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OS installation problem

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/os-installation-problem.162160/

curioustechy
curioustechy Original post #1
Aug 22, 2012 at 9:47 PM
I have been using win7 and ubuntu 11.04 in my laptop - hp pavilion dv6 -1110ax. Win 7 crashed recently for some reasons not known and i decided to reformat the hdd completely and install fresh copies of win7 and ubuntu 12.04. so i booted from my ubuntu 11.04 dvd and formatted my hdd completely in Master Boot Record and out of the 320gb, i partitioned 90gb out from the beginning and formated that in ntfs. then i came out and booted from my win7 disk. Nothing comes apart from a blank screen with a blinking cursor. when i boot from ubuntu dvd it starts working in charm. Also i could go a few steps of installation when i inserted my old winxp disk (winxp cannot be installed in my laptop which was discussed elsewhere in the forum at length). what is the problem :-(
topgear
topgear #2
Aug 23, 2012 at 5:20 AM
most probably there's some problem with win 7 disc - try it on some other DVD drive r better try to install win 7 using a pen drive using this tool :
YUMI - Multiboot USB Creator (Windows) | USB Pen Drive Linux
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Aug 27, 2012 at 11:35 AM
yeah bro it might b the problem of the cd and pro you cant install win xp without complete format because you you cant downgrade your os.
curioustechy
Aug 29, 2012 at 11:57 AM
ok. thanx usb boot helped :)
topgear
topgear #5
Aug 30, 2012 at 3:33 AM
^^ Ok .. nice to know ;-)