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Old February 15, 2010, 01:13 PM
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Mom just brought home my new WD 640gb Caviar black so i went to install w7 on it but it gets stuck at Expanding Wndows Files :(. I have tried new sata cables, different sata plug on the mobo and all give me the same resultAny ideas? Please help!! I am installing with my dvd drive btw
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Old February 15, 2010, 02:30 PM
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Maybe try a different DVD drive to install the Windows 7. The one you have might be going.
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Old February 15, 2010, 09:37 PM
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If that doesn't work, try using the same HDD on a different computer (for sake of trying a dif. mobo)
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Old February 15, 2010, 10:00 PM
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Or try a different install DVD.
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Old February 16, 2010, 06:22 AM
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did you try to do a install from a USB key ?! I did have the same problem. I have create my own USB install key and it work great and the installation was very fast!
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Old February 16, 2010, 08:24 AM
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I dont have a usb key big enough :( the one i have is 2gb.
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Old February 16, 2010, 10:11 AM
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WOOO!!!! After trying it a million times. It finally worked!! Thanks guys!
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Old February 16, 2010, 10:46 AM
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HAd the same issues with 64 bit.
After 20 or so trys it worked... Then crashed every 10 mins after...

Windows 7 = Epic Fail for me.
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So far I have only had good luck with Windows 7 on my laptop and since it came factory preloaded with it that is what I believe has made the difference.
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Old February 16, 2010, 01:57 PM
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Sounds like the disk is shot. I keep my W7 on a usb stick to avoid such issues. Glad u got it working
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