Windows 7 x86 Freezes on "Setups is Starting Services"


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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Windows 7 x86 Freezes on "Setups is Starting Services"


    On an IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad T61.

    It came with XP and due to recent issues with the wireless card, I've decided to upgrade to windows 7 and remove all the crap "ThinkAdvantage" software on it in the process.

    At first I think I had a bad install disk, it gave me a storport.sys error. After switching to a new disk, it now gets further; it goes all through the "Starting Windows" just fine, and then goes to "Setup is Starting Services" (with the blue/bird background) and freezes.

    Any advice?
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  2. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
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    tguillea said:
    On an IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad T61.

    It came with XP and due to recent issues with the wireless card, I've decided to upgrade to windows 7 and remove all the crap "ThinkAdvantage" software on it in the process.

    At first I think I had a bad install disk, it gave me a storport.sys error. After switching to a new disk, it now gets further; it goes all through the "Starting Windows" just fine, and then goes to "Setup is Starting Services" (with the blue/bird background) and freezes.

    Any advice?
    Are the 2-150 gig drives configured in a RAID?
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  3. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    There is only a single 100gb drive on this laptop, this is not the computer my system specs say, its a personal laptop.
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  4. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Just checked the repair thing, which has never been useful, and it says there is no problem with start up :\

    Has that thing ever told anyone a straight answer as to why the install doesn't work? lol
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  5. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Anyone??
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  6. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    After reinstalling again, I've gotten a Stop 200001A error (How to troubleshoot a "STOP 0xC000021A" error). Booting through safe mode, it hangs on disk.sys before spitting out this BSOD.

    ...Which leads me to believe it is a disk driver issue, is this true?
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  7. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #7

    I've been overcome with assistance on this issue ... especially when other posts with the same subject have like 13+ replies (Stuck at "setup is starting services")

    Anyways, I figure I'll help those in the future having similar issues. The problem was something on the inner 5-10gb of the hard drive. I made a 10gb partition (which is now wasted space), THEN made the windows partition out of the remaining space and it effectively blocked off the bad sector and works fine now. I suppose its just a cover to the issue that the hdd is dying, but what the hell, it works now!

    Issue resolved.
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