Windows 8 Pro installation freezes

Hello.

I have a problem with my upgrade from windows 7 to windows 8. I just bought the windows 8 upgrade, but the installation freezes at 40 % all 5 times I have tried to run it. I can`t find a iso to burn and try to run it from boot. Does anyone have an idea of what this problem might be?

Need more detail. Is there an error. Do you just see a black screen? How do you know it's at 40 percent? I recently upgraded my laptop from Win 7 to Win 8, and during the install, the screen went black several times, and after letting it run for an hour and a half, the screen was still black, so I did a hard shut down and turned my laptop back on and I got the "Windows 8 install was unsuccessful, reverting back to Windows 7. I searched online for this issue and read this web page:

Fix Black Screen on Windows 8 Laptop with Intel HD Graphics

I hooked up another monitor to my laptop, and lo and behold, it showed a screen that wanted me to pick a color scheme for my background. So the upgrade was successful, but the video driver no longer worked. So I went to the Dell web site and performed a check on my system, and it installed the compatible driver. After a reboot, my laptop screen came on, and I was good to go.

There are other options in this web page, which may help, if you don't have the same issue as I did.

You can try to look into the log files to find out the source of your trouble (see here)

frustrated said:

Hello.

I have a problem with my upgrade from windows 7 to windows 8. I just bought the windows 8 upgrade, but the installation freezes at 40 % all 5 times I have tried to run it. I can`t find a iso to burn and try to run it from boot. Does anyone have an idea of what this problem might be?

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Make the DVD from your download, than do a clean install.
Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version - Windows 7 Forums
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2299-clean-install-windows-8-a.html

If you need to redownloading your Upgrade D/L
http://www.eightforums.com/installa...ownload-your-windows-8-upgrade-setup-d-l.html