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Installation stuck at "Windows is loading files..."
Hi all!
Wanted to do a nice clean installation on a HP Compaq dc7800 Convertible Minitower. Using known good Windows 7 volume USB which I have used a dozen+ times with no issues.
I get stuck at "Windows is loading files..." as I don't think that screen is ever supposed to be there over an hour or so.
Linux mint live USB boots just fine.
Using Windows 7 OEM usb (not legal on that rig, but I was testing), I got past the loading screen and reached "Windows 7 cannot be installed to this disk. This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk." error instead.
I toyed around with ram sticks. They're installed as they should be. Then tried each of them in the correct initial slot to see if one of them might be bad. Then installed two additional sticks to see if it had enough memory to load the OS. Same result.
I've reset the bios. The SATA settings are on IDE, not RAID. The original OS that I'm trying to replace also boots just fine.
Just running out of ideas here.
Last edited by higgins; 31 Dec 2015 at 11:55. Reason: clarity