Solved Installation problem

kanoj

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Hi eightforums,
i'm trying to install win8 from bootable DVD into a new partition with 20GB vhd. Dual-booting it with win7, but its getting struct at "Devices getting ready 8%".

My PC Configs
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please help me...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate /32bits
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq-Presario SG3145IL, Model: GV436AA-ACJ SG3145IL (103C_53316J- SKU:GV436AA#ACJ)
    CPU
    Intel (R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2140 1.60GHz
    Motherboard
    945GCT-HM (Livermore8)
    Memory
    I.50 GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900x59 Hertz
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 ATA Device
Hi,

Why bother at all with VHD in this scenario? Simply install normally to the new partition you already made. 20 GB should be fine for x64, but I'd make it at least 30-40 GB.

If installing x86, slightly less is alright. Recommend to go x86 with your hardware.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8250 x86 + 7 SP1 x86 + Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
    CPU
    P4 3.4 GHz HT
    Motherboard
    MSI-7211
    Memory
    OCZ 2 GB DDR @ 400 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS AGP HD 3850 Turbo Ice-Q
    Sound Card
    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer x223w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Black 1 TB Sata II, WD 400 GB Sata I, WD 120 GB Sata I
    PSU
    300W generic
    Case
    Cybertron
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keyboard 200, Dell RT7D20
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    2 MByte/sec Down, 250 KByte/sec Up
Hi Gman,
created new partition with 20 GB and installing it., its repeating same issue..
and thanks for reply...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate /32bits
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq-Presario SG3145IL, Model: GV436AA-ACJ SG3145IL (103C_53316J- SKU:GV436AA#ACJ)
    CPU
    Intel (R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2140 1.60GHz
    Motherboard
    945GCT-HM (Livermore8)
    Memory
    I.50 GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900x59 Hertz
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 ATA Device
Sure thing, you're welcome.

Is this an ASUS motherboard?

You can type msinfo32 in the Start menu then press Enter. File | save on the opened screen. In Windows Explorer now, right click the saved file and choose Send To>>>Compress (Zip) folder. Attach the zip made to a new post. Maybe there are some clues to see or something. I dunno.

Please also attach a screenshot of Disk Management of Windows 7.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8250 x86 + 7 SP1 x86 + Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
    CPU
    P4 3.4 GHz HT
    Motherboard
    MSI-7211
    Memory
    OCZ 2 GB DDR @ 400 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS AGP HD 3850 Turbo Ice-Q
    Sound Card
    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer x223w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Black 1 TB Sata II, WD 400 GB Sata I, WD 120 GB Sata I
    PSU
    300W generic
    Case
    Cybertron
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keyboard 200, Dell RT7D20
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    2 MByte/sec Down, 250 KByte/sec Up
Hi Gman,
Its getting struck whenever i save msifo32..
so i attached screenshots of system info and disk mgmt..
pls check.
Sorry for delay..
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate /32bits
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq-Presario SG3145IL, Model: GV436AA-ACJ SG3145IL (103C_53316J- SKU:GV436AA#ACJ)
    CPU
    Intel (R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2140 1.60GHz
    Motherboard
    945GCT-HM (Livermore8)
    Memory
    I.50 GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900x59 Hertz
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 ATA Device
Format H: to NTFS quick in Disk Management.

Convert H: to a Primary partition. Use Acronis Disk Director or GParted live.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8250 x86 + 7 SP1 x86 + Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
    CPU
    P4 3.4 GHz HT
    Motherboard
    MSI-7211
    Memory
    OCZ 2 GB DDR @ 400 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS AGP HD 3850 Turbo Ice-Q
    Sound Card
    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer x223w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Black 1 TB Sata II, WD 400 GB Sata I, WD 120 GB Sata I
    PSU
    300W generic
    Case
    Cybertron
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keyboard 200, Dell RT7D20
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    2 MByte/sec Down, 250 KByte/sec Up
formatted to NTFS quick.
How to convert
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate /32bits
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq-Presario SG3145IL, Model: GV436AA-ACJ SG3145IL (103C_53316J- SKU:GV436AA#ACJ)
    CPU
    Intel (R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2140 1.60GHz
    Motherboard
    945GCT-HM (Livermore8)
    Memory
    I.50 GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900x59 Hertz
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 ATA Device
ok.. installing Acronis Disk Director
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate /32bits
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq-Presario SG3145IL, Model: GV436AA-ACJ SG3145IL (103C_53316J- SKU:GV436AA#ACJ)
    CPU
    Intel (R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2140 1.60GHz
    Motherboard
    945GCT-HM (Livermore8)
    Memory
    I.50 GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900x59 Hertz
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 ATA Device

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8250 x86 + 7 SP1 x86 + Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
    CPU
    P4 3.4 GHz HT
    Motherboard
    MSI-7211
    Memory
    OCZ 2 GB DDR @ 400 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS AGP HD 3850 Turbo Ice-Q
    Sound Card
    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer x223w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Black 1 TB Sata II, WD 400 GB Sata I, WD 120 GB Sata I
    PSU
    300W generic
    Case
    Cybertron
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keyboard 200, Dell RT7D20
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    2 MByte/sec Down, 250 KByte/sec Up
ok Gman,
I've converted H: to primary using Acronis Disk Director.. what shld i do next??
reply me when u r free.. coz i know i'm here in India, its 4.40 pm here.. u dr could in at 7 am..

thank you..
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate /32bits
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq-Presario SG3145IL, Model: GV436AA-ACJ SG3145IL (103C_53316J- SKU:GV436AA#ACJ)
    CPU
    Intel (R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2140 1.60GHz
    Motherboard
    945GCT-HM (Livermore8)
    Memory
    I.50 GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900x59 Hertz
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 ATA Device
Hi,
please suggest me though...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate /32bits
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq-Presario SG3145IL, Model: GV436AA-ACJ SG3145IL (103C_53316J- SKU:GV436AA#ACJ)
    CPU
    Intel (R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2140 1.60GHz
    Motherboard
    945GCT-HM (Livermore8)
    Memory
    I.50 GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900x59 Hertz
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 ATA Device
Or else please tell me how to fully remove win8. whenever i start my PC, win8 installation resumes and gets struck..

(I was dying to install windows 8)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate /32bits
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq-Presario SG3145IL, Model: GV436AA-ACJ SG3145IL (103C_53316J- SKU:GV436AA#ACJ)
    CPU
    Intel (R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2140 1.60GHz
    Motherboard
    945GCT-HM (Livermore8)
    Memory
    I.50 GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900x59 Hertz
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 ATA Device
Set Optimized Defaults in the bios then install again while formatting the partition you are installing to.

Remove everything first from the machine that is not necessary. For example, external storage, any kind of peripherals like a gamepad etc...

Install 32 bit Windows 8.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8250 x86 + 7 SP1 x86 + Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
    CPU
    P4 3.4 GHz HT
    Motherboard
    MSI-7211
    Memory
    OCZ 2 GB DDR @ 400 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS AGP HD 3850 Turbo Ice-Q
    Sound Card
    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer x223w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Black 1 TB Sata II, WD 400 GB Sata I, WD 120 GB Sata I
    PSU
    300W generic
    Case
    Cybertron
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keyboard 200, Dell RT7D20
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    2 MByte/sec Down, 250 KByte/sec Up
Hi Gman,

It worked!!!
I changed status as u said.. It was actually problem with logical drive. I changed it to primary and win8 is done..
Gotta check it now.. it has got new style...

Thanks a lot...
Thanks a lot eightforums!!!!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate /32bits
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq-Presario SG3145IL, Model: GV436AA-ACJ SG3145IL (103C_53316J- SKU:GV436AA#ACJ)
    CPU
    Intel (R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2140 1.60GHz
    Motherboard
    945GCT-HM (Livermore8)
    Memory
    I.50 GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900x59 Hertz
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 ATA Device
Cool, good deal. Glad to hear it.

You had me slightly confused above there - I thought you tried to already install again and ran into trouble again - so that's why I said to format again while installing....again...lol

Don't forget now to visit your motherboard manufacturer's website to install the chipset, storage, USB 3.0 (if exists) and any other latest drivers they have for it.

Also visit NVIDIA.com or AMD's site to get the latest video card driver to install if you have a card from one of them.

Enjoy.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8250 x86 + 7 SP1 x86 + Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x86
    CPU
    P4 3.4 GHz HT
    Motherboard
    MSI-7211
    Memory
    OCZ 2 GB DDR @ 400 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS AGP HD 3850 Turbo Ice-Q
    Sound Card
    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer x223w
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Black 1 TB Sata II, WD 400 GB Sata I, WD 120 GB Sata I
    PSU
    300W generic
    Case
    Cybertron
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keyboard 200, Dell RT7D20
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    2 MByte/sec Down, 250 KByte/sec Up
I'm onto it Gman...

Thanks again...:D
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate /32bits
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq-Presario SG3145IL, Model: GV436AA-ACJ SG3145IL (103C_53316J- SKU:GV436AA#ACJ)
    CPU
    Intel (R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2140 1.60GHz
    Motherboard
    945GCT-HM (Livermore8)
    Memory
    I.50 GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900x59 Hertz
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 ATA Device
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