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Windows 7 Wont Start up (Solved)
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23. October 2009 @ 12:26 |
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Hello,
I have installed win 7 on my PC its a gateway 2 core intel, 4 gb ram.
i installed win 7 entered my key it did what it had to do the system restarted and it wont boot win 7. at start up it loads gateway system recovery options.
any ideas?
thanks to all who can help :)
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23. October 2009 @ 12:31 |
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also heres what it says after i click next
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23. October 2009 @ 12:43 |
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Is the computer booting from a CD? Make sure there are no discs in the CD/DVD ROM drives. Also, make sure there are no USB drives plugged in. Finally, check the setting in your BIOS to see what the boot order is set to. You want to boot from the hard drive. Once everything is working properly, you can change it back if you want to boot from CDs or USB drives.
If everything is setup correctly, then it's probably an issue with the drivers that were installed for your hard drive (controller card). You may need to check gateway's website and see if they offer Windows 7 drivers for your model of computer.
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23. October 2009 @ 13:03 |
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Originally posted by silk42:
Is the computer booting from a CD? Make sure there are no discs in the CD/DVD ROM drives. Also, make sure there are no USB drives plugged in. Finally, check the setting in your BIOS to see what the boot order is set to. You want to boot from the hard drive. Once everything is working properly, you can change it back if you want to boot from CDs or USB drives.
If everything is setup correctly, then it's probably an issue with the drivers that were installed for your hard drive (controller card). You may need to check gateway's website and see if they offer Windows 7 drivers for your model of computer.
nope there are no cd/dvds in the drive i will try to get in the bios kinda loads fast to see what to hit to enter.
thanks
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23. October 2009 @ 13:26 |
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Originally posted by tpk1985:
Originally posted by silk42:
Is the computer booting from a CD? Make sure there are no discs in the CD/DVD ROM drives. Also, make sure there are no USB drives plugged in. Finally, check the setting in your BIOS to see what the boot order is set to. You want to boot from the hard drive. Once everything is working properly, you can change it back if you want to boot from CDs or USB drives.
If everything is setup correctly, then it's probably an issue with the drivers that were installed for your hard drive (controller card). You may need to check gateway's website and see if they offer Windows 7 drivers for your model of computer.
nope there are no cd/dvds in the drive i will try to get in the bios kinda loads fast to see what to hit to enter.
thanks
i just checked the bios and its booting hard drives
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23. October 2009 @ 13:41 |
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This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 23. October 2009 @ 13:43
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23. October 2009 @ 13:47 |
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23. October 2009 @ 13:50 |
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23. October 2009 @ 14:11 |
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I just checked your model of computer and it looks like Gateway doesn't yet offer Windows 7 drivers. They may add them at a later time, but there's no guarantee. Most likely you can use the Vista drivers. Are you trying to install the 32 bit or the 64 bit version of Windows 7?
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23. October 2009 @ 14:18 |
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Originally posted by silk42:
I just checked your model of computer and it looks like Gateway doesn't yet offer Windows 7 drivers. They may add them at a later time, but there's no guarantee. Most likely you can use the Vista drivers. Are you trying to install the 32 bit or the 64 bit version of Windows 7?
windows ran a compatibility test b4 install it all checked out good, and its 32bit win7. im glade i have a laptop without this i would be screwed lol.
thank you silk42 for all the help
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23. October 2009 @ 14:37 |
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How did you install Windows 7? Did you do a fresh install or did you perform an upgrade from Vista? If you did a full install, did you format the drive? I'm beginning to wonder if the computer isn't trying to run a recovery from a hidden partition (Step 8).
Here's more detail from Gateway.
http://support.gateway.com/s/software/microsof/vista/7515418/7515418su531.shtml
A full format should have wiped the hidden partition, but an upgrade would have left it. There might be an option in the BIOS to disable this feature, but I'm not familiar with this exact model.
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23. October 2009 @ 14:44 |
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i did a upgrade, i did not format, just a upgrade
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23. October 2009 @ 14:51 |
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Originally posted by silk42:
How did you install Windows 7? Did you do a fresh install or did you perform an upgrade from Vista? If you did a full install, did you format the drive? I'm beginning to wonder if the computer isn't trying to run a recovery from a hidden partition (Step 8).
Here's more detail from Gateway.
http://support.gateway.com/s/software/microsof/vista/7515418/7515418su531.shtml
A full format should have wiped the hidden partition, but an upgrade would have left it. There might be an option in the BIOS to disable this feature, but I'm not familiar with this exact model.
i checked out the link its about system restore is that want i need to do? that will reinstall vista right, then reinstall win7?
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23. October 2009 @ 18:00 |
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It looks like the recovery manager isn't finding something when you try to start your computer, thus it launches system recovery. I can't guarantee it, but that's what it looks like. You may want to try and start your computer with the Windows 7 disc in the CD-ROM drive. Make sure your BIOS is set to run the CDROM first in the boot order. When it starts, run the Windows 7 disc and try to repair Windows.
To use the Windows Recovery Environment, you must have the Windows Vista or Windows 7 installation disc. To start the Windows Recovery Environment, follow these steps:
1. Put the installation disc in the disc drive, and then start the computer.
2. Press a key when you are prompted.
3. Select a language, a time and currency, and a keyboard or input method, and then click Next.
4. Click Repair your computer.
5. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click the operating system that you want to repair, and then click Next.
6. Click Startup Repair in the System Recovery Options dialog box to fix certain problems that may prevent the operating system from starting correctly.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 23. October 2009 @ 18:16
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23. October 2009 @ 18:32 |
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Originally posted by silk42:
It looks like the recovery manager isn't finding something when you try to start your computer, thus it launches system recovery. I can't guarantee it, but that's what it looks like. You may want to try and start your computer with the Windows 7 disc in the CD-ROM drive. Make sure your BIOS is set to run the CDROM first in the boot order. When it starts, run the Windows 7 disc and try to repair Windows.
To use the Windows Recovery Environment, you must have the Windows Vista or Windows 7 installation disc. To start the Windows Recovery Environment, follow these steps:
1. Put the installation disc in the disc drive, and then start the computer.
2. Press a key when you are prompted.
3. Select a language, a time and currency, and a keyboard or input method, and then click Next.
4. Click Repair your computer.
5. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click the operating system that you want to repair, and then click Next.
6. Click Startup Repair in the System Recovery Options dialog box to fix certain problems that may prevent the operating system from starting correctly.
ok i will give that a try later tonight thank you so much for your help today
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23. October 2009 @ 18:50 |
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i got it working now thank you again
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24. October 2009 @ 08:12 |
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Can you please tell us what you did to fix it, part of the idea of forums is that it might help somebody else...
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ruthfurd
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25. October 2009 @ 01:00 |
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Hi. please help. I have this exact problem and i can't seem to repair it. It says if I have a camera or a media device installed uninstall it. I don't know how to do it. I am getting the exact issue with the pictures above. Please tell me how you corrected your issue.
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ruthfurd
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25. October 2009 @ 16:27 |
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UPDATE
I figured this out on my own. My problem was that the laptop still had recovery mode partition on the hard drive. If your doing a clean install which i was when your comp boots to windows 7 from the cd select install now and when you get to the part where you can select a partition go to advanced drive options and delete all partitions. After that your free to install windows 7 and it will boot up fine.
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smittyis1
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1. November 2009 @ 20:05 |
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I had the same problem just wanted to thank you all for this post
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