Windows 7 64bit RC

[afmiller]

I've been having issues with installing windows and it not getting past the splash screen in the begining after the install is complete. I've created a new partition on my 1tb HD, which is 280gigs , it is Local Drive H, I've tried several installs, and have waitied 30-45 minutes on the splash screen to allow me to finish the set up of windows, but it won't allow me. Any ideas?

 

[Anthony]

Hello afmiller, Can you fill in your hardware specs then we can advise accordingly.

Thanks.

 

[afmiller]

Specs

EVGA MB X58
Intel i7 920 - 2.66, not OC'ed atm
GTX 260
12 gigs of DDR3 ram on the MB
3 HDs - 80 gig that has vista, 150 gig that runs programs, and the 1tb, which i partitioned to run windows 7

 

[myzr7]

I've been having issues with installing windows and it not getting past the splash screen in the begining after the install is complete. I've created a new partition on my 1tb HD, which is 280gigs , it is Local Drive H, I've tried several installs, and have waitied 30-45 minutes on the splash screen to allow me to finish the set up of windows, but it won't allow me. Any ideas?

afmiller Hello Welcome to Seven Forums. Are you booting from an dvd iso or are youi installing from within vista by running set up .exe. If it is a dual boot can you tell us what you see when you restart your pc. Sorry you are having trouble! lm

 

[afmiller]

booting

I burned the iso to DVD with Nero. I have tried installing it through Vista to the new partition and booting the PC with the disc and trying it that way, both ways have turned out the same, with me being stuck at the splash screen. As for Dual booting, I've never dual booted, i've been looking into it after i get windows 7 RC up and running by itself. I'm not very savy on the whole dual booting, but if your reffering to what I see when I boot, I have the option to choose Windows Vista or Windows 7

- Thanks for helping

 

[myzr7]

wow them some nice specs. Maybe you are having a problem with your defibulator. I know that I sure am! Can't wait to see your WEI score when you get 7 up and running. So you can see widows 7 at boot. mmm have you tried a repair install? By the way is Vista listed first or second in the boot order?

 

[afmiller]

It gets stuck at starting windows, after windows is done with the complete install, and windows 7 is at the top, with vista below

 

[Win7User512]

When installing the x64 OSs you commonly need to install the SCHC drivers at install-time if you have your hard drive set to SATA.

 

[myzr7]

When installing the x64 OSs you commonly need to install the SCHC drivers at install-time if you have your hard drive set to SATA.

Found this on googling for sata drivers. Must be your problem.
NOTE: To install your operating system on a new SATA hard drive you are going to need to provide a SATA drivers disc during the Windows Setup process. This disc is NOT provided by the company you purchased your motherboard from. This is a disc you need to create using the makedisk.exe utility which can usually be found on your motherboard drivers disc or the manufacturers website. If you need more information on how to create this disc, please refer to the detailed instructions below. We will cover how to create an nVidia SATA or VIA SATA drivers disk depending on your chipset. This procedure can be different depending on the brand of motherboard you purchased.] get er done and show us that wei please afmiller huh?

 

[afmiller]

I've never added drivers during the install, I assume the button for have disk when I'm selecting the partition is the button to push to add the drivers

 

[Win7User512]

Yeah, put them on a USB drive and click the driver button during install.

 

[rbmorse]

Win7user512: Do you mean AHCI mode drivers for SATA hard disks?

They're built in to Windows 7. No need for third-party drivers.

 

[Win7User512]

Win7user512: Do you mean AHCI mode drivers for SATA hard disks?

They're built in to Windows 7. No need for third-party drivers.

Oops, I did mean AHCI. Sorry to all about the confusion. I always get that wrong. LOL. Cheers!

Good to know they are built in now. I hated having to re-install Vista when I discovered that issue.

 

[afmiller]

so what could be the issue since AHCI are already included, and even for Vista x64 I didnt have to install drivers either

 

[Win7User512]

Maybe try a repair of the OS.

 

[afmiller]

it said that it can't repair, and it tried to reinstall the OS, could it be the simple fact that I already have Vista installed on the machine?

 

[afmiller]

update - Last night I reinstalled Windows 7 again ( with the chipset drivers) and I let it try and get past the same part, after the final install and windows boots for the first time for about 30 minutes, after which i had to reboot the PC, and i tried to login to windows 7 via safe mode, and it said it couldnt set up wasnt complete. So I rebooted the machine and let it try to "finish" loading windows while I slept, no luck with that, it was at the same starting windows screen.

 

[pedagogy1]

Hello, I was browsing the web and found this site.While reading, I saw this post. I had the same problem and it took me two weeks to find the solution. I am not an expert, I am a beginner, computers are my hobby.I have a 350Gb WD with Winxp and I have a new 1TB WD and ran into the same problem.I searched the web, and this is how I solved my problem. Repair is not going to work because there is nothing to repair. I think the reason it doesn't install is the 8MB issue.
These are the steps I took
1.Dos command prompt type Diskpart
2.Diskpart prompt type:List disk (this will list the different hard disk,remember your 1TB disk #)
3.Diskpart prompt type -select disk (enter the # of the 1TB disk )
4.Diskpart prompt type:create partition primary size= (I did 40000 for 40GB)
5.Diskpart prompt:type: assign letter=(assign the letter you want)
6.Exit and restart, you should now be able to install Windows 7.
Hope this helps and sorry for the long post.

 

[patdman]

I just tried installing x64 RC1 (7100) and am having the exact same issue.
I don't see how that 8mb hidden partition causes any trouble, could you explain a bit more by any chance?
I fool around with partitions and keep trying, will post again if I find anything of interest, but any further suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Pat.

 

[pedagogy1]

I apologize in advance for not being more precise. I am not a technical person.

I read about the 8MB in my search.
However, when I did diskpart:list disk, it showed the 8MB partition and the remaining disk as full which was 938GB. It was a new 1TB sata hard disk so it was empty. I partitioned the disk under winxp first, 3 partition@300GB, which was labled e,f,and g.
The 3 drives were not recognized in diskpart.

Which, reminds me, I formatted the full disk (diskpart:select disk,diskpart:format), before I followed the steps listed in my prev. post.

Was stuck at windows starting up for 26 hours.
(Maybe windows was trying to read the large disk and stalled because it was full, or windows 7 read it as full. I don't know,it was very frustrating.)
Read about the bios and drivers solutions, non worked.
I searched and searched and searched until I found the diskpart solution.
A brave beginner,that's me and it was the first time I used diskpart. I love it. It works flawlessly and fast. I am up and running on windows 7 now.
It's fast

AMD Athlon 64 3000
pc3200
2GB DD
350GB WD winxp
1TB WD win7