- Apr 27, 2015
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Background: I recently upgraded my system from an FX 6350 to an i7 6700k, and therefor changed motherboards in the act. I foolishly forgot this meant a clean install of windows, and now I'm left with a PC that will crash whenever I try to load windows.
Issue: Since I have an SSD, I thought it would be possible to get a fresh install of windows on it. I'm at a loss! I try to boot in both UEFI and Legacy with the CD Drive and neither works. Each time I get the "Windows is Loading Files" screen, then the windows logo, at which point it crashes. I can't imagine that there's anything wrong with the CD, as it's literally impossible to change its contents and they were working last time I checked (can someone let me know what the contents of a boot dvd/usb are supposed to look like?). And this is with my hard drive completely disconnected, so there's no chance of it booting a windows 7 with the wrong drivers... What am I missing?
Thanks in advance for the help!
Issue: Since I have an SSD, I thought it would be possible to get a fresh install of windows on it. I'm at a loss! I try to boot in both UEFI and Legacy with the CD Drive and neither works. Each time I get the "Windows is Loading Files" screen, then the windows logo, at which point it crashes. I can't imagine that there's anything wrong with the CD, as it's literally impossible to change its contents and they were working last time I checked (can someone let me know what the contents of a boot dvd/usb are supposed to look like?). And this is with my hard drive completely disconnected, so there's no chance of it booting a windows 7 with the wrong drivers... What am I missing?
Thanks in advance for the help!
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