Snow Leopard installation stalled

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I noticed my installation was stated to take 57 minutes. Now, after over 2.5 hours, it is still installing. I followed directions and selected the proper hard drive. I accepted the terms. I have had the desktop minus icons and dock now for this time. I have the spinning gear wheel.

Is this normal? Or should I force quit and start again?


Update:
I called customer support and got right in. No waiting. They had me do a hard reboot while holding down the "C" key. It installed after about 45 minutes. Now that it is up, I must say I immediately noticed how much more vibrant the colors were. Also, pairing with my bluetooth mighty mouse and printer was different and much easier. So, I'm a happy camper.
 

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I noticed my installation was stated to take 57 minutes. Now, after over 2.5 hours, it is still installing. I followed directions and selected the proper hard drive. I accepted the terms. I have had the desktop minus icons and dock now for this time. I have the spinning gear wheel.

Is this normal? Or should I force quit and start again?

That doesn't sound right...installation of 10.6 took me under an hour.

- Nick
 

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