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    Trouble installing windows 7

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Knoll, Feb 11, 2009.

  1. Knoll

    Knoll Notebook Guru

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    I tried to install windows 7 on a secondary hard drive on my XP desktop. I put in the Windows 7 disc and up pops the install window I clicked the hard drive I wanted it to install in and when It rebooted it went to a black screen. Then I tried to boot from disc and didn't work. So now XP will not boot up. I have even tried taken the secondary harddrive(one I tried to install 7 on) and it still will not boot XP.

    Any suggestions?

    UPDATE: Got past the black screen. Installed windows on the 80 gig(secondary harddrive) still had the problem. But then I unplugged all my USB devices and it got past the screen, still on the installing windows screen though thinking...
     
    Knoll, Feb 11, 2009
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  2. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    Did you make a seperate partition for Windows 7 before installing?

    Re-Install XP (if its not working), make a partiton (At least 15 or 20GB), and then re-install Windows 7. ;)
     
    ahl395, Feb 13, 2009
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