be sufficient

Watch the HHD activity led you may think its doing nothing when it actually is, there is a seriously long pause where it seems its locked up but it isn't, as notherdude said, give it more time.

Ok that was a lesson in patience, it worked thanks guys

Fantastic Congrats Man!

Er... how long did you have to wait? I'm having the same problem.