Build 7068 won't Install

elZee · Mar 30, 2009

Well bugger me, first I downloaded ver x86 then based on discussions here x64 of build 7068. Well NEITHER of them will install.

Not from a clean install or from an upgrade from a prior version.

So I'm back to installing 7000 followed by system upgrade to 7057 which is at least working reasonably well.

Not the end of the world but still annoying. The install starts well, gets through he initial expanding of files, reboots, does all the other stuff.

Just as it is about to finalise, the screen dumps to black, I get a cursor flash top left for an instant, the screen splats then nothing. Just sits there in black.

I'm thinking I might upgrade to 4gig of ram. I also think the nVidia GTX 9800+ is a piece of crap and may be the issue, just not sure.

I'd like to move to x64. Guess I'll have to wait for the next major release and pray it works.

Mark · Mar 30, 2009

Where was it getting to in the install? and why are you installing build 7000 to install build 7057 over it?

elZee · Mar 30, 2009

Mr GRiM said:
Where was it getting to in the install?

AFAIK, it almost completed the install. So right near the end is where the screen dumps to black and the system just hangs.

Mr GRiM said:
and why are you installing build 7000 to install build 7057 over it?

'cos I know 7000 installs happily (not sure about 7057) as I've only ever installed 57 as an update to 7000.

I tried 7068 both ways. First as a clean install (quick format) then as an update to 7000. It goes through the entire process of installing and only at (what appears to be) the very end, hangs.

damoh · Mar 30, 2009

You mentioned your formatting. Try a full format, that may help. Also try installing 7057 on its own without upgrading it. If that works and you still have issues with the 7068 then try upgrading 7057 - 7068 see if that helps.
A friend of mine had an issue with 7068 freezing during install. He downloaded imgburn and made a new disk with that and install worked perfect. Just a thought. He also burned the disk at slowest speed.

Mark · Mar 30, 2009

OK yeah I had the same problem but the other way around, it would get to the last stage and it's where it installs the display driver and the screen goes black and it meant to come straight back on but just stays blank, no reboot, no error screen just a blank screen, build 7048 and onwards have been great for me.

I only had that problem the previous build that included the Nvidia pre beta drivers and the only way I managed to install half the time was to put an older video card while it completed the install.

If you have any overclocks that might effect it as well and you could try removing any add ons or anything that doesn't need to be connected to see if that helps.

nate42nd · Mar 30, 2009

My 7068 would not install either. I pulled out 2 of the 4 GB of ram 1st - that didn't work. I then burned a new .iso at 2X and it worked fine. You might try that. It's the first problem I have had in about 8 installs of seven.

chev65 · Mar 30, 2009

When I first tried to install build 7068 it hung right at the end during the final installation part. No black screen or freeze up's but it just would not complete. I tried again but this time after it made the 100mb file partition I didn't format the main drive which I did last time and the installation went through with no problems. I used imgburn at 2x.

elZee · Mar 30, 2009

I think I'll just wait for the next major release now. It's on my main box and I'm getting weary of installing and reinstalling ..

I have a spare box with an older CPU, I might try that for a bit of fun. Thanks for your comments

Orbital Shark · Mar 31, 2009

elZee said:
I'm thinking I might upgrade to 4gig of ram. I also think the nVidia GTX 9800+ is a piece of crap and may be the issue, just not sure.

There is a way to see if it is the default nVidia drivers are causing the issue.

During installation it is possible to disable certain hardware using a form of device manager.

Step 1, Install 7 in safe mode. It will allow the initial stages & file copying.

Step 2, When 7 restarts for the first time, start in safe mode. A dialog box should state that windows cannot continue in safe mode 'ok' to restart. Leave that as it is.

Step 3, press (ALT+F10 or SHIFT+F10) to open the command prompt and direct youself to x:\windows\system32 then type CompMgmtLauncher (it takes a few seconds to load) you can then access device manager from this console.

Step 4, Select the display adaptor & choose to disable it. Close command window and click ok on the dialog box. Windows will use a standard VGA driver when it restarts.

Once installation has finished & you actually have a screen up & running you should be able to install your original drivers.

This works in Vista but as 7 uses the Vista kernel it should work here too.

Mark · Mar 31, 2009

Orbital Shark said:
There is a way to see if it is the default nVidia drivers are causing the issue.

During installation it is possible to disable certain hardware using a form of device manager.

Step 1, Install 7 in safe mode. It will allow the initial stages & file copying.

Step 2, When 7 restarts for the first time, start in safe mode. A dialog box should state that windows cannot continue in safe mode 'ok' to restart. Leave that as it is.

Step 3, press (ALT+F10 or SHIFT+F10) to open the command prompt and direct youself to x:\windows\system32 then type CompMgmtLauncher (it takes a few seconds to load) you can then access device manager from this console.

Step 4, Select the display adaptor & choose to disable it. Close command window and click ok on the dialog box. Windows will use a standard VGA driver when it restarts.

Once installation has finished & you actually have a screen up & running you should be able to install your original drivers.

This works in Vista but as 7 uses the Vista kernel it should work here too.

Good advice, I wish I knew about that when I was having those problems.

CatFish · Mar 31, 2009

You can also try with another graphic adapter.

elZee · Mar 31, 2009

Mr GRiM said:
Good advice, I wish I new about that when I was having those problems.

x2! .. I'll try that right now and thanks for the suggestion!

johngalt · Apr 1, 2009

Stickified because of this post: http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/6158-build-7068-wont-install.html#post58395

Also, rep added to poster - gr8 job m8!

bindaas · Apr 1, 2009

can't install windows 7

I am using VISTA ultimate on my desktop (AMD athlon 64 3600+; 2gig RAM; ASUS m2n68-VM mb) and I hv 3 hdds (2 sata+1 pata). I hv tried all the options, but I am still unable to upgrade to WIN7. I hv tried build 7048, 7057 & 7068 (both 32 bit & 64 bit). I hv tried upgrade as well as clean install. When I opt for the upgrade, the setup starts copying/expanding setup files and after a pretty long time and a couple of restarts, I get the message "the windows upgrade was not successful. Restoring the previous version of windows".
On the other hand, when I do a clean install (on a blank formatted partition), the setup starts and again after a pretty long period, the machine restarts and I get the message "the windows was not shutdown properly" / please insert the setup disk and press "repair". I tried all the possible solutions but the result was still the same.
I hv also updated the BIOS.
Can somebody please help?

elZee · Apr 1, 2009

Orbital Shark said:
There is a way to see if it is the default nVidia drivers are causing the issue.
During installation it is possible to disable certain hardware using a form of device manager.
Step 1, Install 7 in safe mode. It will allow the initial stages & file copying.
Step 2, When 7 restarts for the first time, start in safe mode. A dialog box should state that windows cannot continue in safe mode 'ok' to restart. Leave that as it is.
Step 3, press (ALT+F10 or SHIFT+F10) to open the command prompt and direct youself to x:\windows\system32 then type CompMgmtLauncher (it takes a few seconds to load) you can then access device manager from this console.
Step 4, Select the display adaptor & choose to disable it. Close command window and click ok on the dialog box. Windows will use a standard VGA driver when it restarts.
Once installation has finished & you actually have a screen up & running you should be able to install your original drivers.
This works in Vista but as 7 uses the Vista kernel it should work here too.

YES! YES! YES!

This worked perfectly! I had to do it a couple of times. First time I actually nodded off before I could hit safe mode after the initial restart .. lol!

The second time was the charm! Followed the instructions and by disabling the video card/driver allowed the install to continue to a successful completion.

Shift F10 was the right combination and be careful to follow the end of instruction #2. Leave the dialog box alone UNTIL you have completed the disabling step in the Device Manager window.

THEN hit OK in the dialog box once your finished.

I'm now running Build 7068 x64. Wow I didn't think I would ever get there!

So props to Orbital Shark for a clever and simple solution.

Mark · Apr 1, 2009

Glad it worked for you and I think I helped a little by pointing out the display driver being the problem too, but I'm glad there is a good solution for the problem, thanks Orbital Shark.

Orbital Shark · Apr 1, 2009

Mr GRiM said:
Glad it worked for you and I think I helped a little by pointing out the display driver being the problem too, but I'm glad there is a good solution for the problem, thanks Orbital Shark.

Excellent news, glad it's up and running for you. Cheers for the positives guys

elZee · Apr 1, 2009

Mr GRiM said:
Glad it worked for you and I think I helped a little by pointing out the display driver being the problem too, but I'm glad there is a good solution for the problem, thanks Orbital Shark.

Yes, you did help too. Thanks

zay · Apr 1, 2009

This might seem crazy, but it seems that because windows7 has such a large HAL, one could probably use the image from another computer, and install the image on another computer of different hardware. At a minimum a minor driver upgrade may be needed.

bindaas · Apr 2, 2009

WOW! the nvidia display was the culprit and I hv finally installed win-7 with your help. Thanks. The Shift-F10 key was the KEY

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