New
#1
I really could cry! Random shutdowns of clean install W7 Ultimate SP1
Hi all,
Think I'm on the brink of having a nervous breakdown. I'll try not to swear in my post but I did read the forum rules and it's not disallowed,
Where to start?
Performed a clean install of W7 using double install method with an upgrade disc. Used Anytime Upgrade Key to activate. This saved me having to find and install my full retail version of Windows XP Pro followed by vista Upgrade then W7 Home Premium upgrade then Windows Anytime Upgrade.
All seemed well. Then went through nightmare Windows Update issues. All good or so I thought!!!
Crashed and kept saying Bootmgr is missing.
So I reinstalled again. Same issues.
So I thought the hard drive was at fault. Spoke with Western Digital. They told me to write zeros and reinstall. Did that. No change!
It's no fun anymore. I haven't reinstalled the Windows Updates yet because it's just more of a waste of my time. Time better spent reading up and learning.
So here I am.
I have also changed power plan to never sleep, never turn off hard drive and altered dump file to mini now.
No dump file was being created and I am waiting for it to crash now (which it just f@*king has! AAARRRRGHH,)
I'll check for file in a minute.
Event Viewer this morning revealed that there was a power failure as it seems to every time. No bugcheck enumeration! Event 41 (63).
This is driving me totally nuts. Something has to give. Hopefully not my sanity. Do you think this is somehow Microsoft playing a game with people who use upgrade keys and double installs and use installation ID to get confirmation ID?
EDIT:
Updated BIOS today to v1.34