Win 7 Installation, done but freezes after startup

[space4092]

The installation is done from dvd and worked just fine.

Win 7 Home premium
mainboard Asus M2R32-MVP with bios update v 1109
OCZ PC2 6400 2 GB (have 2 of those took 1 out for installation)
Nvidia Geforce 9800 GTX+
AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual core 4000+
Barracuda 7200 SATA 250gb harddrive (ST3250820AS)
DvD/cd TSSTcorpCD/DvDW SH-S183A

as well i unhooked all usb devices

clean install, worked fine, but after install, the desktop would come up and nothing was working after, just freezes up.

thanks for help

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello space4092, welcome to Seven Forums!





Where did the Windows 7 installer DVD come from, did you burn it yourself, this may be the cause of the issues; you may need to do another clean install to sort it?

How to Do a Clean Installation with Windows 7



If so you may need to burn it again, use the free ImgBurn ISO burner at the link below at 4x speed with a verify to make sure it's not a bad burn on the DVD.


ImgBurn Free ISO Burner

 

[space4092]

i got the dvd from the store no burning done .

now i got the problem that if i try to get into windows 7 setup again, it gets to the selection window for the language settings and click start setup and just freezes, i don t even get to start the install anymore , tryed 64 and 32 bit version both same issue ...

weird

 

[space4092]

testing memory right now with windows memory diagnostics tool. wait and see..

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

If there is no data at all on the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) that you want to save, have a look at this tutorial at the link below to run a "clean all" on the HDD before install, this completely over-writes any/all previous data and gives you a clean slate to install Windows 7 to.


SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

 

[gregrocker]

I'd test the memory with memtest86 CD for 5-6 passes, then remove all but 2gb of RAM to try install.

Make sure you have the latest BIOS version update. If so, reset the CMOS: Clear CMOS - 3 Ways to Clear the CMOS - Reset BIOS.URL

Set SATA controller in BIOS setup to AHCI first, then IDE if necessary.

 

[Lemur]

Welcome to SF, Space4092. First, please complete your system specs.

Did you install any memory before the upgrade? If so, sometimes you need to install in pairs.

When you try re-installing the OS, do you get past the bios screen? At what point does it lock up?

Do you have hard drive activity?

Can you swap out your graphics card?

Can you boot up on a live operating system DVD (e.g., Knoppix, Ubuntu Live, BartPE, etc)?

 

[space4092]

thanks, i don t really understand what made the difference, since i was doing the same thing basicly but it did work.

afterSSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

thanks

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

You're welcome, I'm glad you found a solution and thanks for the update.