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Windows 7 Install hangs after "Starting Windows" when booting from USB
Hello-
So recently my laptop started to act up; freezing, really long start-up times, etc. It's gotten to the point where I can't start windows. After some research, I've decided to run Disk Check and System File Checker from the Recovery Console to see if that helps with the problem. If not I am just going to do a clean install of windows 7.
I'm trying to boot the windows installation from a USB drive. I am doing this because the computer in question is the only one I have with a disk drive, so I can not burn an installation disk. I do not own an installation disk or a recovery disk, as the computer did not ship with one. I have integrated the USB 3.0 drivers I need into the installation, since the only USB 2.0 port on the computer is broken.
When I boot from the USB it gets past the "Starting windows" screen, and then hangs on a black screen with a cursor. I can move the cursor around, but no matter how long I wait, it does not progress past this point.
I have noticed, however, that I only encounter this problem when my Hard Drive is recognized in the bios. When I changed the bios settings to troubleshoot and my hard drive stopped being recognized in the bios, the USB booted up without a hitch, but since I couldn't see my hard drive, I couldn't do anything. I have since switch the settings back, my hard drive is once again recognized, and the problem is still happening.
Any ideas on why this would be happening, and how to fix it? If you need any more info, I will do my best to provide it. Thank you.
UPDATE: I burned a Windows Install dvd, and it hangs in the same place, so I can't complete an install or get to the recovery console. Could something with my hard drive be causing the boot from the USB and the DVD to fail? I restored my Bios to default settings, and put the cd/dvd drive to boot first.
Last edited by Taji34; 20 Jun 2013 at 19:52. Reason: Update on problem