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Windows will not install
I have an Advent 4211-B netbook which does not have an internal cd/dvd player but I do have two usb cd/dvd players that allow the computer to boot up from a cd or dvd. I am trying to do a clean installation of Windows 7.
When I put the Windows Home Premium DVD into the external USB drive and then switch on the computer I am asked to press a key if I wish to boot from the dvd. I answer yes and Windows starts to install. I get the usual start up screens, I'm asked to choose which region I inhabit, the type of install (upgrade or custom). I then chose the partition, format it and then files are loaded from the dvd and expanded. Features and updates are then installed. Finally I am informed that a reboot is necessary. After a few seconds the reboot starts.
It's here that I get into difficulty.
After rebooting I am asked to press a key if I want to reboot from the dvd. If I say yes then the sequence mentioned above is repeated - that's no good.
If I do not press a key nothing happens the screen remains exactly the same - that's no good.
I tried again using a different dvd player - no difference whatsoever.
I tried again only this time I removed the dvd from the player just before the reboot but that was no good as the screen went blank only a flashing cursor near the top.
I have fitted a new hard drive (the old one went belly-up. I have partitioned it into two and formatted it using a Partition Expert "Safe boot disk".
I have also tried other boot disks an they all report that the hd is OK.
The setup procedure for the netbook also tells me that the hd is OK.
During the initial phase of the Windows installation the disk is shown as OK and I always use the advanced feature to format the drive so that I remove all the old copies of the aborted installations of Windows.
So what am I doing wrong?