Installing Windows 7 problem

[UnSaFE]

Hi. I would love it if someone help me.
I am currently running Windows xp 32 bit, and I have Windows 7 professional(the newest release) 64 bit DVD. The problem is that I can't install it with autorun, nor with restart+boot.
I can't install it with booting from DVD because, after I press any key, it only loads the Windows 7 wallpaper screen and my mouse cursor, nothing else. I don't care if I have to delete all my Hard drives, just tell me how to install Windows 7.
Please help

 

[QuackPot]

Not too sure about this but I think you have to change some settings in the BIOS to make the PC boot from the DVD when you restart it.

 

[UnSaFE]

But it does boot! While loading windows it says "press any key to boot from cd/dvd", and, obviously that's where my problem starts

 

[zigzag3143]

But it does boot! While loading windows it says "press any key to boot from cd/dvd", and, obviously that's where my problem starts

what do you do when it says press any key to boot from dvd/cd?

BTW you have to do a clean install when going from 32bit to 64bit.

Ken

 

[UnSaFE]

But it does boot! While loading windows it says "press any key to boot from cd/dvd", and, obviously that's where my problem starts

what do you do when it says press any key to boot from dvd/cd?

BTW you have to do a clean install when going from 32bit to 64bit.

Ken

Well, obviously I press enter/space/any letter on keyboard/whichever.
And I have no Idea what a clean install is and how to perform it, I originally thought that booting from DVD is considered a clean install?

 

[UnSaFE]

Oh yeah, I also forgot to mention that I tried to upgrade from xp to windows 7 (86) and something bad happened to the installation. So now I have 2 version of windows(lets me chose in the load screen) one of them is XP, the other is... well it says ''load this to do a backup install'', whatever that means... chose W7 then it freezes at the load screen(that new load screen with a new moving window icon) and does nothing, I waited for 2 hours at that screen and nothing changed.
Do I need to get rid of it somehow before making a fresh install?

 

[theog]

Hi UnSaFE

This may be of help:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/installation-instructions.aspx

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j59T09UQ9uc"]YouTube - Installing Windows 7[/ame]

 

[UnSaFE]

I'm afraid that didn't help at all. The video showed me 2 things, how to save your files, before installing, which I don't need! And how to make a working Install DVD which I already have as well...

 

[UnSaFE]

bump

 

[Alejolas]

after I press any key, it only loads the Windows 7 wallpaper screen and my mouse cursor, nothing else.

DANG! Exactly the SAME thing is happening to me... I press a key to boot from the dvd and it starts loading files .. then some graphic appears and says: Starting Windows... Then I got to see the cursor i can move it and there is a blueish background wallpapaer with a bird and that's all .. nothing else to do! I can move the mouse I press ctr + alt+ del nothing happens... I hit the start key nothing happens ... and I can tell the pc isnt frozen cuz I can move the cursor like I said b4.
Any Ideas??

 

[SIW2]

Alejos,

Try disconnecting the IDE drive. Then install.

 

[SIW2]

Not sure what you are saying - can you boot into XP fine?

Oh yeah, I also forgot to mention that I tried to upgrade from xp to windows 7 (86) and something bad happened to the installation. So now I have 2 version of windows(lets me chose in the load screen) one of them is XP, the other is... well it says ''load this to do a backup install'', whatever that means... chose W7 then it freezes at the load screen(that new load screen with a new moving window icon) and does nothing, I waited for 2 hours at that screen and nothing changed.
Do I need to get rid of it somehow before making a fresh install?

 

[Alejolas]

Alejos,

Try disconnecting the IDE drive. Then install.

Will try right now! brb

 

[Alejolas]

Alejos,

Try disconnecting the IDE drive. Then install.

Ok it worked and I'm installing it right now. Will my IDE drive be recognized by Windows 7 later?

Thanks!

 

[SIW2]

Should be - if not , go to Disk Management - Click Action and then click Rescan Disks. Right-click any disk marked Foreign, click Import Foreign Disks, and then follow the instructions on your screen.

You may need to check there are no Active partitions on the IDE drive. Use a third party partition manager to rt click the Active partition on that HD and mark inactive.

There's a great free one here:

Partition Wizard is a Windows based FREE Partition Manager. It works as partition magic and supports Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 server and Windows 7. FREE for Home and Business user.

 

[SofTones]

Ah, well maybe your prob is the failed upgrade... what you need to do ( as MS said !!!), backup any stuff ya wanna keep, then FDisk ya harddrive, (or use a format utility from DOS), this will clear the crap, make the HDD shiny new again, and the boot of the DVD will see NO Windows, so will sail along like a turbl-charged turd....

 

[Alejolas]

Should be

Thanks a lot man ! everything worked perfect! I'm on Win7 now.

 

[SIW2]

You're welcome . Glad it worked for you.

 

[torrentg]

Nice, SIW2!

 

[UnSaFE]

Not sure what you are saying - can you boot into XP fine?

Oh yeah, I also forgot to mention that I tried to upgrade from xp to windows 7 (86) and something bad happened to the installation. So now I have 2 version of windows(lets me chose in the load screen) one of them is XP, the other is... well it says ''load this to do a backup install'', whatever that means... chose W7 then it freezes at the load screen(that new load screen with a new moving window icon) and does nothing, I waited for 2 hours at that screen and nothing changed.
Do I need to get rid of it somehow before making a fresh install?

Yeah I can load XP fine, it just doesn't respond to my failed install of Windows 7 version.
Also, what's an IDE drive and how to disable it?(I see people here that say it helped).