Well then that points to the hard drive as being faulty and you will need to get it replaced then. Do you know what hard drive you will be getting...
Try resetting the BIOS back to the default values and try booting from the DVD again.
Hi Mr. Merit, Welcome to Windowsbbs! :)
Ok cool. Thanks for the update. :)
Hi Barry. Windows Updates shouldn't have changed your power settings. To check your power settings, click Start< Control Panel< System and...
Thanks for letting us know. :)
Try unplugging the hard drive from the laptop and test the Windows 7 DVD again. Its possible that the hard drive is somehow interfering with the...
So is this thread resolved then or do you have any other concerns?
Hi gary7. First off does the Western Digital hard drive show up properly when you click Start< My Computer? Does the hard drive show up as...
The hard drive itself could not be functioning properly. If you want the simplest solution, I would recommend taking out the drive from the...
Something strange is going on because after Windows has finished loading files from the DVD you should see that Install Windows screen that I...
You made sure to set the DVD drive as the first boot device correct? Did you see the message to press any key to boot from the DVD and did you do...
You would need to take out the hard drive from the laptop and then connect the hard drive via a USB port on your Acer PC so you can get access to...
Hi Mike. Do you want to take out the laptop's hard drive and get the data off that way or do you intend on trying to repair the laptop and have it...
Hi rgaleh. You can use System Restore to restore your computer to a previous state in order to try installing Windows 8.1 again. If that doesn't...
Thanks for letting us know that you were able to get your issue resolved. :)
Hi Bulldogs Sweety. Do you know what motherboard your computer has? Is this an OEM system with a model number that you bought?
Hi Nuts4Mutts. I will address each issue one at a time. Yes, enable the built in Windows Defender and Windows Firewall included in Windows...
You can send me a PM that's fine. But it helps other members if we keep the discussion in the main thread instead of solving issues via PM. I...
You can call the thread something like need help customizing Windows 8.
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