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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Upgrade Home Premium Clean Install Very Very slow

    Hello, I'm running a fairly new system on an: AMD Dual Core 4400 4 gb DDR2 IDE 7200 RPM HD 80gb 8600 GTS I'm doing a clean install off of the Windows 7 Home Premium DVD that I received via an online retailer. The first computer I upgraded prior to this installed Windows 7 in no time flat...
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    Windows 7 Stuck at "Expanding Windows files" 0%

    I can't get past "Expanding Windows files" at 0%, the installer is also very slow. I get stuck at the wallpaper for around at least 5 minutes, and then I hang on "Starting install" for another 5. I've let it sit for around a half hour, and then it gives me an error saying I don't have all the...
  3. Windows 7 BSOD after restart installing RTD

    So I'm trying to install Win 7 RTD on a couple of laptops, and having similar problems. For one, (13" Asus with a C2D SATA HDD) it installs okay, does the expanding files just fine. but when it does it's first restart, when it's doing the cool windows 7 startup screen, it BSOD's and instantly...
  4. Windows 7 I'll let you know, my video cuts out..

    I've heard this is a very common problem, and I do have an Nvidia chipset, but whilst installing Win7, my video will cut out during the "Expanding Files" stage, at 30%. I was part of another Win7 forum, but those people over there couldn't distinguish their ass from a hole in the ground, so I...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Error During Expanding Files

    I kept receiving an error on my Dell laptop during the Expanding Files process of the install. It kept stopping at different percentages indicating it couldn't find a file believing it was corrupt. I tried this serveral times from the USB install, finally burned an ISO and tried the install that...
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    Windows 7 'Expanding Files' Stuck at 4%

    I'm having trouble installing Windows 7. Problem: During the installation process, it stays at 0% for over five minutes, and then jumps to 4%. The longest it's stayed there is about twenty minues - that's the longest I've let it sit. The computer's specs I'm trying to install it on: AMD...
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    Windows 7 Never gets beyond "Copying Windows Files"

    Dowloaded ISO, burnt to DVD. Trying to install on Virtual drive using MS Virtual PC. Gets as far as starting "Expanding Windows Files (0%) and thats it. Tried burning another DVD of same image, exact same problem. Downloaded new ISO image, burnt new DVD at slowest speed, exact same problem...
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    Windows 7 Error 0x80070017 - Expanding files (0%) - "Cannot install required files"

    I deleted all my hard drive partitions and formatted my hard drive to wipe it clean. Now when I try to install Windows 7 onto my computer, the DVD boots and the installation begins. The installation will complete the "Copying windows files" task in seconds, but sticks at 0% on "Expanding files"...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 RC1 install

    Lately ive been trying to install windows 7 rc1 , but it keeps failing at 21 percent expanding files when i try and do a upgrade. But i have a question when i install windows from boot , do i have to format my HDD or can i keep the rest of my data and just reinstall windows ?
  10. Windows 7 screen goes blank during install every time...

    I am trying to install windows t RC on my HTPC. I already installed it on my office computer and it all went smooth. but when i tried to install it on my HTPC in the living room i am havign problems. it always gets to the "expanding files" portion and at some point during this process the...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 setup error

    Ok, heres my problem: 1) I started Windows 7 setup and started to install it on my new 1TB hard drive. 2) I let the setup go for a while and when it got to expanding the files, it got stuck at 58%. 3) The setup stayed there for at least an hour. 4) I restarted the computer from there and...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Crashes on install

    Hi guys, I am having some windows 7 installation problems When ever I go to install my Windows 7 Ultimate version, it seems to get about 0 - 11% on expanding windows files and crashes. I have made seperate partitions, Ive tried pulling out ram. UNfortunately, Im not a computer technician, so...
  13. Windows 7 Build 7057: Install issues at 'Expanding Windows files'

    Here is the scenario: My computer has one internal harddrive, it's split up in two partitions. On the first partition, I've installed Windows Vista (32-bit), and on the second drive I have various files stored. So, not wanting to overwrite the Vista install, I chose to install Windows 7...
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    Windows 7 Installation stuck at expanding

    I have tried everything. The image file has the correct MD5,I burned the image at lowest speed,tried multiple programs like Infra Recorder,Img Burn,Nero. The install gets stuck at Expanding Files at 10% or 30% at one time. I'm all out of ideas... I'm installing a custom install not upgrade on...
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    Windows 7 Installation freeze mystery - hardware issue?

    As the title says. My install constantly freezes up (usuall during expanding files). This happens with 4 different ISOs both CD and USB. I managed to install it a couple of times but it just freezes then anyways. My comp is OLD (2004) but it easily meets the minimum specs and surpasses what...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 build 7000 64 bit: Expanding files Isssue

    I decided to try out the beta and put it on my sons computer since he was needing a format anyway. It is an AMD 64 bit processor with a Seafate 75 gig IDE 2 gigs of ram and an ATI 1950pro. Ran Vista fine. Anyway, I did a reformat of a the hard drive and all goes well it copys files and then...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 freezes at expanding files

    I managed to finally get Windows 7 beta installed but it was the most difficult operating system install I've ever had. First I split my 750 GB Samsung into two partitions. One for Vista Ultimate 64 bit which will remain and the other about 200GB for the Windows 7 beta install. regardless of...
  18. Windows 7 Problems while installing windows 7 b1

    I've downloaded windows 7 b1 from Technet, I didn't burn it, instead, I used Daemon to run setup.exe. It was all OK before Expand File. When it copied all the file, it jumped out a message like this: "Windows cannot install required files. Make sure all files required for installation are...
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    Windows Vista "failed to open windows image file"

    i've tried to install this thing 10 times - every time it stalls at "Expanding Files 27%", makes me reboot, and locks up. this time it didn't lock up, it gave me this: "failed to open windows image file"... anyone know what this means? i have 3.2G Athlon, 1G Ram, an NTFS secondary HD...