Very slow install and other problems

[nininv]

So I decided to try out build 7100. The install was so long that I fell asleep, woke up 8 hours later and it was finally prompting me to enter the post installation details (user, update settings). It seemed really really laggy, window switching etc (and this isn't even done yet, I'm still entering the post installation details)

It then takes 10 - 20 mins on finalizing install, right now it says Welcome and I'm waiting.

I don't know why its so laggy and why its taking forever to finish the install?

I have the intel core 2 duo pc6750, 8gb RAM, 9800gtx+, gigabyte p35-ds3l


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[nininv]

Now it's holding at 'preparing your desktop....' this installation has taken over 6 hours so far.

 

[Anthony]

How you installing, DVD USB etc? Upgrade/Clean install?

 

[nininv]

Clean install, DVD

 

[nininv]

Note: It took HOURS to extract files (I actually fell asleep as it took like 5 - 10 min per 1%), what the hell is wrong?

 

[srq2625]

Something's going on there. 7100 installs in a quite short period of time, something closer to 30 minutes from start to finish. At least, it did for me, multiple times on multiple computers (even an 8 year old, Toshiba Satellite S3000 with just 512MB).

 

[Anthony]

Check your bios settings, maybe try resetting it.

 

[nininv]

If this doesn't work then I'm screwed, I've lost my Windows XP install CD and I only have my Windows 7 burn disc.

 

[Anthony]

If this doesn't work then I'm screwed, I've lost my Windows XP install CD and I only have my Windows 7 burn disc.

You do know what the bios is, right?

 

[nininv]

I've booted it up and all I see is a pretty blue background

 

[nininv]

You do know what the bios is, right?

Yeah, I went into the BIOS settings and selected "Load fail-safe defaults" then saved.

 

[Anthony]

So now you need to set your bios to boot from DVD First boot option and then install windows 7.

 

[nininv]

After giving up on W7, I went to PC world and bought vista ultimate 64 bit. I've installed it but I am still having issues, my CPU is locked at 100% and everything is extremely laggy. It took me 30 - 40 mins just to install the 9800GTX drivers.

Something is obviously massively wrong here, XP ran fine (32 bit) but Vista 64 is 100% all the time and unbareable. Clicking an app takes forever to load and is all laggy, w7 did not work atall.

What's wrong!

 

[tonyk]

After giving up on W7, I went to PC world and bought vista ultimate 64 bit. I've installed it but I am still having issues, my CPU is locked at 100% and everything is extremely laggy. It took me 30 - 40 mins just to install the 9800GTX drivers.

Something is obviously massively wrong here, XP ran fine (32 bit) but Vista 64 is 100% all the time and unbareable. Clicking an app takes forever to load and is all laggy, w7 did not work atall.

What's wrong!

wait, so, you have a 32 bit machine, running vista 64??

 

[srq2625]

wait, so, you have a 32 bit machine, running vista 64??

I could be wrong about this, but everything I can find indicates that the core 2 duo chips all support 64-bit.

If it didn't, I would suspect the OP would see what I have seen when attempting to install x64 on an x86 machine - a full-screen, text-based error message telling me how stupid I was. I would assume that since the OP didn't mention that error condition that his chip does, indeed, support 64-bit software.

 

[antalgebra]

I could be wrong about this, but everything I can find indicates that the core 2 duo chips all support 64-bit.

If it didn't, I would suspect the OP would see what I have seen when attempting to install x64 on an x86 machine - a full-screen, text-based error message telling me how stupid I was. I would assume that since the OP didn't mention that error condition that his chip does, indeed, support 64-bit software.

You are absolutely correct. if your running a Core2Duo or better, chances are your machine is 64 bit capable.

Although it sounds like there is an underlying software issue here, as even a retail version was having problems. Try taking out all RAM except one stick, try again, then switch the stick, and try again.

Other than that, it'll be like stabbing in the dark looking for where the faulting component is... you might just want to plug each thing into another machine (Processor to start) and see if their are problems.

Keep us updated,
Thanks,
Daniel

 

[zigzag3143]

long win 7 install

Clean install, DVD

this may be way off the mark but both win 7 and vista were both installed from a dvd. Is it possible there is a problem with the dvd player? If the hware is 64bit and he has 8gigs ram, and even a retail vista dvd took forever. what would it hurt to check the dvd player

Hope this helps

Ken

 

[antalgebra]

You are absolutely correct. if your running a Core2Duo or better, chances are your machine is 64 bit capable.

Although it sounds like there is an underlying software issue here, as even a retail version was having problems. Try taking out all RAM except one stick, try again, then switch the stick, and try again.

Other than that, it'll be like stabbing in the dark looking for where the faulting component is... you might just want to plug each thing into another machine (Processor to start) and see if their are problems.

Keep us updated,
Thanks,
Daniel

Sorry, Underlying HARDWARE Issue.

 

[TheAlbear]

this sounds like a hardware confict. go in the Bios and disable anything to do with a floppy drive, then reinstall.

Just had this exact problem taking 5-10 mins to get the country screen.