slayerx02 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 so im installing this on a fresh HDD and it gets through the first parts but hangs (or so it seems) on the "completing installation..." part. The harddrive activity light stays on steady for a few mins then goes out then comes back on again...im assuming its actually doing something but the progress bar at the bottom isnt moving at all....is this normal? does this part take a really long time or is there some kind of issue im missing. =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giggsey Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Install normally takes 20-30 mins on normal modern hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayerx02 Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 thats what i thought...but its been sitting there for an hour or so now...ive restarted it a couple times but it just hangs at the same spot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiallG Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 If you've got nothing to lose try burning a fresh DVD and installing again. My average lappy does it in 15 mins tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Shiv Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 23 minutes from BIOS to first SUPERBAR experience! Make sure you burn the ISO at the lowest bearable speed and ensure data verification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayerx02 Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 redownloaded a new copy and burned it with data verification....hope it works D: planning on making this my main OS until release...will i be able to activate this as retail when it releases with a retail cdkey or will i need to install fresh with a retail DVD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewind. Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 No, you'll need to purchase and reinstall once it is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayerx02 Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 i have no idea whats wrong...it keeps hanging after the first restart...the hdd activity light just stays on and its stuck at "completing installation..." -.- all the hardware works fine so i have no clue whats goin on here... =( gonna try and redownload again and burn another DVD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Shiv Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 i have no idea whats wrong...it keeps hanging after the first restart...the hdd activity light just stays on and its stuck at "completing installation..." -.- all the hardware works fine so i have no clue whats goin on here... =( gonna try and redownload again and burn another DVD... It says expanding files 0% for about 4-10 minutes, I don't know if you that may be your issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Perhaps you could try installing from a USB stick? You'll need a 4G with nothing on it .. format it as NTFS (I think?) .. un-rar all the contents of the ISO onto it. Then re-boot, enter your machines BIOS and change the boot order to the USB .. re-boot and install. Remember to take the USB stick out at the first re-start .. it's not needed after that! Good luck .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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