Really getting me angry.. cant boot up.

[STRONGEST]

Okay so I bought the 30 dollar copy of professional 64 bitfrom Digital River. I was originally using windows vista 64 bit premium. I was told I can buy this and burn the ISO image so that I can perform a clean install and have professional.

Okay so no errors while installing until the last step. I let it restart for the last time and i get a black screen with nothing on it.. i can see my cursor but thats it. Or I get the occasional error saying i have to restart.

I can't go in safe mode, can't go on vista, my computer is wiped. what do i do?

 

[Minotar]

Did you try putting the disc back in and repair?

 

[STRONGEST]

I tried taking out the disc and then putting it back in. Would you like to talk to me on skype? I'll set up my video so you can see what exactly is going on.

 

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[STRONGEST]

Thanks, I got all of that so far... but still nothing. Anyone else? =/

 

[Minotar]

Did you try leaving it out?

Can you even acces BIOS?

 

[STRONGEST]

Yeah, I can access BIOS. I think my BIOS version is 10.0.0.38

 

[torrentg]

Remove anything attached to video card besides primary monitor, while computer is off. Boot it up.

Otherwise, can you ctrl-alt-del?

How about Windows Key+P?

Please fill in your system specs if you need further help. They're necessary.

 

[STRONGEST]

Windows key + P Does nothing. Ctrl Alt Del does nothing.


Processor Brand
AMD

Processor
AMD Athlon™ X2

Processor Speed
2.5GHz

Cache Memory
1MB on die Level 2 + 2MB shared on die Level 3

System Memory (RAM)
8GB

System Memory (RAM) Expandable To
16GB

Type of Memory (RAM)
DDR2 SDRAM

Hard Drive Type
Serial ATA (7200 rpm)

Hard Drive Size
750GB

Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 9100

Video Memory
256MB (dedicated); up to 1407MB total

Personal Video Recorder (PVR)
No

TV Tuner
No

MPEG
Yes

Audio
High-definition audio (8-speaker support)

Built-in Webcam
No

Modem
None

Network Card
Built-in 10/100Base-T network interface (RJ-45 connector)

Wireless Networking
None

Recordable DVD Drive
Yes, double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW

Recordable DVD Drive Speeds
12x DVD+R DL; 12 DVD-R DL; 16x8x16 DVD+RW; 16x6x16 DVD-RW; 12x DVD-RAM; 40x32x40 CD-RW

Direct-Disc Labeling
Yes

Digital Media Reader or Slots
Yes, digital media card reader

Total Expansion Bays
3 (3.5"), 2 (5.25")

Available Expansion Bays
2 (3.5"), 1 (5.25")

Total Expansion Slots
3 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16

Available Expansion Slots
3 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16

USB 2.0 Ports
6 (2 front, 4 rear)

IEEE 1394 Ports
1

S-Video Outputs
None

Additional Audio/Video Connectors
Digital audio out

Serial Ports
None

Parallel Ports
None

Game Ports
None

Keyboard Description
HP USB

Other Control Devices (mouse, etc.)
HP USB optical mouse

Operating System Platform
Windows

Operating System
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1

Software Included
CyberLink DVD Suite Deluxe; muvee Reveal Basic; HP MediaSmart Suite; Microsoft Works 9 and more

ENERGY STAR Qualified
No

HDMI Output
No

Blu-ray Player
No

Touchscreen
No

 

[torrentg]

First thing that jumps out at me is your ram. Many people have had success installing by removing all ram except little as possible and then putting it back after Windows install is complete.

 

[STRONGEST]

Ah.. is two gigs of ram needed? Also.. do you have skype?

 

[torrentg]

No. Only 512 MB is or so. Or 1 GB. It says you have 8 GB and that may or may not be causing an issue. There are plenty of instances where it has.

No, sorry. I don't have Skype.

 

[STRONGEST]

Alright, also do you have any other means of communication besides a forum? Like aim msn etc..

 

[thefabe]

Most of these errors are produced from a ISO that was burned at to fast of speed 2x to 4 x recommended, Also the ram suggestion has worked for numerous others. As well as installing with a minimum of peripherals

 

[STRONGEST]

Thefabe, I burned the ISO at 8x. How can I burn another 64 bit ISO?

 

[Darryl Licht]

Thefabe, I burned the ISO at 8x. How can I burn another 64 bit ISO?

Do you have another PC?

And did you follow these instructions http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/30470-make-bootable-iso-student-d-l.html
They worked like a charm for myself and many others.

 

[STRONGEST]

Yep, I'm on my other PC.

 

[Darryl Licht]

Yep, I'm on my other PC.

Best of luck!

 

[STRONGEST]

Doesn't work.. need to be on 64 bit. I'm re-installing vista and then I plan on doing this whole process over on 1x speed over night.

 

[jychan28]

I have been using Windows 7 since its first beta. My machine is a notorious Sony notebook with 4M RAM. Sony is another arrogant company next to Apple. Their technical supports will always start saying "We at Sony do not support any software that we don't recommend to use ...." For example, they won't support my machine to downgrade from Vista to XP until almost a year later before they will release the XP drivers officially. I had to search the web for the OEM of the hardware to get the drivers.

With all that said, I found Windows 7 pretty smart and fast and easy to use in spite of little support from Sony. Initially I installed W7 with VMWare then I just took a leap of faith and installed as dual boot with my Windows XP. Early version of W7 didn't even work with my bluetooth mouse let alone all the built-in card readers or camera came with Sony. Gradually the hardware driver problems were solved one by one with each updated beta version. All it said was W7 had come a long way and I really don't think your problem is in W7. There was some pilot error somewhere along and/or the copy you got basically has some error somewhere or somehow.
I am not sure whether you can still download the Windows7.7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso dated 2009-07-13. That is the RTM (Release to manufacturing not RC, release candidate) version and you can install Home, Professional or Ultimate version from it.
My suggestion is just run down to a store buy a new hard drive or reformat any old hard drive and stick the Windows 7 disc into the CDROM and just do a new installation with your current Windows 7 disc you have on hand. If it does not give you a 30 days free trial right off the bat, you could have a bad download image of Windows 7 or you have never had a good Windows 7.

Windows 7 installation is relatively quick compared to all previous versions of Windows. Don't worry about drivers, with the internet connected, it will find all the basic drivers your machine needed.

I have never learn how to use Vista and have never use Vista even my machine came with Windows Vista Professional and I got rid of it the first day I had the machine. It was a long way that I found you couldn't install Windows XP over Vista in a Vista notebook. I overcame that problem. When it came to Windows 7, I just didn't recall I ran into any installation problems. Only surprise I found was once upgraded cannot go back without brand new installation.

Good luck!