Hello everyone,
yesterday I tried to install windows 7 (W7) on my computer following to this guide:
https://board.eclipse.cx/viewtopic.php?t=79
For the installation I had to setup the ISO through RUFUS as GPT (UEFI) since I want to boot it together with a Linux and W10 system, since I want to try W7 out first.
The specs of my main computer are the following:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
GPU: AMD RX 5700XT
Mainboard: MSI X570 Gaming Edge WiFi
The problem with my installation was that it crashed everytime I tried to install the system on to my SATA SSD.
It changed the errors that I got quite a few times.
At one point I got the error:
0xC0000005
and the other time I got the error:
"Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase of installation"
Thats why I used a second system with a few old components to install the ISO to the SSD.
Specs of the second PC:
CPU: Intel Core I5 4590
GPU: Integrated Graphics
After the installation was complete I did a test boot on the 2nd PC which worked flawlessly.
Then I put the SSD into my Main PC (with the specs posted above), and then the system didnt recognize the W7 installation.
After searching a bit on the internet and entering some commands into cmd I noticed that my drive wasnt formatted as GPT, so I used the mbr2gpt tool from windows 10 to convert it to a gpt drive.
Thats when the main pc recognized the W7 installation and I could select it as a boot option in the BIOS.
Now to the current problem, everytime I try to boot from said W7 drive it gets stuck at the "Starting Windows" part, after the initial W7 Logo animation finishes.
I researched the problem in the internet but havent found a solution so far, thats why I m trying my luck over here.
I hope anyone can help me.
Thanks in advance!