Problems booting windows 7 dvd

[HenryN]

Hey. I put my W7 dvd inside in, restarted my computer (currently still XP) and when my computer starts it asked me if i want to boot any dvd/cd i pressed enter. No problems. It loaded a bit then showed me starting windows and then the blue screen came. Then i think it loaded for a while because the circle was moving near the mouse and after it ended noting happened.

YouTube - Windows 7 Ultimate (full installation, boot, shutdown)

Maybe this video helps to explain. At 1:08 a new window appeared asking for a language, time and other stuff. For me it didnt appear and stayed blue. Also i have waited for a long time thinking maybe it just needs more time but with no results. I also tryed the same dvd on another computer of mine. A old HP laptop (Compaq nx9010) and no problems there. I could install W7 on that laptop but i think finding drivers for it might be a impossible task and i would want to haev W7 on my main computer.

EDIT: installing the 32 bit version

Thanks for help

 

[josef613]

I had this problem once. I think it was a dvd burner error (my Burner is like, 4 years old )
I had to do a hard restart, but then it worked, although it was a lot slower than the 1st time i installed windows. I know you probably have tried many restarts.
Is this a retail disc, or a burned disc?

 

[HenryN]

I had this problem once. I think it was a dvd burner error (my Burner is like, 4 years old )
I had to do a hard restart, but then it worked, although it was a lot slower than the 1st time i installed windows. I know you probably have tried many restarts.
Is this a retail disc, or a burned disc?

Yeah, i also had to close computer from the power button to leave it. After restart the same thing happened and you are right, i have done many restarts . Its a burned dvd but the same burned one worked in the laptop and if i remember right i once tried with a friends dvd and same result. Somewhat out of ideas to be honest.

 

[josef613]

it might be your dvd burner. Does it spin, then stop, and then you experience the blue windows screen without a dialogue box ever popping up?

 

[HenryN]

it might be your dvd burner. Does it spin, then stop, and then you experience the blue windows screen without a dialogue box ever popping up?

Havent tryed that, i know i checked the green light wasnt on when i shut down my computer. I think i burned the iso on the lowest possible speed, someone said it might be good but i'm not 100% sure.

 

[josef613]

well, burning at the lowest speed is usually always good. it leaves less of a chance for file corruption.
is this a downloaded version?

 

[HenryN]

This one yes. Nero CD-DVD speed thing showed me that its burned at the speed of 7

 

[josef613]

well, burned dvd's are sometimes hard for some burners to read.
I don't know what to tell you, except to keep trying to get the dvd to boot and install

 

[HenryN]

just asking, could it make a difference if i get a 64 bit version?

 

[josef613]

well, if you can't even boot into the installer, it wouldn't make a difference.

 

[gregrocker]

Where did you get Win7?

Try burning the DVD again using ImgBurn at 4x Speed - it never fails.

Or try installing using USB flash stick: USB Windows 7 Installation Key Drive - Create

Try running the installer from XP. Then try extracting the files to XP desktop to run Setup.

Next try wiping the HD: SSD - HDD Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

Do you have the latest BIOS version update? If so, then try clearing the CMOS:
Clear CMOS - 3 Ways to Clear the CMOS - Reset BIOS.URL

Try setting SATA controller to AHCI, then IDE if necessary.

Test your memory, remove all but 2gb to try install, swap memory sticks. Next test your HD using maker's full diag/repair CD scan:
Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.URL

 

[HenryN]

Today i tryed something els, i borrowed my friends Vista dvd and basically the same thing. Nice screen but nothing appears.
http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/105225-screen-stays-empty-only-my-mouse-comes-up.html

That guy here got the same problem as i do so i think it has something to do with my HD. Never had any problems installing XP again and again and again. I got a Maxtor HD but there are 5 downloads, which one should i take. I should have said before that i dont know a lot about that sort of problems and how to fix them...

EDIT: downloaded 64 bit one for testing and same result

 

[HenryN]

Is it possible that for some good reason i don't have SATA drivers installed and this is causing the problem? The reason why i don't think i have them installed is because when i wanted to change SATA controller to AHCI, then IDE i had no SATA to choose and it was already using IDE and i could choose between RAID and ACHI. Also after visiting Gigabyte it showed me some SATA drivers what i could download but there was a text under them that they are supposed to be installed durning a install of a windows. Does it make any sense or? I really wan't to get W7 finally working for many reasons...

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

About SATA drivers, I don't believe so as Windows 7 is pretty much driver complete, there should be no need to add SATA drivers during install, Windows should add them automatically. If you can use the same disk to install to another PC then it is something specific to this machine, did you do all the tests Greg suggested above?