Solved Install windows problem

[terry1996]

hello friends, as the title says , i have a problem with windows installing ,let me tell you exaclty.my old computer have windows xp with dual core to 3Ghz and 2GB ram , i try to install windows 7 but when i am trying to boot from USB the computer restars from the start. I try to format the hard drive from another computer and i did it successfully .After that i plug the hard drive back , i open computer booted from hard drive and restarts at the "Starting Windows" page. I check ram , video card , anything but they are all absolutelly fine! Please give me an answer , Thank you in advance,

P.S : sorry if my english are bad

 

[gregrocker]

Unless you plan to upgrade the RAM to at least 4gb, I'd use 32 bit for only 2 gb RAM to get better performance: Win7 Home Premium x86 SP1 English Official ISO download written to stick with Windows 7 USB-DVD Download Tool.

Work through the steps to Troubleshoot Windows 7 Installation Failures - Windows 7 Help Forums.

Be sure to set hard drive as first to boot in BIOS setup, then trigger the stick using one-time BIOS Boot menu key, so it won't start the install over at reboot. If so, unplug it.

 

[AddRAM]

You did not change the boot order in the bios did you ?

When booting from a usb stick you use the 1 time boot key to bring up the boot menu and only choose the usb stick the first time, after it re boots the hard drive will then take over and finish the install.

 

[terry1996]

Sorry i forgot to mention some stuff. I try to install windows 7 x32 bit and i had the hard drive in 1st boot option but the problem is still there...

 

[sandravlado]

You should have boot with USB as a first option.
You can put it back to HDD after you finish your installation.

 

[AddRAM]

sandravlado, if you put the usb stick as the 1st option in the bios, it will just keep restarting the install over and over again.

There is no need to change it in the bios.

Terry, tell us exactly how you prepared the usb stick. That could be your issue.

 

[terry1996]

eh, i found some windows with all versions of windows inside (x64 and x32). After that i use Rufus to prepare the usb stick . Rufus finished i plug to computer and voila ! NOTHING >:C\


and right now i am writing the windows 7 from the guy who post before with the tool and blah blah blah!

This is the program what i use , i add the iso and i press start

 

[terry1996]

Results : Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem .. [blah blah blah] ..

file : \boot\BCD
status : 0xc000000e
Info : An error occurred while attempting to read the boot configuration data.

what is that error and what the hell i am gonna do now ?

 

[terry1996]

Well, Why i can't see nothing for my problem in your threat ? I will test it , allright but if it fails ? What shoold i do next?

 

[gregrocker]

The Troubleshoot Windows 7 Installation Failures steps I gave you resolve 90% of install problems. So if you're using the ISO and the tool to write to stick I provided then start working through those steps.

 

[DavidE]

Greg, i wondered about this thread ...
When i re-read

and right now i am writing the windows 7 from the guy who post before with the tool and blah blah blah!

I think the OP might be referring to your post #2 ???
Maybe he is now using the official ISO ... ???
I don't know, I'm just guessing ... the OP should explain clearly ...

 

[gregrocker]

Thanks, David. I'm so swamped I don't have time to parse slang.

Terry I see now that it looks like you've downloaded the 32 bit ISO I provided you and written it to stick with the Download tool. Yet you still got the same error, correct?

In that case what works to resolve most all other failures are the steps to Troubleshoot Windows 7 Installation Failures - Windows 7 Help Forums

Let us know the results of the steps as you go as we may have other suggestions.

 

[AddRAM]

May I ask, does the laptop have a dvd burner drive ?

 

[terry1996]

I am "burning" the iso from greg to a usb stick for second time , the first time i wrote the results like 4 posts ago. I will start reading the troubleshooting guide and take the steps 1 by 1. My laptop that i talking to you right now have , the other is a desktop.Results may come in a few hours . Thanks for everyone here to helping me sorry i am a little newbie or my words are terrible

 

[terry1996]

I try to boot again with f11 to boot menu , i select usb and i took that error again . I see something at bios in the boot sector "VIA SATA Raid Utility , shoold i have it enabled or disabled?

 

[terry1996]

I disable it and i boot into recovery mode and writing the commands!

 

[AddRAM]

So you are trying to Recover windows and not do a clean re install of windows.

You are confusing, please explain.

 

[terry1996]

I am writing the commands bro, from the troubleshooting guide. Commands seems to cleaning disk not to recover.

 

[terry1996]

I stuck at Step 7 . I did all fine , i didn't search for uefi or something else because i didn't saw something like that in my computer. I get the error again tell me what to do >.<

 

[gregrocker]

Results : Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem .. [blah blah blah] ..

file : \boot\BCD
status : 0xc000000e
Info : An error occurred while attempting to read the boot configuration data.

what is that error and what the hell i am gonna do now ?

Is this the error you are still getting? If so it means an attempt is being made to boot the now-empty hard drive, not the flash stick. You'll need to get the flash stick booted. Does it load files when you select it from the BIOS Boot Menu key? Does it then show the screens in Clean Install Windows 7 ? Tell us what happens at each of the steps in that tutorial. If there is an error what is the exact wording of the error?

If you don't see any of the screens in Clean Install Windows 7 then the stick is not booting. Will it boot in another PC? Do yo have a DVD drive to burn the ISO to DVD using Windows 7 USB-DVD Download Tool ?