Installing WIN7 on new laptop freezes at "STARTING WINDOWS".

TL;DR: New laptop with Linpus Linux, can't install Windows from bootable USB, [title] among errors.

Hi. I'm quite desperate to make a forum post, so please help me, as I've been googling and trying all I could for the last 5 hours.

FIRST:
Bought new laptop(ACER ASPIRE E 15) and it came with a preinstalled Linpus Linux(no GUI), which has no DVD tray - so I have to install Windows through a bootable USB stick.

However, this is not the problem, as I've made a lot of bootable USB sticks before and never encountered these problems.


So, the problems:

• Trying to normally bootup results in windows doing some "Loading files" for a few seconds then going into "Starting windows" and the animation freezes after less than a second.
• Trying to install windows in LEGACY MODE only allows me to pick between Linpus Linux (3.4.46) and Create a bootable USB disk - it does not detect the bootable USB.
• Trying to boot with F12 gives the same animation freeze problem.

WHAT I'VE TRIED SO FAR(so you don't suggest things I've already done)

• disabled safe boot
• disabled 3.0 usb port
• enabled legacy mode
• went back to UEFI mode
• tried both FAT32 and NTFS file systems
• tried a different USB port
• plugged out any other device except for the bootable USB stick

I'm using RUFUS 2.11 and I will try with a different copy of Windows and a different stick after I get some sleep, so if you've got other ideas aside from those, please comment.

I am currently trying out the method in this link(Install Windows 7 On Acer Aspire One), I will return after I finish.


P.S. I've tried booting on the PC(the one I'm typing from right now) and it only showed an underline blipping, and just that - it did not boot. So I'm guessing I did not boot correctly(even though it might be because I booted for UEFI systems?). If you know what the cause of this might be, then you may actually help me solve it all!

I met the nearly same occassion when i try to install my lenovo desktop last Sunday. At first, I searhed the tutorials on internet, there is a way to reinstall win7 under xp or 2003 or winNT.x with NT6 HDD Installer. I tried this way, step by step as to the tutorial on the internet, but I failed just you said 'freezing at "starting windows"'. Second, I used rufus as you mentioned, I made a USB bootable diver, but the same occassion happened. I don't know what's wrong to this. I am no a person easy to give up, then I try another version of windows en_win7_x64. I tried again, failed once again. I felt so desprated. How should I do next? I contact the lenono customer service today, the technician told me to set some options of the BIOS, I will try when I back home. Hope the advice works.

As mentioned, you have to give us ALL hardware information of the ASPIRE E 15 and its code.