Windows 7 freezes at Starting Windows screen

[cubemoved]

Hello everyone

I am trying to install Windows 7 (August 2018) Ultimate 64-bit version on a UEFI system. I used Rufus to write the ISO onto my 8 GB USB Drive (Rufus settings photo below).

I have disabled Secure boot in BIOS as what the program notes to me. Though, I have not enabled Legacy mode because Rufus has the option to select UEFI (non CSM) below the Target system.

Once I boot into the USB, I am greeted with Starting Windows text. Unfortunately, once the logo animation play, it will freeze (image below).

When I enable Legacy mode, it will freeze, and greet me with a blue screen of death. The BSOD contains the stop code 0x000000A5 and a text saying something about "the BIOS isn't ACPI compliant".

The possible suspects are the ISO, the USB, or my Rufus settings. Answers are appreciated and feel free to ask me additional things.

 

[cubemoved]

My thread seems to be generic, so let me elaborate. I hope this one helps you.

What I am trying to install: Windows 7 (August 2018 version)
What Windows 7 version I am trying to install: (Windows 7 August 2018) Ultimate 64-bit
What type of BIOS I am running: UEFI

What flash drive I am using: SanDisk Cruzer Switch
How large is the flash drive: 8 GB (7.30 GB exact)
What program I used to write the ISO to my flash drive: Rufus 3.11.1678

Have I disabled Secure boot: Yes, definitely

What is the result: Stuck on the Starting Windows screen (image above)
Have I tried booting to Safe Mode: Yes
What is the result with Safe Mode: Stuck on "Loaded: [...] disk.sys"

(Below are different settings I have tried)

Did I try "Windows To Go" Image option: No
Have I tried "MBR" Partition scheme: Yes
Have I tried changing settings below "Format Options": No

Have I enabled Legacy mode: Yes
What is the result of enabling Legacy mode: Would freeze at "Starting Windows" for a couple of second and show a BSOD
What does the BSOD contain: The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please contact your system vendor for an updated BIOS.
What is the BSOD stop code: 0x000000A5

Have I tried updating my BIOS: No, as I'm not sure if it will work

Have I tried enabling "Enable Boot Logging" on Windows 7 Advanced Options: Yes, but I do not where the nbtlog.txt is located in the flash drive.

Possible suspects:
Windows 7 ISO
SanDisk flash drive
Rufus settings
BIOS settings

 

[Laith]

What is your SATA mode set to in your BIOS?

 

[SIW2]

cubemoved

Solution-Win7-Win-x-Ryzen

1. Either:
Install the sha2 update and the drivers into windows 7 install.wim

Use win10 boot media and apply the image to the hard disk using something like winntsetup

win10 boot media 183x64.iso

2.OR:

Install the sha2 update and the drivers into windows 7 install.wim
Replace sources\install.wim of win10 installation media with the windows 7 install.wim
Then boot that up and use win10 setup routine - it will apply the win7 image fine.

win10 installation media TechBench by WZT (v4.1.1)


3.OR: ( bit more complicated)

You could install the sha2 update and ryzen drivers into windows 7 boot.wim

 

[cubemoved]

What is your SATA mode set to in your BIOS?

There is no option to change that in my BIOS, so it's SATA

 

[cubemoved]

cubemoved

Solution-Win7-Win-x-Ryzen

1. Either:
Install the sha2 update and the drivers into windows 7 install.wim

Use win10 boot media and apply the image to the hard disk using something like winntsetup

win10 boot media 183x64.iso

Hello, thanks for the reply. How do you install the sha256 update and where do you put the drivers to the Windows 7 install.wim? Thanks in advanced

 

[cubemoved]

cubemoved

Solution-Win7-Win-x-Ryzen

1. Either:
Install the sha2 update and the drivers into windows 7 install.wim

Use win10 boot media and apply the image to the hard disk using something like winntsetup

win10 boot media 183x64.iso

Actually, I've found out how to install the updates and drivers. But I am getting errors on the APU drivers saying "The system cannot find the file specified." I'll put everything I've done below.

References
This is where I learned to install the sha update.
Then, I used this to add the drivers given to me.

I mounted the files in my bootable flash drive, using DISM tool, to E:\Mount\ for your reference.
I placed the driver files (ones that I downloaded to be installed to the mounted Windows) to C:\MountDrivers

Windows6.1-KB3033929-x64.msu is the sha update

I am using Elevated PowerShell (PowerShell with administrator rights), not PowerShell x86 or PowerShell ISE.

I am now using Windows 7 Home Premium instead of Ultimate (both are 64-bit)

Prerequisites

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:F:\sources\install.wim

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.18362.1

Details for image : F:\sources\install.wim

Index : 1
Name : Windows 7 Home Basic
Description : Windows 7 Home Basic
Size : 11,710,161,360 bytes

Index : 2
Name : Windows 7 Home Premium
Description : Windows 7 Home Premium
Size : 12,222,587,449 bytes

Index : 3
Name : Windows 7 Professional
Description : Windows 7 Professional
Size : 12,122,886,417 bytes

Index : 4
Name : Windows 7 Ultimate
Description : Windows 7 Ultimate
Size : 12,285,492,779 bytes

The operation completed successfully.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Dism /Mount-Image /ImageFile:F:\sources\install.wim /Index:2 /MountDir:E:\Mount

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.18362.1

Mounting image
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.

Update and Drivers

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> dism /image:E:\Mount /add-package /packagepath:C:\MountDrivers\Windows6.1-KB3033929-x64.msu

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.18362.1

Image Version: 6.1.7601.17514

Processing 1 of 1 - Adding package C:\MountDrivers\Windows6.1-KB3033929-x64.msu
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> dism /Image:E:\Mount /Add-Driver /Driver:C:\MountDrivers /Recurse

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.18362.1

Image Version: 6.1.7601.17514

Searching for driver packages to install...
Found 4 driver package(s) to install.
Installing 1 of 4 - C:\MountDrivers\Ryzen APU video driver\AMDLOG\amdlog.inf: The driver package was successfully installed.
Installing 2 of 4 - C:\MountDrivers\Ryzen APU video driver\APU\C0353611.inf: Error - An error occurred. The driver package could not be installed.
For more information, check for log files in the <windir>\inf folder of the target image.
Installing 3 of 4 - C:\MountDrivers\Ryzen APU video driver\APU\C0353612.inf: Error - An error occurred. The driver package could not be installed.
For more information, check for log files in the <windir>\inf folder of the target image.
Installing 4 of 4 - C:\MountDrivers\Ryzen APU video driver\Audio\atihdw76.inf: The driver package was successfully installed.

Error: 2

The command completed with errors. For more information, refer to the log file.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log

Driver Install Logs

Section end of "C0353611.inf" on "setupapi.offline.log" located at E:\Mount\Windows\inf

     flq: CopyFile: 'C:\MountDrivers\Ryzen APU video driver\APU\B353216\amdgfxinfo64.dll'
     flq:       to: 'E:\Mount\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\c0353611.inf_amd64_neutral_8af21742ff68aa00\B353216\SET6ABB.tmp'
     flq: MoveFile: 'E:\Mount\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\c0353611.inf_amd64_neutral_8af21742ff68aa00\B353216\SET6ABB.tmp'
     flq:       to: 'E:\Mount\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\c0353611.inf_amd64_neutral_8af21742ff68aa00\B353216\amdgfxinfo64.dll'
!!!  flq: Error installing file (0x00000002)
!!!  flq: Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.
!    flq:      SourceFile   - 'C:\MountDrivers\Ryzen APU video driver\APU\B353216\DSEManager.exe'
!    flq:      TargetFile   - 'E:\Mount\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\c0353611.inf_amd64_neutral_8af21742ff68aa00\B353216\DSEManager.exe'
!!!  sto: Failed to copy file 'C:\MountDrivers\Ryzen APU video driver\APU\B353216\DSEManager.exe' to 'E:\Mount\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\c0353611.inf_amd64_neutral_8af21742ff68aa00\B353216\DSEManager.exe'. Error = 0x00000002
!!!  flq: SPFQNOTIFY_COPYERROR: returned SPFQOPERATION_ABORT.
!!!  flq: Error 995: The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request.
!!!  flq: FileQueueCommit aborting!
!!!  flq: Error 995: The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request.
!!!  sto: Failed to copy driver package to 'E:\Mount\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\c0353611.inf_amd64_neutral_8af21742ff68aa00'. Error = 0x00000002
!!!  sto: Failed to import driver package into Driver Store. Error = 0x00000002
<<<  Section end 2020/07/03 17:16:23.894
<<<  [Exit status: FAILURE(0x00000002)]

Section end of "C0353612.inf" on "setupapi.offline.log" located at E:\Mount\Windows\inf

     flq: CopyFile: 'C:\MountDrivers\Ryzen APU video driver\APU\B353216\amdgfxinfo64.dll'
     flq:       to: 'E:\Mount\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\c0353612.inf_amd64_neutral_f4d357613fb829da\B353216\SET9B64.tmp'
     flq: MoveFile: 'E:\Mount\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\c0353612.inf_amd64_neutral_f4d357613fb829da\B353216\SET9B64.tmp'
     flq:       to: 'E:\Mount\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\c0353612.inf_amd64_neutral_f4d357613fb829da\B353216\amdgfxinfo64.dll'
!!!  flq: Error installing file (0x00000002)
!!!  flq: Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.
!    flq:      SourceFile   - 'C:\MountDrivers\Ryzen APU video driver\APU\B353216\DSEManager.exe'
!    flq:      TargetFile   - 'E:\Mount\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\c0353612.inf_amd64_neutral_f4d357613fb829da\B353216\DSEManager.exe'
!!!  sto: Failed to copy file 'C:\MountDrivers\Ryzen APU video driver\APU\B353216\DSEManager.exe' to 'E:\Mount\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\c0353612.inf_amd64_neutral_f4d357613fb829da\B353216\DSEManager.exe'. Error = 0x00000002
!!!  flq: SPFQNOTIFY_COPYERROR: returned SPFQOPERATION_ABORT.
!!!  flq: Error 995: The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request.
!!!  flq: FileQueueCommit aborting!
!!!  flq: Error 995: The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request.
!!!  sto: Failed to copy driver package to 'E:\Mount\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\c0353612.inf_amd64_neutral_f4d357613fb829da'. Error = 0x00000002
!!!  sto: Failed to import driver package into Driver Store. Error = 0x00000002
<<<  Section end 2020/07/03 17:16:37.470
<<<  [Exit status: FAILURE(0x00000002)]]

The full setupapi.offline.log is attached. Thank you again in advanced.

 

[SIW2]

Canonkong suggests using dism++ to integrate updates and drivers.

It might help if you followed any instructions and suggestions on that thread . Any questions, ask on that thread at win raid

 

[cubemoved]

Canonkong suggests using dism++ to integrate updates and drivers.

It might help if you followed any instructions and suggestions on that thread . Any questions, ask on that thread at win raid

Noted. Thank you!

 

[cubemoved]

Canonkong suggests using dism++ to integrate updates and drivers.

It might help if you followed any instructions and suggestions on that thread . Any questions, ask on that thread at win raid

I had no luck with every solution. I solved the DSEManager.exe issue, as well as the Windows 10 custom setup. However, Windows will still freeze at the Starting Windows screen. Even with the BIOS updated, I think it won't work. But thank you for the help you've given.