May132012

Why can Windows not complete the installation?

Alex Gravatt asks:

Windows could not complete the installation. To install Windows on this computer restart the installation.

This is what happened after I reset my computer. What do I do to fix it? Even if I restart, the same message will appear.


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ha14

May 13, 2012

Did you deleted the former windows installation, which windows are you trying to install, is it a laptop?
idf its old configuration perhaps do not support newer windows version

In BIOS Set SATA controller to AHCI first to try install, then IDE mode if this fails

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Mike

May 14, 2012

Are you using a CD or a USB drive to install Windows? If it’s a CD: Is it a copy or an original CD?

If you encounter the error during a Windows 7 installation you can try “Startup Repair”
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows7/What-are-the-system-recovery-options-in-Windows-7

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FIDELIS

May 15, 2012

Hello, does the installation process gets interrupted at same spot? I had a computer brought to me before where the installation would stop at 11% all the time. What I ended up doing was using a program to check for bad sectors and repair them. this program work with or without operating system installed. This process takes a long time specially if you have a drive with big storage. What the program does is check for bad sectors, fixes them and goes to next sector. After running the program, I proceeded to install the operating system and installation finished succesfully. It might be worth it for you to give it a try. There are three possibilities for you, two of them are paid and one if free.

Free program: HDAT2:

http://www.hdat2.com/

Paid Options:
SPINRITE: http://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm

HDD Regenerator: https://store3.esellerate.net/store/checkout/CustomLayout.aspx?l=&ClickID=&s=STR793615240&pc=&page=OnePageMoreInfo.htm

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Jay

November 22, 2012

I have the same problem
It started after I changed the laptop’s GPU.
the ram is fine
the hdd too