Windows 7 refuses to install

[Gilly]

just got a new motherboard and wanted to reinstall windows 7 64bit
but the installer just keeps freezing on me , not crashing ,just after windows loads the files and then the windows 7 wallpaper comes but then nothing happens after that i can still move the mouse so is not crashed like i said.
i tried installing the other way from inside windows but once it copys all the files then reboot it freezes again, but this time with the words "windows is being installed" or something along those lines

i really would appreciate if someone could solve this for me im out of ideas except installing it on my hardrive on someones else pc then put the hdd back in my pc but its a pain in the a**

so someone come to the rescue and earn some rep

 

[Thorsen]

Is the new mobo already listed in your System Specs: ASUS M3A79-T DELUXE

Or is it another mobo.

 

[theog]

Have tried a clean install?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html?ltr=C

 

[Thorsen]

i tried installing the other way from inside windows but once it copys all the files then reboot it freezes again, but this time with the words "windows is being installed" or something along those lines

Was this a "Repair Install" as in this tut: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

 

[Gilly]

Is the new mobo already listed in your System Specs: ASUS M3A79-T DELUXE

Or is it another mobo.

yes my new mobo is the M3A79-T DELUXE

and above post no
it was a clean install

 

[Gilly]

Have tried a clean install?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html?ltr=C

im unable to get that far it just freezes

 

[theog]

If you are doing a upgrade from windows desktop, this could take 5 hours.

 

[chev65]

just got a new motherboard and wanted to reinstall windows 7 64bit
but the installer just keeps freezing on me , not crashing ,just after windows loads the files and then the windows 7 wallpaper comes but then nothing happens after that i can still move the mouse so is not crashed like i said.
i tried installing the other way from inside windows but once it copys all the files then reboot it freezes again, but this time with the words "windows is being installed" or something along those lines

i really would appreciate if someone could solve this for me im out of ideas except installing it on my hardrive on someones else pc then put the hdd back in my pc but its a pain in the a**

so someone come to the rescue and earn some rep

I would first try to drain the power from the board by unplugging the power supply and hitting the start button. Sometimes that will fix the problem, if not unplug and clear the power again by pushing the start button but this time try clearing the cmos and then try to install Windows 7 again. Be sure and reset everything in bios to how it was before and you may also need to enable your sata drives.

 

[Gilly]

If you are doing a upgrade from windows desktop, this could take 5 hours.

im not trying to upgrade from the desktop i just tried to install from the desktop te custom way but when it reboots when it should starting expanding the files just before that
it just keeps freezing when i try to install it :devil::devil::devil::devil::devil::devil::devil:

i lknow what im doing ,i must of installed windows 7 about 30 times
so i deffo no theres a problem

 

[Gilly]

just got a new motherboard and wanted to reinstall windows 7 64bit
but the installer just keeps freezing on me , not crashing ,just after windows loads the files and then the windows 7 wallpaper comes but then nothing happens after that i can still move the mouse so is not crashed like i said.
i tried installing the other way from inside windows but once it copys all the files then reboot it freezes again, but this time with the words "windows is being installed" or something along those lines

i really would appreciate if someone could solve this for me im out of ideas except installing it on my hardrive on someones else pc then put the hdd back in my pc but its a pain in the a**

so someone come to the rescue and earn some rep

I would first try to drain the power from the board by unplugging the power supply and hitting the start button. Sometimes that will fix the problem, if not unplug and clear the power again by pushing the start button but this time try clearing the cmos and then try to install Windows 7 again. Be sure and reset everything in bios to how it was before and you may also need to enable your sata drives.

k ill try tat now
what you mean enable my sata drives??
ive been having a problem with my primary hdd
this -- [Solved] No Hard Disk Detected, Marvell - System Boot - General-Homebuilt - Homebuilt-Systems
this isnt me but i was getting the same problem until i disabled the marvel thing in the bios
could this be related guys?

 

[theog]

Try enable

marvel thing in bios

What is your Sata controller set to in BISO.

 

[Gilly]

all i had to do was be patient
first 2 screens took about 45 minutes each to load ,very strange but atleast its installed now thanks for the help

 

[theog]

If you are doing a upgrade from windows desktop, this could take 5 hours.

Upgrading can take a long time.

 

[gregrocker]

May I ask why you have had to reinstall so many times, Gilly?

Perhaps chronic performance issues are the result of rolling over the old install into an Upgrade rather than a clean reinstall?

The best fix of all is a clean reinstall sometimes. A repair install reimports corrupt settings and often does not put one beyond performance drawbacks.

 

[WindowsStar]

just got a new motherboard and wanted to reinstall windows 7 64bit
but the installer just keeps freezing on me , not crashing ,just after windows loads the files and then the windows 7 wallpaper comes but then nothing happens after that i can still move the mouse so is not crashed like i said.
i tried installing the other way from inside windows but once it copys all the files then reboot it freezes again, but this time with the words "windows is being installed" or something along those lines

i really would appreciate if someone could solve this for me im out of ideas except installing it on my hardrive on someones else pc then put the hdd back in my pc but its a pain in the a**

so someone come to the rescue and earn some rep

I had this very same problem. If clearing the CMOS does not fix it. You need to flash the BIOS with the newest. Even if it is the same version it is NOT, you need to force flash it. Fixed my system!!

 

[Gilly]

May I ask why you have had to reinstall so many times, Gilly?

Perhaps chronic performance issues are the result of rolling over the old install into an Upgrade rather than a clean reinstall?

The best fix of all is a clean reinstall sometimes. A repair install reimports corrupt settings and often does not put one beyond performance drawbacks.

i always do a clean install by formatting first

and to "gregrocker"
i installed alot when the new builds were coming out and installing them early bird builds on other peoples pc's and laptop
ive just gone 6 months without reinstalling what i think since when vista was released is my personal record

 

[Gilly]

just got a new motherboard and wanted to reinstall windows 7 64bit
but the installer just keeps freezing on me , not crashing ,just after windows loads the files and then the windows 7 wallpaper comes but then nothing happens after that i can still move the mouse so is not crashed like i said.
i tried installing the other way from inside windows but once it copys all the files then reboot it freezes again, but this time with the words "windows is being installed" or something along those lines

i really would appreciate if someone could solve this for me im out of ideas except installing it on my hardrive on someones else pc then put the hdd back in my pc but its a pain in the a**

so someone come to the rescue and earn some rep

I had this very same problem. If clearing the CMOS does not fix it. You need to flash the BIOS with the newest. Even if it is the same version it is NOT, you need to force flash it. Fixed my system!!

i already flashed bios and cleared the cmos but that did nothing

 

[WindowsStar]

just got a new motherboard and wanted to reinstall windows 7 64bit
but the installer just keeps freezing on me , not crashing ,just after windows loads the files and then the windows 7 wallpaper comes but then nothing happens after that i can still move the mouse so is not crashed like i said.
i tried installing the other way from inside windows but once it copys all the files then reboot it freezes again, but this time with the words "windows is being installed" or something along those lines

i really would appreciate if someone could solve this for me im out of ideas except installing it on my hardrive on someones else pc then put the hdd back in my pc but its a pain in the a**

so someone come to the rescue and earn some rep

I had this very same problem. If clearing the CMOS does not fix it. You need to flash the BIOS with the newest. Even if it is the same version it is NOT, you need to force flash it. Fixed my system!!

i already flashed bios and cleared the cmos but that did nothing

Defective Motherboard would be my guess, if you have isolated all other devices (DVD/CD ROM/RW, Video Card, Memory, etc)

 

[gregrocker]

Keep in mind an alternative to reinstall is capturing a Win7 Backup image externallyl once you get it up and running perfectly. Then reimaging just takes 15-20 minutes and you are back to your best setup.

However I know the withdrawals required to do this, as a clean reinstall enthusiast myself. I love that squeaky "better-than-new-computer" feeling and can't quite accept that reimaging will do the job just as good without the workload.

 

[WindowsStar]

Keep in mind an alternative to reinstall is capturing a Win7 Backup image externallyl once you get it up and running perfectly. Then reimaging just takes 15-20 minutes and you are back to your best setup.

+1 Great Advice