cannot install win 7 , disapears without error message

[jeszy]

hay there , ive been trying to install windows 7 ultimate 32 bit from vista premium 32 bit for some time now. after i click agree and install it starts doing the 'checking compatibility' its does this for about 3 minutes then it disappears and goes back to the menu where it says 'check compatibility' or 'install'. I paid money for something that is so far, incomplete and broken.

please help

 

[zigzag3143]

hay there , ive been trying to install windows 7 ultimate 32 bit from vista premium 32 bit for some time now. after i click agree and install it starts doing the 'checking compatibility' its does this for about 3 minutes then it disappears and goes back to the menu where it says 'check compatibility' or 'install'. I paid money for something that is so far, incomplete and broken.

please help

Hi jeszy and welcome

Did you download win 7 from mS or did you buy it?


Ken J+

 

[jeszy]

bought it

 

[Tews]

Try extracting the files from the disc to a seperate drive/partition and run setup.exe from there... Hope this works for you...

 

[jeszy]

nope nothing, thanks for trying. not like there was anything else i wanted to buy with my $350

 

[Tews]

have you tried installing in safe mode?

 

[jeszy]

ive tried safe mode , yes

 

[Ztruker]

Try downloading and running the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, see if it works and if so, does it flag anything as a problem.

 

[gregrocker]

Did you try booting from the DVD?

 

[jeszy]

I have tried booting from the DVD and the first thing i did was use the upgrade advisor , i passed with flying colours

 

[gregrocker]

Please fill in your system specs more completely. "Asus" is not enough to go on.

If you bought the DVD from MS, their tech support is included in the price. If not:

If you have a flash stick, format it Primary using Disk Management and copy the files into the root exactly as they appear on the DVD, then attempt to boot it by tapping the Boot Menu F-key given on first bootup screen; it will be listed under Hard Drives.

Try removing all but 2 gb of memory, then switching memory sticks around. Run WIndows Memory Diagnostic Test, then memtest86 bootable overnight.

Enter BIOS setup by tapping F-key given on first screen. What is the SATA controller set to: AHCI, SATA, RAID or IDE? Also take note of the BIOS version on first screen and compare it to the most recent BIOS update on Asus's Support Downloads page for your model.

Check to see that the firmware is up to date on your optical drive. Try another OD.

Download and burn to CD the diagnostics for your HDD (Seagate Seatools, WD Lifeguard, etc) listed on the Support Downloads page for your HD model, run full test scan then zero the HD and attempt install from boot. W.D. Lifeguard works on most.