Upgrading to Windows 7 Freezes

n1ck3rs0n

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I'm trying to upgrade my Windows Vista laptop to Windows 7. My laptop had issues a few weeks ago and became corrupt. I am currently trying to upgrade from Vista to 7 using an OEM Windows 7 upgrade disc.

It starts up and says "loading files" and then goes to a screen with the Windows logo and says "Starting Windows". It is gets hung up on this screen though and the upgrade doesn't continue...

Any ideas for a solution?
 
Since you had an issue a few weeks ago, it appears you may have a hardware issue. The first thing I would do is to test the hard drive for possible problems. Use Hiren's Boot CD to test the hard drive and memory before trying to install windows.

http://www.hirensbootcd.org/