Screen went black after "Getting Devices Ready"

Seanobr

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I had two failed installation attempts of Windows 8 CP. I want to dual boot with Windows 7.

Used this tutorial: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2393-windows-8-vhd-create-boot-dual-boot.html

Both times I tried to install to an expanding VHD that I had created on my Windows 7 C:\

Installation runs as expected up to the Getting Devices Ready screen. Once it reaches 100% the screen goes black and it is totally unresponsive.

I wasn't going to bother trying again, but it's a new day and I don't want to give up so easily.

How can I troubleshoot what caused this to go wrong?

I am thinking of trying the installation again, although opting to create a new partition on disk 0 (only have one HDD). However it's really just hoping for the best... I would rather understand what went wrong with my previous attempts at installation. For example, is the problem with my Laptop, with my .iso, with my bootable DVD, with my devices, or with my HDD? I know other people have had similar black screen problems but none seem to have solutions yet.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
Hmm, there might be a glitch with the expanding VHD with Windows 8 at the moment. I would just go the hard drive partition route if it was me. You'll need to boot from an external source of course, and you'll still be able to dual boot. I've done it and I can boot to Windows 7 if I must.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    Crosshair V Formula-Z
    Memory
    16 gig DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS R9 270
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
    x2 3 TB Toshibas
    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
    PSU
    OCZ 500 watt
    Case
    A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Touch Mouse
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014
Hmm, there might be a glitch with the expanding VHD with Windows 8 at the moment. I would just go the hard drive partition route if it was me. You'll need to boot from an external source of course, and you'll still be able to dual boot. I've done it and I can boot to Windows 7 if I must.

Thanks for the advice. When you say 'boot from an external source', do you mean run the setup from the bootable DVD I created from the iso? Then I can remove the DVD and boot my Laptop to reach the Windows 8 boot loader screen? I will try this method this week and report the results. Might help narrow down the problem.

My laptops (dell inspirion n5110) display turns off too when devices are being ready. A thread is going here too about this issue Screen shuts off after boot animation - Microsoft Answers

Thanks that is a very interesting thread. Does seem like a video driver issue. However my installation fails completely. I cannot finish the Win8 installation. The first time I tried using my external monitor (HDMI), and the second time I tried without, but the installation failed at exactly the same place (except the second time I didn't reach Win8 boot loader. Instead it booted to the Win 8 Recovery Environment).

I guess if installing to a partition on the main disk fails, I can probably look more towards driver issues.

Thanks all, love the Windows Eight Forums!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
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