windows 8 install issue

antijoke · 4 Feb 2013 at 12:11

So I'm trying to install windows 8 on a new sata drive with no OS, all goes well up to the point it reboots after initial install bit then the machine just reboots to a flashing screen with a cursor nothing else.

I downloaded it from MS and have tried yo DVDs from the Iso....is it likely the Iso is duff?

I am out of ideas.

antijoke · 4 Feb 2013 at 14:09

So I tried my Windows 7 disk and the same thing happened with that.

Is there something special I should be doing with the SATA drive? I've wiped it and formatted it.

This is a dumb question but I guess I shouldn't interrupt the re-boot and select boot from CD during the install process? It should do this automatically?

antijoke · 4 Feb 2013 at 15:41

I'll give that a try.

It shouldn't be a problem that there is no OS on the drive already?

antijoke · 4 Feb 2013 at 16:02

It's annoying because I can't work out why its failing on the reboot.

antijoke · 4 Feb 2013 at 16:27

Thanks for the tip. USB install worked.