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Installing Win 7 on New Build

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  • 18-10-2012 2:02pm
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    cooperguy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,650 ✭✭✭


    I have just attempted to install Windows 7 OEM on a pc which I just built. I used an external disk drive to do this.

    The computer booted as far as the screen that shows "Windows is loading files". This screen stayed on for 10 or so minutes and the status bar slowly filled. However I got an error screen (screenshot attached) at the end of this saying "Windows failed to load as the system registry file is missing or corrupt"

    Anybody have any ideas what the issue is?


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    #2
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    Windows Setup is being loaded into RAM, run memtest86+ to check the hardware.


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    cooperguy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,650 ✭✭✭cooperguy


    So I spent a good bit of time googling today but I was googling the error code and the message and getting nowhere quick. It was only this evening i googled the file name mentioned (which was a bit stupid). I discovered this page which said one of the auses of this problem can be a faulty keyboard. I unplugged the keyboard and started it again and it worked out for me


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    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    cooperguy wrote: »
    I unplugged the keyboard and started it again and it worked out for me

    Who needs a keyboard anyway? :D


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    kirving
    Registered Users Posts: 5,919 ✭✭✭kirving


    I had a similar problem as far as I can remember. PC wouln't boot until I unplugged the mouse or KB.


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