Troubleshoot Windows 7 Home premium installation freezing

[Shaun]

Briefly explain your current issue(s)

Gets past loading files and freezes at "starting windows "

Steps taken to resolve, but have been unsuccessful

Tried different disks and different versions of the software. Also ran mem checks and all clean.

This is getting quite bad and been like this for a while.

Any help is much appreciated.

 

[Anupam]

I had similar problem with one of my system. later I found the hard disk had bad sectors.

Try

1. Check HDD for bad sectors
2. Using a new installation disk. If possible install from USB Drive. Many times because of bad CD/DVD or CD?DVD drives it may happen.

best of luck.

 

[Shaun]

I have used a different dvd drive and nothing. same with hdd

 

[Anupam]

I have used a different dvd drive and nothing. same with hdd

change the installtion media then. Thats the only option left for you. If possible download fresh iso with SP1.

 

[Shaun]

I just downloaded a feash iso and tried 3 other iso'a i have already nothing

How do i set it up for usb?

Also Wouldn't work with XP which is what the computer was originally on. Said boot manager was missing?

Tried with vista and it had the blue crash screen saying i need to try a memory check. which i have done and nothing was wrong.

 

[Anupam]

I just downloaded a feash iso and tried 3 other iso'a i have already nothing

How do i set it up for usb?

It's very easy. I use Ultra ISO ( free to do that).

Steps as follows
1. Insert USB disk ( must be atleast 4 GB).
2. Open Ultra ISO
3. Go to File > Open > Select your ISO.
4. Now go to Bootable > Write Disk Image > Write ( This will format the USB disk)

Once USB bootable is written, shut down your system, go to BIOS and select USB drive as bootable and start Installing. make sure you are not using the USB installation disk in USB 3.0 port. It sometimes throws error when you try with USB SS 3.0

 

[Shaun]

Could it be that i formatted it wrong? ( The HDD? )

A little more info is that the computer was so riddled with viruses that i had to manually format the HDD.


Could it be the fan? The noise from it is so quiet considering its an old compuiter.

 

[MalwareT]

Use Rufus and format disk to FAT32.Do like in picture below:

 

[Shaun]

Use Rufus and format disk to FAT32.Do like in picture below:

View attachment 24390

I know it wasn't that now just tried a brand new 3TB HDD and still now worked as well as a brand new DVD writer.

But thank you for the help.

 

[jim lin]

have a look at this and see if anything here will work

Windows 7: Windows 7 Freezes at "Completing Installation"
http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/175273-windows-7-freezes-completing-installation.html



James

 

[Shaun]

I don't even get to the language selection screen it seems to skip them all together.

All it does it " loading files " then starting windows appears and it freezes.

 

[vindiesel]

Hello friends think it is hard drive or sata cable but can be, if none of these, change the sata cable sata port.

 

[Shaun]

Hey, I tried a brand new HDD and sata cable both were no difference. Could you elaborate on changing the sata port?

Thanks

 

[Anupam]

Hey, I tried a brand new HDD and sata cable both were no difference. Could you elaborate on changing the sata port?

Thanks

Check few more things
1. Check whether your power supply ( SMPS) is working fine. For few motherboards you can check this within BIOS for other you need to install software.
2. Check whether overheating problem is there. Make sure processor fan is working fine.

 

[Shaun]

Small problem How can i use the software to check it when i can't boot the OS?

 

[MalwareT]

Small problem How can i use the software to check it when i can't boot the OS?

Hirens Boot CD .

 

[Shaun]

Hirens Boot CD .

Forgot i had that.

I just talked to a MS support person and they said its hardware related.

Could the BIOS be a problem?

 

[MalwareT]

Forgot i had that.

I just talked to a MS support person and they said its hardware related.

Could the BIOS be a problem?

Maybe.

 

[Shaun]

Just reset BIOS and nothing. now to try Heirens.


EDIT: Heirens worked im in mini XP

EDIT: EDIT: Now im lost and have no idea what to do. My local disk is the H drive does that matter?

 

[Shaun]

I put the HDd in a different computer and now it is installing. Still no ideas what's wrong.


Edit:n False alarm not working in new computer as well.


EDIT: OMG the microsoft expert heard the word virus and that was it. The virus did it. The virus did it. I think i give up on microsoft. Apparently it edited my RAM and HDD config which has stayed with a format and brand new install.

I'm about to give up.