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Still Cant Complete Install, new build (Stripped to essentials) :'(
Hello anyone and everyone!
This is my first post, not normally one to post with my problems, try to find sollutions myself but after a week of reading and failed attempts i dont know what to do.
I am close on giving up with Windows 7, Just want to curl up in a ball, go to sleep and either wake up with a working install or with the masses of money that ive spent back in my pocket and no recollection of the mind shattering week long experience. :'(
----- Background Story -----
Basically my computer died a horrific and painful death a couple of weeks ago, Motherboard and Hardrive knackered... no backups (was always on the list as a tomorrow job), everything gone!!
Thought stuff it, and with an initial budget of £300 went about spec'ing up a new system.
Needless to say the budget went out the window and ive overspent a little.
------ My New System ------
Motherboard:
MSI 990FXA GD80
Processor:
AMD FX 8350
Graphics Card:
Nvidea GeForce 7950 GX2
RAM:
12GB DDR3 1600 Kingston Hyper X
PSU:
CoolerMaster GX750 Bronze
HDD:
1TB SATA WDBlue 64MB
250GB SATA Maxtor Diamond Max 21
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-----------Things Done So Far-------------
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Removed all RAM but 1 4GB Stick
Removed Additional Hard Drive and all PCI cards
Removed all additional USB Board Connections
Unplugged all USB Devices
Disabled LAN / Sound / USB3 in Bios
Changed Bios settings to AHCI
Fully Formatted HardDrive on another computer
Installing Windows onto a 250GB partition
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I initially tried installing Windows 7 64x Ultimate using a disk image on a USB thumb drive.
The installation would start and appear as if it completes. Then reboots, says its updating the registry etc.. then reboots again, appears to complete, Reboots then hangs on a black screen with a flashing underscore in the top corner.
During this time there is no disk activity and no response etc..
Forced restart using reset switch and Windows Tries to load but hangs at the black loading screen with the windows logo.
I have tried leaving it overnight but nothing.
I then have restarted the computer and selected to boot into safe mode
Safe mode loads but says windows cant complete the install in safe mode and to restart the computer.
Restart the computer and I get the same cycle...
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I managed to get a bit further by starting in safe mode
and while the message is displayed entering Command Prompt and going to device manager using 'compmgmtlauncher' and disabling my video card driver.
I then reset the computer and it no longer hangs at the windows boot screen but when it loads it gives me the following error:
"The computer was restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. Windows Installation cannot proceed. To install Windows, Click OK to restart the computer, then restart the installation"
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I have tried burning the ISO to a DVD but got the same and I have also tried another version of Windows 7 x64 and the exact same happens
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The memory test comes back fine and The repair start up problems utility within the Windows 7 install disk doesnt help....
Does anyone know what else I can possibly do.....
Everything is new and ive checked MSI's site and the latest version of the BIOS is installed (well there is one newer version but it says its for Windows 8 compatability)
I am baffled... never had a problem like this