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defective disc?
Greetings: Windows 7 Pro O/S. Dell Inspiron computer.
Having a lot of problems with my computer I thought my best options was a wipe and reinstallation. I did the wipe with DBAN disc and got a clean hard drive which I just replaced about 6 months ago. My unit came with a Vista Business O/S and since I bought it so close to when Windows 7 came out, I had the benefit of getting a free upgrade when it did and I had possession of the upgrade disc. Anyhnow, after I did the wipe, I reinstalled the Vista Business with no problem and proceeded to do the upgrade to Windows 7 Pro. Everything was going Ok and it got to a restart point, I think after the phase where all the programs and files are updated and it restarted. The large Dell logo came on and then the colored balls effect and then all disappeared to a *not so black screen. Being aware that reinstalls can take a lot of time, I waited and saw that the restart happened twice at about 15 minute intervals and both ended with the same result, so I am wondering if the disc has a void that is preventing it from going further.
*not so black screen" meaning not black black since when I left the room on one occasion and put the light out, the screen had a glow. Too, a couple of times where I shut it down I noticed that the screen had a faint blink as it shut off.