Windows 7 instalation stuck at "Starting Windows 7"

[marciopol]

No no no, its the built in windows 8 recovery partition

 

[gregrocker]

Never heard of such a BIOS. Recovery is normally only to restore 8. Can you attach a picture?

 

[marciopol]

This recovery is absolutely not bios related mate, it is separate from it it's something like that: http://laptopcentro.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/recovery_vaio_windows_8_05.jpg?w=593&h=444

 

[marciopol]

Would you like to see all the options on this recovery? As there are some UEFI related as I noticed. We could use skype webcam connection or something for faster help maybe?

 

[gregrocker]

Just take camera snaps and attach them back using only the paper clip in reply box.

We need to see all UEFI, CSM, Legacy BIOS, and Boot mode settings expanded to show every choice available. Choose UEFI Firmware Settings (which is BIOS setup) on the System Recovery Options screen shown below:

 

[marciopol]

Ok, I'm on it

 

[marciopol]

Clicking UEFI settings directs to blue screen shown in attachment, when I click restart it goes to Vaio assist menu, no additional settings are shown it just loops

 

[marciopol]

There are also no Windows Startup Settings in this menu at my laptop :<

 

[gregrocker]

Try the F2 choice shown.

 

[marciopol]

Ok one second

 

[marciopol]

Clicking it leads to regular bios setu, which I have shown before

 

[gregrocker]

Insert your win7 install media reboot and select F11 or F12 Boot Menu key as its booting. Is the device shown as UEFI when BIOS is set to UEFI? If not then the flash media is not created correctly.

If either F key isn't working at boot after several tries then try Startup Settings choice in picture I posted above or from the Recovery Menu you posted.

 

[marciopol]

There is no boot list in my bios. Only place where USB is shown and I can manually pick it to boot, is the Recovery for Windows 8, (Use external device to recovery option) and there it is indeed shown as EFI USB Device

 

[gregrocker]

There will always be a BIOS Boot Priority order list in BIOS setup. Look on the Boot tab. It is listed there at the bottom. The stick should show up as EFI device there when plugged in. Try External device.

There is normally also a BIOS Boot Menu which is likely what the Recovery is accessing via F11. You said the stick shows up and can be chosen there as a EFI device, correct? Go ahead and choose it to try again. If it fails try formatting it again.

 

[marciopol]

BIOS boot priority menu is not anyhow interactive on my laptop, it is just "Internal Harddrive", Internal Optical Drive, External Device and Network. Nothing else, just that. I have been formatting this stick many times, on many ways, and it has always been stucking on Starting Windows screen with colorful dots floating. Neither of F-keys during boot work, only way to access BIOS and recovery and such is dedicated ASSIST button, which directs to this black menu full of options (not really) that I have shown on page 3 of this post. Choosing this EFI stick boot option in recovery just boots the stick and it is stucking on f-ing windows is starting screen so I don't know what to do. Is there any way to unlock more bios settings maybe?

 

[gregrocker]

These BIOS settings are often locked down by Windows 8 which only provides access via the Advanced Options shown in post #25. For this reason I'd reinstall a Dual Boot Installation - Windows 8 and Windows 7
in Legacy mode while deleting all partitions to free up access to the BIOS per normal.

Until then with the Win8 existing you may not be able to install Win7. However when facing the exact same stall you have during 7 Dual Boot with existing factory Win8 keeping all partitions intact, I have resolved it by finding the BIOS setting responsible. That setting may not be present without a BIOS update.