Installation of Windows 8 killed the laptop

Me1990

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Hi,

i wanted to install Windows 8 on my Latop. It's an ASUS Eee PC 1215B. All components are standard.

I downloaded Windows 8 64 bit from the software shop from my university and created a bootable usb. It all worked fine. And i deleted all partitions and created two new ones. One for the OS and for data. After continuing i got an error:
"your pc ran into a problem and needs to restart"
see attachment 1

I tried different iso-files and 4 usb-sticks. I set ahci to ide and updated the bios. nothing worked. Even worse. I tried to install win 7 and that didnt work either. i got a bluescree (attachment 2).

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thank you
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Eee PC 1215B
Before you started the upgrade, did you run the Upgrade Assistant? There may be useful info there.

I had a BSOD when I was upgrading my old XP PC. It turned out to be a dodgy driver which Windows 8 was downloading automatically but didn't work.

What I did in the end was to change the option during setup where windows 8 asks if it should "Automatically get device drivers, apps, info for new devices". (Below the option about Windows Update.) It's the screen at step 13 in this Tutorial:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2299-clean-install-windows-8-a.html

I set all the driver options to No and also stopped the Windows Update working, and Windows 8 did at least install ( at horrible resolution but with no errors).

Then I took a backup image with Windows 8 at least going, manually ran Windows Update and gradually added drivers till I found the one which killed it, then restored to the backup image and found a better driver.

This worked for me; however your problem may be nothing to do with drivers, and there's also the risk that by switching off the automatic driver updates, it doesn't download enough things to get itself going (eg. you might have no WiFi and not be able to install drivers manually). But if you've already wiped the partitions clean a few times already, one more time may not be so much worse! ;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1, 10
Hey,

thank you for your quick reply.

No I didnt run the Upgrade Assistant. So no chance there...

And I don't get to step 13. I get the error at step 9 at that tutorial. So i can't do that either...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Eee PC 1215B
yes I updated to the latest version:

1215B-ASUS-0503
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Eee PC 1215B
These instructions make the following assumptions:
You don't have any data on the drive that you want to keep.
You don't have any purchased software on the machine.

Back up your personal data FIRST and locate any license keys and installation discs for software you purchased.

Then try this:

1) http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/18309-windows-8-windows-8-1-iso-download-create.html
Option One - media creation tool
Create a DVD

2) remove all but the one HDD you want to install Win8 to

3) Boot to the DVD, select repair (lower left)
enter the command Diskpart
lis dis
sel dis 0 (assuming it is the only HDD in the machine)
If there are more than one HDD - stop, go back to step 2)

clean
exit
press the X in the upper corner of the cmd prompt to return to the install

Select Custom install and follow the rest of the Clean install tutorial.
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2299-clean-install-windows-8-a.html
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1 Pro | Win10TP Pro - boot to VHD
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv6-c610us
    CPU
    AMD VISION A6-3420M Quad-Core (2.4GHz/1.5GHz)
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 SDRAM (2 DIMM)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6520G Discrete-Class Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2072a (20" LED)
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 640GB (5400 RPM)
    Seagate 2 TB external
    WD 500 GB external
    Keyboard
    Logitech K520 (wireless bundle)
    Mouse
    Logitech M310 (wireless bundle)
    Browser
    IE 11 (default) & Pale Moon
    Other Info
    HP product specs:

    http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-dv6-6c00-Entertainment-Notebook-PC-series/5191856/model/5218495/document/c03138553/
I set ahci to ide

Change back to AHCI

when at partition screen - remove all the partitions listed - allow windows to install to the unallocated space..

AFTER windows is setup - you can then shrink the windows partition and create a DATA partition using disk management
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1 Pro | Win10TP Pro - boot to VHD
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv6-c610us
    CPU
    AMD VISION A6-3420M Quad-Core (2.4GHz/1.5GHz)
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 SDRAM (2 DIMM)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6520G Discrete-Class Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2072a (20" LED)
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 640GB (5400 RPM)
    Seagate 2 TB external
    WD 500 GB external
    Keyboard
    Logitech K520 (wireless bundle)
    Mouse
    Logitech M310 (wireless bundle)
    Browser
    IE 11 (default) & Pale Moon
    Other Info
    HP product specs:

    http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-dv6-6c00-Entertainment-Notebook-PC-series/5191856/model/5218495/document/c03138553/
I have the same problem, but none of the solutions work. Every single time I hit install it crashes to blue screen on 0%. I tried different versions of windows/usb/ports/bios settings. Anyone have any idea? In the bios I only get the settings IDE>AHCI and Native IDE. Tried both but same result, deleting all the drives and trying to install on the unallocated space and also through cmd.

EDIT: Also got the newest firmware: 1215B-ASUS-0503
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
daavidh: It's best to open a thread of your own and fill in your system specs

That way members can focus on your feedback and it doesn't get confused with other information.

Open your thread in http://www.eightforums.com/bsod-crashes-debugging/
and include in the first post the output from following:
http://www.eightforums.com/bsod-cra...e-screen-death-bsod-posting-instructions.html

Since you started a new thread, you don't have to start another new thread (skip Step 7)

The more information you provide, the fewer questions member have to ask.

Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1 Pro | Win10TP Pro - boot to VHD
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv6-c610us
    CPU
    AMD VISION A6-3420M Quad-Core (2.4GHz/1.5GHz)
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 SDRAM (2 DIMM)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6520G Discrete-Class Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2072a (20" LED)
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 640GB (5400 RPM)
    Seagate 2 TB external
    WD 500 GB external
    Keyboard
    Logitech K520 (wireless bundle)
    Mouse
    Logitech M310 (wireless bundle)
    Browser
    IE 11 (default) & Pale Moon
    Other Info
    HP product specs:

    http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-dv6-6c00-Entertainment-Notebook-PC-series/5191856/model/5218495/document/c03138553/
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