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Why isn't windows installing? (Never mind, it is now)
aliasojo
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Not sure if anyone remembers my thread about swapping screens from a knackered Acer netbook to a good Acer netbook?
Well it worked and the good netbook now has the good working screen.
I've just deleted the partitions that were on it and created a new one that I'm trying to install a genuine copy of Windows 7 onto, via a usb external drive. (This particular netbook had an evaluation copy of Win 7 on it which obviously expired ages ago now.)
It all ran as it should, windows files were copied but it's on the second step 'Expanding Windows Files' and it's been sat at 0% for an age now. There are little indicator dots which are moving but nothing else is happening.
I can't say I paid much attention the last time I installed Windows onto anything but I'm sure it didn't sit at this step for this long.
Any ideas what could be stopping the process?
Edit: Ignore me...it's finally moving (albeit very slowly)
Well it worked and the good netbook now has the good working screen.
I've just deleted the partitions that were on it and created a new one that I'm trying to install a genuine copy of Windows 7 onto, via a usb external drive. (This particular netbook had an evaluation copy of Win 7 on it which obviously expired ages ago now.)
It all ran as it should, windows files were copied but it's on the second step 'Expanding Windows Files' and it's been sat at 0% for an age now. There are little indicator dots which are moving but nothing else is happening.
I can't say I paid much attention the last time I installed Windows onto anything but I'm sure it didn't sit at this step for this long.
Any ideas what could be stopping the process?
Edit: Ignore me...it's finally moving (albeit very slowly)
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