Install Help

Alright, I just finished building a new computer and I can't seem to get Windows to install.

XP: It loads the inital setup files and after the first restart a dialog pops up saying loading something or other and then the screen turns a light blue and the system freezes.

7: I have the 7 RC from Microsoft and that won't even install. I get the first black screen with the grey bar indicating it's loading files then the screen changes and it says starting Windows. Then nothing. The screen goes blank. I don't even see the little windows graphic.

I've tried this disk in another computer and it loads up and installs fine.

Please help me out :)

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ECS GF8200A
AMD athlon II X2 250
2GB DDR2 800
1TB Hitachi hdd

There is no operating system installed... The only thing I can get installed is Linux. Is there a way to run that under Linux?

travis said:

Alright, I just finished building a new computer and I can't seem to get Windows to install.

XP: It loads the inital setup files and after the first restart a dialog pops up saying loading something or other and then the screen turns a light blue and the system freezes.

7: I have the 7 RC from Microsoft and that won't even install. I get the first black screen with the grey bar indicating it's loading files then the screen changes and it says starting Windows. Then nothing. The screen goes blank. I don't even see the little windows graphic.

I've tried this disk in another computer and it loads up and installs fine.

Please help me out :)

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ECS GF8200A
AMD athlon II X2 250
2GB DDR2 800
1TB Hitachi hdd

Try clearing the cmos, worked for me on two different machines.

Welcome Travis.
You don't give us a lot to go on.
From what I understand this system is a new build.
Once completed:

• Did you conduct power post tests? Was it succesful?
• Do you have access to the BIOS? If yes, did you change the boot priority?
• Is the iso for Windows 7 x86? or x64?

Let us know the answers to these start up questions so we can formulate a resolution.

Adrian

I don't know how to manually conduct the post tests... The ones that run when the computer is first turned on come back fine. I do have access to the BIOS and I didn't change the boot priority but just select the dvd drive to boot from. I have discs for both x86 and x64. They both go through the initial grey bar at the bottom and then it goes to a black screen that states: Starting Windows

then nothing. The animated Windows graphic is not shown. I cleared the CMOS and it didn't help anything.

travis said:

Alright, I just finished building a new computer and I can't seem to get Windows to install.

XP: It loads the inital setup files and after the first restart a dialog pops up saying loading something or other and then the screen turns a light blue and the system freezes.

7: I have the 7 RC from Microsoft and that won't even install. I get the first black screen with the grey bar indicating it's loading files then the screen changes and it says starting Windows. Then nothing. The screen goes blank. I don't even see the little windows graphic.

I've tried this disk in another computer and it loads up and installs fine.

Please help me out :)

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ECS GF8200A
AMD athlon II X2 250
2GB DDR2 800
1TB Hitachi hdd

Could be bios, video driver, raid (if you have it), etc

what video card? 32bit or 64?, clean install or upgrade?

Ken

No RAID.
Im using the onboard video:

NVIDIA GeForce8200 series

so there is no OS installed? Could you boot into bios and check max mem, max cpu, legacy floppy support. All three should be unchecked. While your there check acpi under power.

Ken

change ur bios settings to d default and then try to boot and install d windows..









plz reply