Solved Installation Complete But Won't Boot

H

Honduras2811

New member
Local time
10:56 PM
Messages
9
The installation ran to completion and said it would reboot. It did, but just to the to the "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD." I didn't press a key expecting it to boot to Windows. Nothing happened.

I took the CD out and rebooted. Black screen, the cursor moves down three times. Everything stopped.

I should say that I have had Win 7 installed on this computer before, from the same Install CD. There were problems, but not these.
 
Last edited:

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Win XP Pro SP3
CPU
AMD FX 4300
Motherboard
MSI ?
Memory
16 Gig
Graphics Card(s)
Built in.
Hard Drives
1 Tera
Antivirus
Zone Alarm
Browser
Opera
I'm guessing your BIOS is set to boot first from the DVD drive.

I'd probably start over with the BIOS set to boot from HD first. Use the one-time boot menu to choose the DVD as the boot drive when you start the install.

Might have been able to prevent the problem if you had removed the disc from the DVD drive before that final reboot.

At least, that's what it sounds like to me, based on your description.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
You are correct about the boot sequence, but, if I remove the CD it has the same result as leaving the CD in and then rebooting. Black screen, cursor moves down three rows. Everything stops.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Win XP Pro SP3
CPU
AMD FX 4300
Motherboard
MSI ?
Memory
16 Gig
Graphics Card(s)
Built in.
Hard Drives
1 Tera
Antivirus
Zone Alarm
Browser
Opera
I'd at least try the install one time with the HD set as the first boot device.

You are trying to go from XP to Windows 7?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
If I do it with the HD set as first boot device, it does nothing. No operating system.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Win XP Pro SP3
CPU
AMD FX 4300
Motherboard
MSI ?
Memory
16 Gig
Graphics Card(s)
Built in.
Hard Drives
1 Tera
Antivirus
Zone Alarm
Browser
Opera
Honduras2811 said:
If I do it with the HD set as first boot device, it does nothing. No operating system.
Click to expand...

I assume you mean you tried to reinstall from scratch with the HD set as first boot device and that the installation appeared to go OK until the last reboot and then you got no operating system found error?

Or do you mean that you could not boot from the DVD?

What installation media are you using? Burned DVD? Retail installation DVD?

Is this a new hard drive or has it had other operating systems on it?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
My guess would be that you have a problem with the bootmgr. I would try to fix it by running a starup/repair 3 times.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU
from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays
2x HP w2207
Hard Drives
5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Keyboard
with trackball - no mices
Mouse
Trackball mice
Internet Speed
DSL 6000
I'm using the OEM disk.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Win XP Pro SP3
CPU
AMD FX 4300
Motherboard
MSI ?
Memory
16 Gig
Graphics Card(s)
Built in.
Hard Drives
1 Tera
Antivirus
Zone Alarm
Browser
Opera
The Win7 installation media is provided along with tool to burn to disk or flash stick in Step 6 of http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219533-troubleshooting-windows-7-failure-boot.html which also includes everything else that can be done, if confirming the Partition Marked Active is 100mb System Reserved (preferred if you have it) or C, and then running http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105541-startup-repair-run-3-separate-times.html does not work. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/307529-install-windows-system-msata-isrt.html
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top