Windows 7 Install Hanging

Skilid · 11 Nov 2009 at 16:43

Hey guys,

Just finished putting my new PC together, and am currently trying to install windows 7 64 bit.

I have a wireless mouse and a wired keyboard plugged in and my spec is:

- Core i5
- 4GB
- 500GB
- Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2
- Lian Li V351
- Nvidia 6200 (waiting for my 5850)

I go to install windows 7, it says loading files, goes to a blue background and then just stops. Nothing happens, it's been about 15 minutes and my hard drive is not doing anything. No activity.

Help?

Cripple.

Skilid · 11 Nov 2009 at 16:45

EDIT: Sorry, please ignore this thread, and close it. After 25 minutes of waiting the disk has started to spin up and the HDD LED is now on constantly... Guess I have to be more patient with it. I thought it would be faster after all this hype lol.

Cripple.

doggs · 11 Nov 2009 at 16:45

This seems to be a common issue, wait a bit longer and all should be fine.

marmalade · 12 Nov 2009 at 21:02

Windows 7 Microsoft's fastest install yet! If you want to shave some minutes install from a USB stick

BloomerzUK · 12 Nov 2009 at 21:05

marmalade said:
Windows 7 Microsoft's fastest install yet! If you want to shave some minutes install from a USB stick

I can vouch for this option aswell!

iNPUt · 12 Nov 2009 at 22:20

Yep this happens, its really werid but also with vista, would just be nice to have something telling you its normal.

neil_g · 12 Nov 2009 at 22:24

i dunno why it does that, it did with vista for me too.. but once it kicks in to life its the fastest install ever.. lol

jas72 · 13 Nov 2009 at 10:47

yep i was around 30 mins stuck at install as well. Even with USB...