Window 7 Wont Configure

[country_pumpkin]

hi I have a tower ive tried to put windows 7 on it twice, now the thing is I put win7 ultimate onto tower all loads onto it fine, I get the net working all ok I download updates again download all updates ok, then when it asks to restart after install of updates and it goes to configure the updates it gets so far then just keeps restarting. I just cant understand why it doing that.. ive tried different memory. and all else seems ok..only thing I wondered is could it be somat to do with the hard drive maybe..any help be great

[VHG]

>>>only thing I wondered is could it be somat to do with the hard drive maybe

Cant see why you think it is something do with the hard drive, the problems don't seem to be linked to that at all.

Have a look in the Windows Event Viewer.

Windows write lots of error messages into the Event Viewer (there are about 4 different ones - Application, System etc.)

See if there any useful messages in there.

[country_pumpkin]

ok will have look and see thanks...maybe update the bios and firmware may help..but cant see it been that either..it had vista on before the reinstall. like I say it installed win 7 ok and downloaded the updates fine and installed right upto where it configs them then it just goes silly and rerstarts or it also goes to a screen with stop then somat like 00000000 000 type mesage

[Alston]

From where have you obtained Windows 7.? Was it a free download from an Internet site or purchased from a reputable Microsoft retailer.?

Free downloads of Microsoft items can be disastrous; unless they are from Microsoft, such as MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials )

Al.

[galeck1947]

Have you tried to do a repair on the updates. Type Troubleshooting in the search box and then scroll down to fix problems with updates. Click on this and follow the prompts to start the repair and let it do its stuff. This could fix your issue.

[country_pumpkin]

ok thanks will try that

[Alston]

This might be useful :-

http://support.microsoft.com/mats/windows_update/

Al.

[quizman55]

Have you tried a "Clean Boot" see

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

for details how to do this.

I had this problem and once I figured how to do the Clean Boot all updates installed OK. Updates after that installed without doing the Clean Boot.

[country_pumpkin]

thanks all but I got it sorted for what ever reason I changed the cmos battery even though it seemed ok and also reseated the processor..and one of the 2 has fixed the problem and all working great again..im thinking prob more the cmos battery then the processor but anyways all done so happy now lol....thanks though all for your help