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    Windows installation freezes after 1st reboot

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by dabooj, Jun 14, 2009.

  1. dabooj

    dabooj Newbie

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    Hi,

    I have Medion SIM2090 Notebook which comes with vista pre-installed.
    I used this for quite some time and it had gotten very slow with general usage & had spyware pop-up alerts.
    As i had nothing important on the machine, i decided to do a full format and re-install windows BUT i wanted to install windows XP.
    SO i started the process where the XP installation began, i selected the drive to format & install XP onto & then the file extraction process began.
    BUT when it went to the first reboot the notebook booted up, got to the "press any key to boot from CD" but then freezes here. It just does not proceed to the installation setup. No error msgs occur & there's no odd sounds.
    I decided to try the Vista installation dvd instead (provided as a recovery cd for the notebook).
    BUT this again wnet through the 1st part where the notebook boots up, runs off the cd, selected the drive, extracted the files & then when it asks for a reboot it restarts the machine but when you get to the "press any key to boot from CD" stage, the system freezes and there is no OS to go into.
    I have tried removing the CD after the reboot but it still freezes without the "press any key to boot from CD" msg appearing.
    I tried a different dvd player (i had one spare) but got the same result, i've tried checking the hard drive by running a HDD sector checking tool with no errors & i've tried the installation several times now but with the exact sam e problem each time.
    Funnily enough, after attempting the Vista installation, i then went back to try the XP cd but this would now not even the 1st stage of the setup (i.e. it would ask me if i wanted to boot from CD but would then freeze and not enter the setup at all).

    I am really at a loss on this one. The notebook components seem to be fine & the CDs i've tried seemt to be ok on other machines. The notebook worked prior to me trying to reinstall windows but it just won't let me run the installation.

    Does anyone have any ideas of what the cause of this is and how to resolve this issue?

    Regards,

    Shuja.
     
    dabooj, Jun 14, 2009
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