computer wont load after new os install

[childsy_1985]

Im trying to fix my mothers Acer Aspire 5315 and I really need some help. I have installed Windows 7 on it and everything went fine however after I restared the computer for the first time it hangs after post and wont load into windows. I have tried using the windows disc and doing a repair and a restore and a boot repair but I still cant get into windows. I reinstalled Windows 7 and it did the same thing. Can anyone help me out?

 

[pjtrucker]

Hello childsy_1985,

Here, I assume that you have bootable Windows 7 DVD or USB and you have already kept a partition (Minimum 16GB) to install Windows 7. I assume that you have made necessary changes to the BIOS so that you can boot from DVD/USB.

1. Boot your PC using Windows 7 DVD/USB drive and press any key if you see “Press any key to continue message”

2. Next select your language, keyboard type (Generally US) and time format.

Keyboard

3. Click Install button.

Install

4. Click the box labeled “I agree with the license terms” and click Next to proceed further.

Accept license

5. In the next screen click on Custom (advanced) option. I hope you are not upgrading here. If you are doing an upgrade then just click on the Upgrade option.

Upgrade or custom

6. This is the important step as you need to select the drive which you have already prepared for the Windows 7 installation. Note that selecting a wrong partition will wipe out the data. Also note that Windows 7 creates another small partition of 200 MB if you are installing Windows 7 on an empty hard drive. Don’t worry as the 200MB partition will not be shown in explorer.

select drive

7. You can also format the selected partition by opening drive option and then choosing Format option.

8. Click on Next button to start Windows 7 installation. Windows may restart many times during the installation and you need not to worry about that.

Installing windows

completing installation

9. After completing the installation Windows will give you the below screen to enter your username and password.

username

10. In the next step you will be asked to enter the Product Key. Enter the key that you have got and click Next button.

product key

11. Here you need to select the Windows 7 update option. Click “Use recommended settings”.

9. Select Time Zone, date and time and click Next.

10. In the next screen, you need to select the type of network. That is, choose between Home network, Work network and Public network.

network1

11. Finally Windows will ask you to create a group depending on the type of Network you have chosen. If you are not sure, just skip as you can do it later as well.

Network1

12. You will see Windows 7 desktop. That is, you have successfully installed Windows 7 on your PC.

13.Don’t forget to read “10 things to do soon after installing Windows 7” to make your Windows 7 secure.

14. Good luck!

Thank,

 

[pjtrucker]

Hello childsy_1985,

1. Activate Windows 7 by using the key that you have got from Microsoft. To activate Windows 7,right-click on Computer> Properties(Windows + Pause/Break key will also open system properties), scroll down the page to get Activate Windows now link. Click on the link and select Activate Windows Online option. You will be asked to enter the key and once you enter the key your Windows 7 BETA copy will be activated.

Activate Windows 7

2. Install Windows 7 MP 3 Fix Update immediately. This is very important update as Windows 7 might corrupt your MP3 files. You can get the updates from the below page.

|Download Update|32-bit

|Download Update|64-bit

I have also blogged about this issue last week to warn all Windows 7 users.

3. Install antivirus software before you get into trouble. As Windows 7 is still in BETA stage there may be many security bugs and hackers may use this as the best opportunity.

4. Install all available updates via Windows Update and also keep the Windows 7 update to ensure that you will get all the updates.

Windows 7 update

5. Though most the drivers out there for Vista support Windows 7 you might get an compatibility error while installing the driver software. To install Windows Vista driver on Windows 7 follow the below steps:

Windows 7Compatibility mode

*Right-click on the set-up file and select Properties.

*Switch to compatibility tab and check the box labeled “Run this program in compatibility mode for”.

*Next select Windows Vista from the drop down list and click Apply.

*Install the driver.

6. As you are using BETA version of Windows you might face many crashes and other performance related issues at any time. To get rid of these problems it’s always better to create a restore point once you install updates, antivirus and other essential software.



7. Create a system recovery disc (CD) using the recovery disk option. Type Backup and Restore in Start menu search box and hit enter to open backup center. In the left pane, click on the link labeled Create a system recovery disk to create one.

Recovery disc

8.Create a image backup of Windows 7 using the in-built image backup feature of Windows 7.This image backup lets you restore your system to the previous state if you system is not booting as well.



9. After making an image backup you need to change the actual location of Documents folder since you may use the image backup at any point time and may lose all your docents. You need to change the location of these two folders. Make a small change to save yourself from the big data loss by following the below steps:

Documents

*Right-click on Documents folder in the Start menu and select Properties.

*Here you need to change the Library locations. Click Include a folder button and select a folder on the other drive and click Apply.

*Now select the folder just you have added and then click Set save location option.

*Finally,remove the old location so that all files will be stored in new location.

10. Turn off unnecessary services and features of Windows 7 so that Windows 7 can run even faster.

Thanks,

 

[mytech]

Hi Friend,
I thing your problem is probably with the startup hard drive or with the operating system installed on it. If you can't fix the drive, you'll have to replace it.

Thanks,
James