"recent change in software/hardware" please help

[Foxtrot_01]

I recently built a new computer with these specs

AMD Athlon II X3 3.2 Ghz
Seagate 2TB Serial ATA HD 7200/64MB/SATA-6G
Kingston 8Gb DDR3 1333Mhz
Gigabyte AM3+ AMD 460G Micro ATX AMD motherboard
Ultra LSP450 450W ATX power
SATA DVD-RW

I had installed windows 7 on the harddrive prior to building the computer, I put everything together and
I powered it up, it beeps, first screen is the Gigabyte BIOS page, then it seems it's about to start windows and then jumps to "recent change in software/hardware" screen, where I have the option to either start normal or safe, etc. (I cant go back to last know working config because Windows 7 was freshly installed.)

I hit enter and again same thing.

I have a repair DVD so I can boot from the disk and hit Repair. I put it in the drive, I powered on, hit F9 to change the BIOS so it will boot from the CD/DVD, then enter, again, same "recent change in software/hardware" comes up.
So I decided to power down and power up, DVD-ROM light comes on and then beep, gigabyte bios screen comes up, scripts come up, says boot from CD/DVD and then windows logo for about a sec and again "recent change in software/hardware" comes up, this is an ever ending cycle.
I have noticed that the DVD-ROM only lights up for a couple seconds only when I turn the computer on, when the screen shows Boot from CD/DVD I dont see the light on, this is a new SATA samsung DVD-RW that I had for about a year, I never used it before becuase my old computer didnt have any SATA. This new gigabyte motherboard is all SATA.
I am not sure if the DVD-RW is working, either way I ordered a new DVD-RW SATA that should be coming in today.

Regarless of this, what is usually the problem that triggers the "recent change in software/hardware", the build is pretty standard.
Any ideas on what is going on? is it hardware or software problem?

 

[mcnumpty23]

please dont post the same question 3 times


if you installed windows 7 on the harddrive prior to building the computer

then you installed it with different hardware?

so why would you expect it to work properly?

try getting into safe mode and remove motherboard chipset drivers and graphics drivers

then restart and see if you get lucky

 

[smorizio]

with windows or any os it the chipset on the mb.not just the mb chipset drivers but the sound and network and usb chipset. when a small computer shop or dell makes a windows image they use some of the free microsoft tools from msdn to make a slip stream install. where they can install there aps and windows boot logo screen without registering windows to the motherboard.
when you install windows in normal mode it register itself to the mb. (read the mb bios and serial number of the mb. that why when your mb fails and you replace it with the same one sometime you have to call ms up for new activations code. you have two option..try booting into safe mode and removing all the drivers and hope windows will boot and run fine. or toss in the windows install disk and redo windows install.

 

[groundrat]

Is an OEM copy of Seven, isn't it.

Back in the day, Vista came with two licenses per box. Seven doesn't. One license, mates to the motherboard. If you require more, there are these things called Family Packs. Three HP seven licenses for $75 and one disc each, 32 and 64 bit. Wonderful thing, that.