Can't Install Windows x64 On New System

I have spent all week trying to solve this problem and I am ready to return everything because I'm so frustrated!

The issue is, I cannot install Vista x64 on my new system. Everytime I try, I get a STOP: 0x0000007E on WimFsF.sys immediately after the "load drivers" screen. Additionally, It cannot install Windows XP x64 either. I cannot recognize the OS after the first part of the install, which copies the data over.

I can't get to a UI (non-ansi) on either OS. However, x32 and Ubuntu install just fine. It's as thogh I need to enable 64-bit support somewhere.

I have read a million threads this week and here is what I've already tried:


- Updated the Bios
- Reducing the memory to 2GB
- Increasing the voltage to my DDR
- Called Asus and asked if there were known issues
- Toggling random switches in my bios, including memory remap
- Removing my sata disc drive and installing from a usb drive
- Removing my Hard drive and video card and using basic ones
- Removing any extra components (Soundcard, usb adapters, ect..)
- Using a different Windows disc (1 with SP1, the other without. Both from MSDN)

I'm no hardware genius, so I could clearly be doing something wrong, but I can't imagine what.

Here's my setup:

- Maximus II Formula
- Intel Core2 Quad Processor Q9550
- WD VelociRaptor 300 GB SATA Hard Drive
- Corsair Dominator 8gb (4x2GB) DDR2-1066
- ATI 4870x2

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thank you very much for the response! I have toggled RAID and AHCI and neither have worked. I have also tried every sata port on my board

Now, what your saying about the drivers is a great idea, but I don't know how in inject my drivers into the installer.

The first impression to me is that your CPU might be malfunctioning with the 64 bit architecture. have you tried to install ubuntu 64 bit? or any other 64bit OS. Honstly i have installed x64 on all on our machines and never had this problem, i had different problems,much weirder then yours also maybe try to install winxp32 and run cpuid and see if it comes up with an error.

That's a thought. I could believe my processor is bad. I have considered swapping both my board and processor for new ones

I don't think F6 is supported in Vista anymore
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I can't make it past the first screen and never see the UI with the button to select alt drivers.

I had the same problem installing Vista 64. I first removed a 2GB stick of ram and still had the problem. Then I removed my Audigy ZS card it worked. After the OS finished installing and updated to SP1 I reinstalled the 2GB stick and the audio card and everything worked out.

Good luck.

I had the same problem with my new Velociraptor and an ASUS Commando MB. I low-level formatted the drive and Vista 64 installed fine. It seems there was something in its boot sector that Vista didn't like. Vista 32 installed fine though before low level formatting. Try it with Hiren's Boot CD 9.6. It's available everywhere.

Memtest86+ is a 32-bit system. You will have to try 4 GB at a time.

evongugg, Memtest86+ 2.01 on my system with 6Gb RAM and Memory Remap enabled on 965 chipset tests my whole RAM and not only the first 4Gbytes

I had problems installing Vista 64 on a brand 'new' WD hard drive. I used a copy of Windows XP to format the new hard drive and loaded up XP. After the XP install, the Vista 64 disk was recognized properly and installed correctly.

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