I did all the necessary preliminary steps (backups, defragmented, driver updates, etc.) before starting to install Windows 7 this morning on my HP Pavillion desktop computer that has VISTA on it. Everything looked good for the install. The installation program said that my computer was good for the install, so I began. Somewhere along the line, while I was away from the computer, my Viewsonic LCD monitor changed to a blue and white zig-zag pattern. Since I wasn't sitting here when this happened, I hoped that this was just a part of the install. It's been like this for more than 30 minutes, so now I believe there must be a problem. The last time I checked, the install had rebooted my computer and I saw the Win 7 splash screen appear, then the Win 7 desktop, although it appeared that my screen resolution had changed to something much larger than my usual viewing setting. Still, it seemed as though it was continuing the install, so I left it alone and figured that when everything was done, I'd correct the settings then. I stepped out of the room for a few minutes and when I returned, I found the zig-zag screen.
I am not hearing any activity coming from my computer, but if I had to guess, I'd say that the installation is not progressing. I don't want to leave things like this indefinitely, since it's apparent that nothing is happening. I can't see the mouse on the screen and can't click on any options, since nothing is visible. I may try a control-alt-delete to see if I can stop whatever processes are running, but I doubt that doing so is going to resolve the issue. I don't know what state my system is in right at the moment, since the installation clearly didn't complete properly. That's the scary part.
Does anyone have any ideas for resolving this one? I am sort of disappointed that the installation ended up this way, since it appeared to be going so smooth.
Thanks
I am not hearing any activity coming from my computer, but if I had to guess, I'd say that the installation is not progressing. I don't want to leave things like this indefinitely, since it's apparent that nothing is happening. I can't see the mouse on the screen and can't click on any options, since nothing is visible. I may try a control-alt-delete to see if I can stop whatever processes are running, but I doubt that doing so is going to resolve the issue. I don't know what state my system is in right at the moment, since the installation clearly didn't complete properly. That's the scary part.
Does anyone have any ideas for resolving this one? I am sort of disappointed that the installation ended up this way, since it appeared to be going so smooth.
Thanks