Windows 7 installation freezing at starting windows

Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. I'm trying to install windows 7 pro 64 on a new biostar a68n itx board. It gets as far as starting windows with the colored balls and freezes. Note : I tried the compatibility hard disk mode in bios alone and it did not work. When I connect the laptop power supply it worked like a charm.

I had the same problem and I googled the problem like crazy and I found a bunch of answers. I tried nearly everything. Now I don't have onboard LAN. But that's okay. At least I have a working computer. Anyway, here's some info on my setup: asrock G31M-S mobo intel e 2x2 gb ram 1 gb hard drive installation freezes at disk. Didn't install drivers yet but Windows boots fine now. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro?

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Sign in to vote. Tuesday, November 17, AM. Wednesday, November 25, AM. Are you trying to do an Upgrade install, or a Clean install? Tuesday, November 17, PM. Clean install. Brand new home built computer. Start Windows in Safe Mode , and then restart your computer as usual. Yes, you read that right, just start Windows 7 in Safe Mode and then restart your computer without doing anything in Safe Mode. The reason for doing so is that sometimes Windows updates or something else gets hung up.

In this case, a forced restart won't get work. But if you try it from Safe Mode, miracle happens sometimes. In the command prompt window, run bootrec. This should be helpful. Or you can also do like this: Insert the Windows installation CD. Then it will load drivers and the screen should pop up to go on installing Windows. Click that option and it should fix the problem.

If you have made full system backups in daily usage, things will become very easy. You can restore the system to a time when it works. Step 1. Start Windows 7 normally. Before you see the Windows loading logo, press F8 on your keyboard. Then you can see a variety of Advanced Boot Options. Step 2. Choose Repair Your Computer and wait until Windows 7 repair mode is ready.

Step 3. If you are told to choose keyboard, just click OK. If you are told to choose an account, choose your account, and click OK.

If you have set password for your Windows account, enter the password too. Then you can see System Recovery Options. Step 5. Here you can see all Windows restore points available. Try your best to recall when your computer is safe and sound, and choose the corresponding restore point. If you do not see the full restore points, check Show more restore points.

From the problem signatures that you have given it seems that at start up it is trying to load any device whose drivers are not loaded properly. Try booting into Low resolution video mode it may work if issue is caused due to the display card drivers. If your computer has a single operating system installed, press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts. You must press F8 before the Windows logo appears.

If the Windows logo appears, try again by waiting until the Windows logon prompt appears, and then shutting down and restarting your computer. If your computer has more than one operating system, use the arrow keys to highlight the operating system you want to start in safe mode, and then press F8. Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.