Run an install with no extras. Yes open it up and unplug the flex cables i've had a USB board stop an installation because of liquid damage that no one saw until i pulled the laptop down to bits sitting on the desk.
Have you alternative installation you can use? Brand Representative for Vembu Technologies. May be faulty media, or non-compatible device driver for windows 7. What model of this laptop?. Does it certified to install Windows 7? Reading the list of actions you have tried we can see that it is not the copy of Windows 7, 10 or Ubuntu. It is something to do with your Dell e It does not have an optical drive so that can't be the cause. You are installing via a usb drive and have used a number of sockets?
The problem may be caused by overheating when the laptop is put under pressure, hard drive having bad sectors, etc. To progress further you will have to find out what is wrong with the laptop. I have had similar situations to yours before. If it was me and it was my machine and I thought it was worthwhile I would give it a "service". By that I would take it apart and clean out the filters, re-seat the CPU with some grease and generally clean it up.
After that I would put the hard drive back in or preferably another one than the new one to see what happens. You can see what I am getting at. It needs a logical approach to eliminate the possible causes. If you have another machine you can swap bits. One other thought that has occurred to me is that if you have installed a Linux on another machine's hard drive then swap it into your machine and see how it goes.
Linux will not mind the change of machine and if your laptop is good it will just power up. I've had this problem and resolved it by rebooting and removing all USB devices that are plugged in. I have seen this problem when changing the SATA mode. As many others have stated reset BIOS to all defaults. To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Cloud Help Desk: Delays for ticket imports:.
Laplink Software, Inc. Neil Laplink. Which of the following retains the information it's storing when the system power is turned off? Submit ». Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks. Hi guys, I had problem with my laptop where the windows stuck at 'starting windows. Thanks Text. Dell Software Followers Follow. Dell Best Answer. Hi sahirzainal I have not had that the "pic interrupt controller" issue before, but I can see that it could be that circuitry on the motherboard or a device attached to it.
If you can't get the motherboard to work then you need a new one. Best of luck. View this "Best Answer" in the replies below ». Mike This person is a verified professional. Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. Jimtheitguyagain This person is a verified professional.
Hi sahirzainal If you can't get it up in safe mode, and before you send it away for repair, try a live Linux distro. Hi Vivian, Reset the bios to defaults update to current - once reset, sata operation mode will change to 'raid on' which it will blue screen with fast reboot couldn't read the error cause after blue screen it reboot immediately Don't make any changes Perform an install from fresh media - done and still stuck at 'starting windows' If it still doesn't work grab the latest version of memtest and run it for hrs.
Pure Capsaicin. How many hrs did you run memtest for? I've had systems not fail for hundreds of passes yet launch a game and brrrp. It will be something. Try running the recovery from the dell media Another handy thing is to reduce everything to the bare minimum Pull out everything that plugs in.
Understood, so what about the hardware diagnostics from Dell? Even new drives can be bad doubt is the issue but is better to check. Have you tried a Windows 10 installation media? Does it work? Vivian Collier wrote: sahirzainal wrote: Hi Vivian, Reset the bios to defaults update to current - once reset, sata operation mode will change to 'raid on' which it will blue screen with fast reboot couldn't read the error cause after blue screen it reboot immediately Don't make any changes Perform an install from fresh media - done and still stuck at 'starting windows' If it still doesn't work grab the latest version of memtest and run it for hrs.
I will try this later and revert back once done. Downloading windows 10 in progress, once done i'll share the result. Scoobster Jan 16, at UTC. Gopal Vembu This person is a verified professional. This should be helpful. Or you can also do like this: Insert the Windows installation CD.
Then it will load drivers and the screen should pop up to go on installing Windows. Click that option and it should fix the problem. If you have made full system backups in daily usage, things will become very easy. You can restore the system to a time when it works. Step 1. Start Windows 7 normally. Before you see the Windows loading logo, press F8 on your keyboard. Then you can see a variety of Advanced Boot Options.
Step 2. Choose Repair Your Computer and wait until Windows 7 repair mode is ready. Step 3. If you are told to choose keyboard, just click OK. If you are told to choose an account, choose your account, and click OK. If you have set password for your Windows account, enter the password too.
Then you can see System Recovery Options. Step 5. Here you can see all Windows restore points available. Try your best to recall when your computer is safe and sound, and choose the corresponding restore point. If you do not see the full restore points, check Show more restore points. Step 6. Click Next.
It will try restoring your Windows to the restore point you have selected. This will take some time before the system restore is done. Hope this helps. Turn on your computer, and before you see the Windows loading logo, rapidly press F8 key on your keyboard.
Choose Repair Your Computer and wait until Windows 7 repair mode is started. If it asks you to choose a keyboard, just click OK. If it tells you to choose an account, choose your account, and click OK. If you do have password for your Windows account, you need to enter it too.
Choose Command Prompt , this will run Windows command prompt. This will scan your hard drive for errors, and will try to fix the errors if it detects any. This process can take some time so please wait until the disk check is done. However, if the same situation happens, this means there is a certain issue for the hard drive. Then you should consider replacing it. Buy Now. Then set computer to boot from the bootable media in BIOS.
After that, copy the whole disk to another one. In this way, you won't lose any data in the source disk if anything bad happens. Step 2: Choose a target disk to hold all content of the source disk.
Note that all data on the target disk will be cleaned so be sure that this drive can be cleaned or a backup has been made in advance. Step 3: Choose a copy option here. You can keep the original partition size, keep the proportion of the partition sizes, or customize the partition size of each partition. Besides, here are two options for you:. Step 4: Go through the next message telling how to boot from the target disk until you reach back to the main interface.
Finally, click "Apply" to carry out this change. With this disk copy at hand, you don't have to worry about data loss caused by Windows 7 stuck at loading screen or other issues. Click to tweet. And the easiest way is to remove the CMOS battery for a few minutes. This will revert the BIOS settings to the factory default levels. A CMOS battery that is out of charge for long time can certainly be the cause of Windows 7 freezing on startup.
Replace the CMOS battery if your computer is more than two or three years old or if you have shelved the computer for a long period of time without usage. Maybe there is a problem with your system RAM.
