Setup is Starting Services

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  1. Posts : 16,132
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       #11

    I would think Dell recovery cd would be pre pidded - no activation required.

    Depends if it works on your particular Dell machine - I believe the different Dell cd's work on different ranges - you may be lucky.
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  2. Posts : 5,807
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
       #12

    SIW2 said:
    I would think Dell recovery cd would be pre pidded.

    Depends if it works on your particular Dell machine.
    I was thinking that also...

    I just didn't want to tell him "absolutely yes" only to find out that he can't activate XP
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  3. Posts : 11
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #13

    SIW2 said:
    Unless i have missed something here...
    Easiest way :

    Plug the usb stick into another machine.

    Copy - copy and paste will do - the files from the usb stick to the HD.

    Make a bootable .iso from those files and burn to dvd.

    Easy and free using this:

    Bootable ISO - Create from Installation Files


    Then you have a bootable install dvd for the correct edition .


    Use the pop up boot menu when you install from dvd - so it doesn't try to boot from dvd on restart.

    N.B. If you like, you could make that dvd able to install all Editions:

    From the files you copied to the HD - look inside the "sources" folder. Delete the ei.cfg file - before making the .iso.

    Then you will be offered all Editions during install - obviously select the one you have the key for.

    w7365 said:
    Alright, so I downloaded Windows 7 last week onto my memory stick, and just tried installing it last night. Seems like I ran into a HUGE problem. The setup was going quickly and smoothly choose clean install. Until I got to the very end when it seems like it froze at "Windows is Completing Installation". I googled it and it seems it is because my USB memory stick was plugged in(very known problem it seems) So me being a fool restarted it and unplugged the memory stick thinking it will just start were I left off. I start it up and I get "Setup is Starting Services" at first it said Installation was interrupted setup will resume after restart. So it restarted and I was welcomed with the same screen again "Setup is Starting Services" but instead of saying the Installation will resume thing it just went to a black screen and restarted. Now it just keeps looping around "Setup is Starting Services" and then restarts. Repeat. Is there anyway to fix this? I was thinking of a few ways!

    1.) Buy a Windows 7 installation Disc(someone at my work might be able to lend me Ultimate. Will that work if I was installing Home Premium?

    2.) Re-download it and plug in the USB device? (most likely wont work?)

    3.) Contact Dell since I am under warranty and tell them it turned off in the middle of installation because it overheated? And maybe they can send a recovery disc or something like that.


    Please help me if you can I am willing to paypal over $15-20 dollars to whoever can help me fix this without buying anything extra.
    I would love to use this method but now I don't have a darn DVD burner

    Might just see if my friend can let me use theirs
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  4. Posts : 16,132
    7 X64
       #14

    Zi,

    Not sure if they did that in XP days - we will find out when he tries.



    w7365,

    I don't have a darn DVD burner...Might just see if my friend can let me use theirs
    Good idea - will save a lot of mucking about.
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  5. Posts : 11
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #15

    Ok I will try with the XP Reinstall later and let you guys know how it goes! Thank you for all the help! :)
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  6. Posts : 11
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #16

    Setup went great , I now have Windows 7 Professional Installed! :)
    Last edited by w7365; 01 Nov 2009 at 05:29.
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  7. Posts : 16,132
    7 X64
       #17

    Glad to hear it.
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