pkilway Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Current pc is listed in the signature. My OCZ ssd was running out of space, so I figured I buy a new Samsung 840 256gb to run as my boot drive. I installed the new Samsung ssd and tried to run the Samsung migration software. But it would error out after 2 minutes. So I thought I'd go with a fresh install of Win 7 on the Samsung 840 and use my last system restore which I completed the morning before I added the Samsung 840. So, made a fresh install of Win 7 on the Samsung and it went to the system reboot. But now mh pc hangs at the Windows Loading text - not graphic. In the end, I have two installs of Windows 7 on two different ssd's, and my pc doesn't boot to either of them. I tried unplugging the Samsung ssd to boot to the OCZ but it still hangs at the same spot. Need help fixing this darn thing. Willing to reinstall Win 7 if someone can help me out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 did you set it to AHCI in the BIOS? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSoprano Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 why don't you just unplug the ocz and do a fresh install to the samsung, then plug back in the ocz and get your docs off it.Your problem is most likely in your bios boot settings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkilway Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Bios is set to ACHI. Unfortunatwly, the copy of Win 7 is an "upgrade" version. So I need to have a copy of a previous Win intall to install it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 no you dont... you can either try/do the registry hack or do the double install.... http://winsupersite.com/article/windows-7/clean-install-windows-7-with-upgrade-media-128512 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePanda Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 no you dont... you can either try/do the registry hack or do the double install.... http://winsupersite.com/article/windows-7/clean-install-windows-7-with-upgrade-media-128512 +1 upgrade isn't a problem! It's how I've installed it many a times... However Bowtie -- you've got a hell of an explanation there -- way too much damn information there. Sorry bro. There's a much easier way to do this... Install with the upgrade disk, just don't enter the key...boot again, and install a second time -- this time with the key...DONE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 no you dont... you can either try/do the registry hack or do the double install.... http://winsupersite.com/article/windows-7/clean-install-windows-7-with-upgrade-media-128512 +1 upgrade isn't a problem! It's how I've installed it many a times... However Bowtie -- you've got a hell of an explanation there -- way too much damn information there. Sorry bro. There's a much easier way to do this... Install with the upgrade disk, just don't enter the key...boot again, and install a second time -- this time with the key...DONE. yup...waht bp said !...i do double installs all the time... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 no you dont... you can either try/do the registry hack or do the double install.... http://winsupersite.com/article/windows-7/clean-install-windows-7-with-upgrade-media-128512 +1 upgrade isn't a problem! It's how I've installed it many a times... However Bowtie -- you've got a hell of an explanation there -- way too much damn information there. Sorry bro. There's a much easier way to do this... Install with the upgrade disk, just don't enter the key...boot again, and install a second time -- this time with the key...DONE. yeah you can do that too...I may have linked the one that was different.. the one i was shooting for had 3 options... EDIT: yep it is the one... it gives Method 1 or 2 or 3.... it does give a lot of info though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkilway Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Ok, new plan. 1) Disconnect old OCZ ssd. 2) Set Samsung 840 Pro as primary. 3) Install Win 7 on Samsung 840 Pro until validation. 4) Reboot, reinstall Win 7 again on the Samsung 840 Pro, letting Win 7 move the old files to Windows.old. 5) Boot into Win 7, update OS, remove Windows.old directory, recover from saved image. 6) Reconnect OCZ ssd, format for backup ssd/swapfile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 That's a good plan IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 when i double install i dont get the windows old... it installs over the top Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted March 18, 2013 Posted March 18, 2013 when i double install i dont get the windows old... it installs over the top That's because you follow the upgrade path - I literally install Windows twice from the boot disk/key. It leaves a Windows.old folder to delete but you don't have to hassle with doing an in-place upgrade install. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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