Solved windows 7 re-install, blue screen of death

[in2media]

im trying to reinstall win 7 that came with my dell latitude E6410, when it copied the files then before it comes to pressing F8 to agree license i get the blue screen of death?
ive tried to low level the hdd with powermaxtor but get the A: after f8 pressed

 

[gregrocker]

Read over carefully these steps to get a perfect Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 including the Special Notes for Dell Owners.

First run Dell Diagnostics to test all of your hardware, by tapping the F12 key at boot to see if it will run all the way though.

If so and it comes up clear, I would delete all other partitions except Dell OEM Diagnostics partition during booted Custom install to see if that will suffice.

If not you'll need to sacrifice the bootable diagnostics by running Diskpart Clean Command from the installer's Command line accessed by pressing Shift + F10 at first screen after booting into installer.

 

[in2media]

ok thanks, appreciate the help

 

[gregrocker]

Incidentally if still there you might be able to run Dell Windows 7 PC Restore although this is an inferior install compared to the Clean Reinstall which is why Dell provides a clean copy Reinstallation DVD.

 

[in2media]

done dell diagnostics and all passed, but stll get b.s.o.d

 

[gregrocker]

You are booting the installer and not trying to run it from the old installation, correct? How to Boot your Computer from a Bootable CD or DVD

If you're actually booting the installer and not running it, where did you get the installer? Download the latest official ISO and burn to DVD or write to stick from Step 1 and 2 in tutorial I linked.

You may also need to wipe the HD first which is why I gave you that step earlier.

 

[in2media]

yes booting instasller disc that came with laptop
ran killdisc low level format tool and still get b.s.o.d. at start set up?

If you're actually booting the installer and not running it, where did you get the installer? Download the latest official ISO and burn to DVD or write to stick from Step 1 and 2 in tutorial I linked.

please, where can i get another copy of the install disc

 

[gregrocker]

The installer is in Step 1 of the tutorial I gave you in my first post which you were supposed to study closely to get a perfect install. Is there some reason you ignored it instead?

We don't do sloppy work here. That's why I gave you a tutorial which assures you will end up with a perfect install if you follow the steps closely. Take it or leave it.

 

[in2media]

thanks for ya help, got windows on but need the ethernet driver, searched dell and google but cant find any working links
according to spec sheet the card is
10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet

 

[in2media]

solved, thanks greg rocker for ya hell
appreciate it

 

[gregrocker]

Again, you would have known exactly where to look for that driver had you followed the steps in the tutorial.

Is there some reason you'd come here for help and then ignore it?

How is overall performance now? I would check the logs, clean boot, system resources in Troubleshooting Steps for Windows 7 to make sure there are no problems.

You can mark the thread Solved when ready.

 

[in2media]

performance is good, ran logs and checked everything, seems fine
thanks again

 

[gregrocker]

You're welcome.

Enjoy Win7.

 

[in2media]

i personally am a linux man, ive 7 computers running different distros of linux, 2 comps running windows 7 for the mrs and her mother. ive nothing against windows just prefer linux