Upgrade to Win8 failed

Wilco

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I just tried to upgrade my system from win7 Ultimate to win8 with the option to keep all my win7 settings, but it failed to complete the install. After starring at a blank screen save for the spinning dots for several hours, I was left with no alternative but to power off my Pc.

On restarting I was given the 3 options:
1) Load Win8
2) Windows recovery
3) Load Win7

I tried door number 1 first but again resulted in the same blank screen with spinning dots.

I didn't want to try the other 2 options without first getting the opinion of someone with more knowledge than me.

Do I try to recover win7, wipe the disc and start from scratch and lose all my previous settings or what? :confused:

Any help appreciated,

Mike

NB I have two PCs both of similar spec, on the first one the upgrade was no problem
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win7 64bit Ultimate
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware Aurora R4
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3960X Sandy Bridge
    Memory
    16Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 9750 3Gb
    Browser
    IE10
    Antivirus
    Norton 360
Re Upgrade to Win8 failed

Well the good news us that I eventually managed to get back into my Pc by booting from my Cd and no damage done, everything back prior to attempted upgrade. Phew! Once my blood pressure has dropped a bit, I'll try again. :sick:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win7 64bit Ultimate
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware Aurora R4
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3960X Sandy Bridge
    Memory
    16Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 9750 3Gb
    Browser
    IE10
    Antivirus
    Norton 360
I would not do an upgrade install. Too frequently upgrade installs go badly. I'd use:

Clean Install - Windows 8 and follow up, if necessary, with

Clean Install with Windows 8 Upgrade (if need to need to use the refresh procedure to activate Windows 8 after clean install--probably won't since you currently are running qualifying software).

Be sure your data are backed up off computer whichever type of install you decide on.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win7 Ult on DIY; Win8 Pro on MBP/Parallels; Win7 Ult on MBP/Boot Camp; Win7 Ult/Win8 Pro on HP
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    DIY Rig; MacBook Pro (MBP)/Parallels/Boot Camp; HP Pavilion dv6500t Laptop
    CPU
    Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
    Memory
    16 GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 570 SC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gateway
    Hard Drives
    Dual Boot:
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
    PSU
    Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
    Case
    Cooler Master 932 HAF
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Mouse
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Internet Speed
    20 Mbps Download/2+ Mbps Upload
    Other Info
    Pioneer Blu-ray Burner/DVD Burner
I would not do an upgrade install. Too frequently upgrade installs go badly. I'd use:

Clean Install - Windows 8 and follow up, if necessary, with

Clean Install with Windows 8 Upgrade (if need to need to use the refresh procedure to activate Windows 8 after clean install--probably won't since you currently are running qualifying software).

Be sure your data are backed up off computer whichever type of install you decide on.

Doing a complete backup as we speak.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win7 64bit Ultimate
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware Aurora R4
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3960X Sandy Bridge
    Memory
    16Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 9750 3Gb
    Browser
    IE10
    Antivirus
    Norton 360
Good luck. All should go well. Post back if problems develop.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win7 Ult on DIY; Win8 Pro on MBP/Parallels; Win7 Ult on MBP/Boot Camp; Win7 Ult/Win8 Pro on HP
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    DIY Rig; MacBook Pro (MBP)/Parallels/Boot Camp; HP Pavilion dv6500t Laptop
    CPU
    Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
    Memory
    16 GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 570 SC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gateway
    Hard Drives
    Dual Boot:
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
    PSU
    Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
    Case
    Cooler Master 932 HAF
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Mouse
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Internet Speed
    20 Mbps Download/2+ Mbps Upload
    Other Info
    Pioneer Blu-ray Burner/DVD Burner
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