Windows 7 hangs during install

[jgjafo]

Man i sure hope someone out there can help. I have Vista home premium and am trying to go to Win 7 premium but during the install (custom install) it hangs up at "completeing install" about 2/3rds in, i have no cpu, dvd drive activity, nothing. I've heard it could take a long time to install but i left it for 2 days with no change. I want to just reformat the main drive and install it but when i removed the dvd and restarted the pc i now have it stuck in an endless loop of restarts. I have an HP dual core with 3 gigs ddr2 and 2 300gig sata drives (the main drive has only about 90gigs of open space and the other 180gigs open), i also have a 256 Nvidia card and everything worked great before this. Before the install process i ran all updates and my pc said everything was up to date BUT when i looked i was missing 2 that didn't install due to an undefined error and the ZUNE software wouldn't install due to some other "missing updates".
I need help bad!

 

[DocBrown]

Welcome jgjafo,

Where did you get the iso file from ? How did you burn the DVD ?

Did you burn at slow x4 speed ?

Any Over Clocking of ram or cpu ?

32 bit or 64 bit CPU & Win7 ?

Which of the 2 HD's are you trying to install to ?

You might try with just 2gb of RAM, this has been a know problem in the past.

Also disconnect any extra peripherials that are not needed for the install right now.

They can be connected later & recognized by win7 at that time.

This is just a starting point.


" Doc "

 

[jgjafo]

Doc,
I got the image from Microsoft--its official and did burn at a slow speed. No over clocking on anything and i have 32 bit now and installing to main drive "C" and nothing else is connected other than my monitor and mouse. As for the RAM, i ran the memory check off the dvd when i used it to boot and passed and would really like to only remove it as a last resort

 

[DocBrown]

What are the size of your ram sticks ? Only one video card right ?

 

[jgjafo]

1 gig each and 1 video card (Nvidia) 256ram

 

[DocBrown]

I think the easiest would be to take out 1gb stick for now & retry the install. But before you do I would use the Windows Easy Transfer Tutorial to save your settings, docs, pics, files, etc. Just in case we need to import them back after the install.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11470-windows-easy-transfer-transfer-computers.html?ltr=W

 

[jgjafo]

Well the trouble comes from now i can't get VISTA to start, i get the option for it (along with 2 windows 7 options) but even when i pick VISTA it starts windows 7 and then the restart loop kicks in again. At this point i could care less about the settings and i've backed up all my data, thats why i was trying to do the full install since i was having all the troubles with the so called "missing updates".

 

[DocBrown]

Do you want to try a repair install from the Win7 DVD ? Boot from the DVD !

 

[jgjafo]

Walk me through it if you could. I'm not able to do it at the moment and may have to respond to you later tonight or tomorrow. Sorry.

 

[DocBrown]

Here is the Tutorial on it.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html?ltr=R

I need to go have lunch now. Will check on you later. Don't give up.

" Doc "

 

[jgjafo]

OK doc, I did the repair tool and nothing happened. I removed the extra dimm (2gig all i have now) and i still have the issue of a restart loop. Just get me to were i can format the drive and install the friggin thing please i normally work from home and its killin me to go in

 

[jgjafo]

I am currently on the "windows boot manager" screen,. i have 4 OS to choose (3 win 7 and 1 Vista) they all open Win 7 and then start the restart loop again. I went to advanced options for Vista and tried to do a system restore but all of my restore points are gone. I am really starting to freak man.....

 

[jfar]

Hi, do you have a windows 7 disc.

 

[zigzag3143]

hey jgj

what would you say to a clean instal to get rid of all these problems in one fell swoop?


ken

 

[DocBrown]

Boot from Win7 DVD. find option to do a clean format of the Win7 previous install. & do that, & then re-intall as NEW !

 

[Snufffed]

Doc,
I got the image from Microsoft--its official and did burn at a slow speed. No over clocking on anything and i have 32 bit now and installing to main drive "C" and nothing else is connected other than my monitor and mouse. As for the RAM, i ran the memory check off the dvd when i used it to boot and passed and would really like to only remove it as a last resort

What is the SLOW SPEED? anything over 4x will usually give trouble.

 

[hbh12]

hey jgj

what would you say to a clean instal to get rid of all these problems in one fell swoop?


ken

I love you avatar as I be a cat lover, and you signature is sexy!!!

 

[jgjafo]

well----did the clean install and guess what..... it didn't work!!!! again!!!! still says something about need an update but thats right when i do that it says one update had an error during install BUT i go to the web site to get the fix and then it starts over again..same old story. I have just gone back to the factory install and am going to do the mass amount of updates--almost 70 at this point and see if i can do it fresh from there, I'll let you know what happens.

 

[zigzag3143]

when you are installing turn off get newest drivers from online.

 

[Wyld Black Wolf]

ok doc. so you got the basics.. but what do you do when you cant even get an install screen to load? showing nothing but mouse and monitor and does absolutely sweet tweet all? and just hangs around doing nothing? system i'm installing on should be able to take the install but . hrm. memorys fine.. connections are fine..in fact the damn thing was running win xp before upgrading...*vexed look* looks like i'll have to try digging in the hardware again and see if anythings come loose... but all else fails any other ideas? keep in mind 1 gb ram good motherboard and runs alright for an OLD system.
oh and as for the sound issue win 7 has occasionally .. try reinstalling the drivers and doublechecking if your either analog or digital and run with only the one setting. and update your sound drivers (depending on your system is whether or not you have digital or analog.. as mine was analog i simply turned the digital off.. updated the drivers and BOOYEAH happening again we have SOUND!)

you can't install the system , doc. if you can't even see the install button or get past a certain hangup point will get back with another post for the solution(if there is one besides paperweighting it)
(ie my problem which is i see my mouse pointer and a screen and thats it no install screen or anything and it will sit like that for quite a while)