| Windows 7: Win 7 64bit installation trouble |
03 Nov 2009
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Win 7 64bit installation trouble I am attempting a clean install from Vista 32bit to Win 7 64bit. I understand that you can not just run the disk but have to boot from the disk. My problem seems to be that the 64bit installation disk wont boot when I try to boot the installer from it. The screen just goes blank and my computer restarts. I tried changing my BIOS settings so that the cd/dvd had boot priority but that didn't work either. I am using a Dell XPS M1210 laptop with BIOS version A08. | My System Specs |
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03 Nov 2009
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Create a bootable USB install key. with Windows install files. USB Windows 7 Installation Key Drive - Create | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number self built OS 7600.20510 x86 CPU P4 550 3.4 GHz HT running at 3.5 GHz Motherboard MSI PM8M3-V (MS-7211 v1.x) Micro-ATX mainboard Memory OCZ 2 GB(2x1GB) DDR400mHz running @ 414 mHz Graphics Card HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-DVI AGP Sound Card MOTU Traveler firewire studio interface 192 kHz 24 bit Monitor(s) Displays 22" widescreen Acer X223W LCD, 17" Compaq P75 CRT Screen Resolution 1680x1050 and 1280x1024 Keyboard Logitch Classical Keyboard 200 Mouse Logitech Mediaplay cordless PSU 350W generic Case Cybertronpc, it glows blue Cooling stock cpu fan, Ice-Q 3 gpu and system, many case fans Hard Drives SATA I x2 WD, 400 GB and 120 GB, SATA 2 WD Caviar Black 1 TB Internet Speed 1792/448 kbits/sec Other Info SATA II PCI fake RAID adapter, 1 GB Readyboost, original ATI Remote Wonder (even works with WMC perfectly), Logitech Rumblepad 2 game controller x2 |
03 Nov 2009
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#3 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Did you burn this DVD yourself, or is it store bought? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 15 L502x OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Core i7-2670QM Memory 8GB DDR3 PC3-10600 Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 3000 + GeForce GT 540M Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Hard Drives 1TB 5400RPM Seagate |
04 Nov 2009
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I started the installation on a Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop which comes with Windows Vista Home Professional (64 bit) OEM edition preinstalled. I shrink C: drive and created a new partition D: before starting the installation. I am trying to install it in D: drive.
Here is the problem that I'm facing.
The installation proceeds as usual. But when it comes to "Expanding Windows files" section and once it reaches 29% it is hanging up for more than an hour now. I tried a with a restart and still it is hanging up at 29%.
Could someone please provide me the workaround for this.
After eagerly waiting and downloading it, kind off struck feeling now.
Please help me out. | My System Specs | | |
04 Nov 2009
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Use a linux live boot cd of your choosing to delete all partitions on the drive. When done, install Windows 7 by booting to DVD.
Never used it before, but gparted is probably a good choice. http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php
Only do so if you have no data you need to keep. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number self built OS 7600.20510 x86 CPU P4 550 3.4 GHz HT running at 3.5 GHz Motherboard MSI PM8M3-V (MS-7211 v1.x) Micro-ATX mainboard Memory OCZ 2 GB(2x1GB) DDR400mHz running @ 414 mHz Graphics Card HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-DVI AGP Sound Card MOTU Traveler firewire studio interface 192 kHz 24 bit Monitor(s) Displays 22" widescreen Acer X223W LCD, 17" Compaq P75 CRT Screen Resolution 1680x1050 and 1280x1024 Keyboard Logitch Classical Keyboard 200 Mouse Logitech Mediaplay cordless PSU 350W generic Case Cybertronpc, it glows blue Cooling stock cpu fan, Ice-Q 3 gpu and system, many case fans Hard Drives SATA I x2 WD, 400 GB and 120 GB, SATA 2 WD Caviar Black 1 TB Internet Speed 1792/448 kbits/sec Other Info SATA II PCI fake RAID adapter, 1 GB Readyboost, original ATI Remote Wonder (even works with WMC perfectly), Logitech Rumblepad 2 game controller x2 |
04 Nov 2009
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#6 | | Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit) Mumbai, India |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Samsung NP530U4B-S02IN OS Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit) CPU Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB L3 Cache) Motherboard Samsung Electronics Memory 6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB + 2GB x 1) Graphics Card AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic) Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 35.56cm (14.0) SuperBright 300nit HD LED Display Screen Resolution 1366x768 Hard Drives 1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5400RPM) with ExpressCache 16GB SSD Internet Speed sucks Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials Browser Google Chrome (Sync enabled) |
04 Nov 2009
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#7 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Utrecht |

Quote: Originally Posted by johnpauls I started the installation on a Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop which comes with Windows Vista Home Professional (64 bit) OEM edition preinstalled. I shrink C: drive and created a new partition D: before starting the installation. I am trying to install it in D: drive.
Here is the problem that I'm facing.
The installation proceeds as usual. But when it comes to "Expanding Windows files" section and once it reaches 29% it is hanging up for more than an hour now. I tried a with a restart and still it is hanging up at 29%.
Could someone please provide me the workaround for this.
After eagerly waiting and downloading it, kind off struck feeling now.
Please help me out. I found this on the Internet. Windows 7 install hangs at 21% step 3 expanding files.
Best regards,
zx81 | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inpspiron 1720 OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 CPU Intel 1720 Core 2 Duo 2.00GHz,800,2M Memory 4GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2x2048) Graphics Card NVIDIA Geforce Go 8600M GT 256MB DDR2 Sound Card SigmaTel Monitor(s) Displays 17.0" Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT with TrueLife Screen Resolution 1440x900 Mouse Logitech Hard Drives 2x160GB 5400RPM Serial ATA |
05 Nov 2009
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I figured it out Guys,
Thanks for your replies.
I figured it out by creating a bootable USB disk from the Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit iso file from MSDN. When I boot it up from the USB drive, the installation got completed in less than 15 minutes. And now I started exploring the new era of Windows 7. | My System Specs | | |
05 Nov 2009
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Awesome. Welcome to Win 7. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number self built OS 7600.20510 x86 CPU P4 550 3.4 GHz HT running at 3.5 GHz Motherboard MSI PM8M3-V (MS-7211 v1.x) Micro-ATX mainboard Memory OCZ 2 GB(2x1GB) DDR400mHz running @ 414 mHz Graphics Card HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-DVI AGP Sound Card MOTU Traveler firewire studio interface 192 kHz 24 bit Monitor(s) Displays 22" widescreen Acer X223W LCD, 17" Compaq P75 CRT Screen Resolution 1680x1050 and 1280x1024 Keyboard Logitch Classical Keyboard 200 Mouse Logitech Mediaplay cordless PSU 350W generic Case Cybertronpc, it glows blue Cooling stock cpu fan, Ice-Q 3 gpu and system, many case fans Hard Drives SATA I x2 WD, 400 GB and 120 GB, SATA 2 WD Caviar Black 1 TB Internet Speed 1792/448 kbits/sec Other Info SATA II PCI fake RAID adapter, 1 GB Readyboost, original ATI Remote Wonder (even works with WMC perfectly), Logitech Rumblepad 2 game controller x2 Win 7 64bit installation trouble problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:02 PM. | |