windows 7 Installation stop at 0% in copying file step...

I had this problem doing a Win7 repair install (SP1). The system was stuck at
Copying windows files (0%) for two hours.

With ctrl+alt+delete I could start the Task manager, then search under C:/Windows/SysWOW64/cmd.exe
which I started with administrator rights (right mouse click).

Then I typed the commands to stop Windows Update from running:

net stop bits
net stop wuauserv

The system responded immediately and the install went smoothly thereafter.

vieirae said:

I had this problem doing a Win7 repair install (SP1). The system was stuck at
Copying windows files (0%) for two hours.

With ctrl+alt+delete I could start the Task manager, then search under C:/Windows/SysWOW64/cmd.exe
which I started with administrator rights (right mouse click).

Then I typed the commands to stop Windows Update from running:

net stop bits
net stop wuauserv

The system responded immediately and the install went smoothly thereafter.

Thanks for this! I was doing an upgrade from Vista to 7 on a client's PC rather than a repair install, but this did the trick. I just wasted a couple of hours waiting for it to move because it said installation could take several hours to complete.