Warning! for those upgrading from xp to 7

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 home premium 64bit sp1 OEM, ubuntu ...Intel Pentium 4 running at 2.4 ghz (Upgrading...Ram, 34.4 gb HDDGeforce fx 5500
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Myself
OS
Windows 7 home premium 64bit sp1 OEM, ubuntu 11.04, windows xp home edition sp3 32bit
CPU
Intel Pentium 4 running at 2.4 ghz (Upgrading to a pentium d
Motherboard
Aopen
Memory
Ram, 34.4 gb HDD
Graphics Card(s)
Geforce fx 5500
Sound Card
None yet
Monitor(s) Displays
Astvision, samsung syncmaster 151v
Screen Resolution
1028x1027
Hard Drives
34.4 gb GDD
Cooling
Intel CPU fan
Keyboard
Dell
Mouse
Logitech
Internet Speed
Dsl
Other Info
Built my computer myself
That is enough RAM to run Win7, Areo should also run.

Taking that long to install makes me think it is a CD/DVD read problem, burn problem or HDD problem.
Run the manufacturers disk check utility and check the HDD health.

What type of hard drive do you have?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance CL8 1.5vSapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X OC 1GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
76~2.0
OS
Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z77X UD3H, f18
Memory
8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance CL8 1.5v
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X OC 1GB DDR5
Sound Card
Onboard VIA VT2021
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LCD Dell
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Samsung 840Pro 128GB SSD,
Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache, Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB cache,
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Cooler Master Storm Scout
Cooling
Corsair H80 2x12cm Noctua NF P12 , 2x14cm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech Wave
Mouse
CM Sentinel
Internet Speed
Dismal
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Opera Next
Other Info
Haswell laptop: HP Envy 17t-j, i7-4700MQ, GeForce 740M 2GB DDR3, 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080, 16GB RAM, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, 1TB Hitachi 7200 HDD,
Desktop: eSATA ports,
External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
External WD USB 500GB
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