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Hello,I'm trying to install windows 7 on d 915pbl,the setup starts normally,but as soon as installation files are copied to ram(abuot 1 minute) the setup crashes and I only can see the background of win 7 win xp and ubuntu linix have a regular setup what's the problem?
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Hello Elizabeth
Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and start your computer
While booting watch for, and.. "Press any key to boot from cd"
the first screen will indicate that Setup is inspecting your system and loading files.
"Inspecting your system and loading files".
When you get to the Welcome to setup screen, press ENTER to Setup Windows.
Press F8 to accept the Licensing Agreement
Select the option to repair.
"If one of the following Windows XP installations is damaged, Setup can try to repair it"
Use the up and down arrow keys to select your XP installation, press R to begin the Repair process.
Let the Repair run. Setup will now check your disks and then start copying files which can take several minutes.
Shortly after the Copying Files the pc will restart itself.
During the reboot, do not boot from the CD again, setup will resume automatically.
when you see the Installing Devices progress bar(Lower left), press SHIFT + F10. A command console will now open up
At the prompttype NUSRMGR.CPL and press Enter. You now have access to your User Accounts in the Control Panel.
Pick the account you need to change and change your password.
After you've made your changes close the windows, exit the command box and continue on with the repair, you will need the product key.
Once that is done you should be able to log in normally with your new password.
This is taking advantage of a security flaw in windows, your other option is to reinstall windows overtop of your current installation, or to format and do a clean install.
Good luck, hope this was helpful.
Right click on the executable file that starts the setup, typically setup.exe. Select Properties. Under Compatibility, set it to Windows XP SP3. If that doesn't work, it really won't work without you setting up a virtual machine and installing a copy of XP. If you're running Windows 7, you can download a Windows XP virtual machine to run. It's called XP Mode. Instructions can be found by searching for XP Mode in the Start menu's Help and Support.
hi this is very simple if u don't have the CD then u can download ur copy of windows by visiting the site www.kickasstorrents.com and as soon as the site opens in the search tab type ur OS name for e.x.windows XP professional or windows XP home basic if u don't know ur OS simply install a fresh copy of windows u can do it via a pen drive
step 1.as u have mentioned already that u don't have the CD so u can try another step as soon as u switch on ur PC simply press F8 at the very beginning when u see the logo of INTEL or ur MONITOR LOGO and u will see a list emerging in which u have start windows normally or load windows using drivers something of that kind in the very list u will find an option saying start windows with the most recent settings that worked simply choose that worked and start ur windows this will surely start ur windows and using the pen drive u can install a fresh copy of windows from the site i have given u to download and also u can repair ur current version of windows was this useful if yes pls rate my solution NOTE:when u download any copy be sure u see the ratings given by the users and also make sure that u install utorrent software before u begin the download with warm regards -bonefirediv
It's possible that your disk-drive is "failing", and it's about to "die".
Buy a new disk-drive, connect it, and try to install to it.
Other possibilities:
* bad RAM in your computer is messing-up the file-copy operations, and the CD-reading operations
* dying motherboard is malfunctioning,
* scratched Windows CD-ROM media
* malfunctioning CD-reader device.
Most file copy errors are RAM related. things to try are as follows:
Clean the CD with a soft dry cloth and ensure no scratches or smears on data surface.
If cleaning CD has no effect, then try system with individual memory modules and see if error is only associated with 1 memory module (The install error is normally copying files to or from RAMDRIVE created in RAM during install process)
Hy there, Here are some hints for you: 1, do a bios clear, there could be something setup incorrectly. 2, try to start setup with only 1 module of ram, no matter how small it is a 256mb is barly enough for windows setup. 3, Check your cooler if it perfoms correctly , on cooling amd is sensitive on overheating in the series of socket 462. 4, Check your hard drive for bad sectors or damages , yes a new one can contain some. 5, Replace your Optical drive.
If all thease are corect it could be a problem with the motherboard or the processor.
a Repair may fix this if you have an installation CD not just a recovery CD?
A repair won't lose any data, other than Service Pack (if not on CD), any Windows Updates and unsigned drivers, which will need to be re-installed afterwards. Stay offline and do a repair dnt go online without a firewall enabled. After that you install all Critical Updates next.
How to Repair 1.Boot the computer from your Windows CD.
2.When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen press [Enter] to start the Windows Setup.
Note: Do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R", you Do Not want to load Recovery Console.
3.Accept the Licence Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.
4.Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press [R] to start the repair. Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot.
5.Do not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will then continue as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will remain intact.
if the problem continues after doing this then change the ram you are using that meana the ram should be part of the problem
i think this should solve the problem
It could be bad RAM, but it could also be drive error.
Try running chckdsk.exe
If the drive is ok, try copying the win xp cd to the HD and try to install from the HD
First, you need to copy your Windows XP Setup CD contents to your harddrive. I recommend saving the xp install files/folders to a separate partition than where you're going to install xp to (ie. have setup files at d:\winxp\ and then install xp to c:\ drive)
restart your computer with the win 98 boot disk
at the command prompt change to the drive with the xp files
ie. cd d:\winxp\i386\
type winnt to start installing
install as usual
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