I formatted my Hard Drive and now can't install Windows

[3ali5ashab]

so i have a dell laptop , i used it for 4 months , then i turned on 'automatic updates' and after installing updates it restarted but wont start again , its stuck at system repair , using a windows 7 ultimate dvd i formatted the disks and installed windows , it installs normally but it stops after restarting , a box with 'windows cannot install windows , reinstall windows after restart' i press the 'ok' button and it start from zero .. i really need your help guys , i have a dell laptop with 4 GB RAM and 650 GB HDD .

 

[mbarnes86]

Hi

Is there a f12 bios boot up option like most Dell laptops have
It usually leads to hardware diagnostic option

If hard disk & RAM is ok look for recovery partition option
If all else fails buy a set of recovery windows DVD's that match the windows version that came with the PC
( from Dell )
I suspect the Dell had windows 7 home premium or professional not ultimate
Originally

Again a reminder to make the Dell backup & recovery DVD set and put it in a safe place if you do not buy the dvd's when buying the PC

Regards
Mike Barnes

 

[3ali5ashab]

it came with windows 7 pro , but i formatted it before and installed windows 7 ultimate and it was okay , till the updates were installed ,