Installation stops with cmd.exe window on Laptop

I am installing W7 Ent on an LG R580.

I am working with a valid ISO (installs perfect on other systems).

During the installation, before the installation window, the process hangs, and I get a black, cmd.exe screen with the following:

Select Administrator: X:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

with a prompt for: X:\windows\system32

My keyboard at that time only prints capital letters with '^' before each.

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Only thing that I am able to do is reboot.

In the bios, I tried to disable USB Legacy ( thinking the problem is with my DVD ) - did not help.

Saariko

Posted 2013-02-28T13:07:54.833

Reputation: 727

Answers

Check your keyboard. Maybe you have a stuck key.

Kaveh

Posted 2013-02-28T13:07:54.833

Reputation: 689

I tried with an external USB keyboard - same results – Saariko – 2013-02-28T15:12:55.590

1what happened if you close this windows with mouse? – Kaveh – 2013-02-28T21:02:45.647

System restarts – Saariko – 2013-03-01T05:07:18.623

any chance for bios update? – Kaveh – 2013-03-01T05:51:08.413

^X in the terminal usually means that the control key is being held. x:\ is the ramdrive that the installation OS is being loaded to, so somthing is definitely off if you are seeing prompts to it.

Try a memory scan with the MS RAM diagnostic tool on the windows disk, and make sure win7 likes your ram (I've had a few boxes that had install issues until I replaced the ram; Win7 seems more picky about ram sticks that other OSs; these all ran vista and ubuntu fine).

Frank Thomas

Posted 2013-02-28T13:07:54.833

Reputation: 29 039

Thanks - Windows Memory Diagnostics - passed successfully INVC/LRAND/Stride/WMATS/WINVC - all ok – Saariko – 2013-02-28T15:17:42.657