Getting stuck in a loop while trying to install

[TheGleaner]

While trying to reinstall Windows after a Linux trial, it will go through the Loading Files then up to the windows logo and the spinning circle, then reboot. I have tried installing xp to 10 and the sever editions in between and I get about as far. I have installed xp,7,8,& 10 successfully before. Any ideas on why it's doing this? This is on a Dell prebuilt machine

[Enderman]

...then reboot and do what?

[Droidbot]

Delete all partitions. All of them. 

 

Enable secure boot as well

[ItsTheDuckAgain]

sounds like the linux boot leader is still on the primary boot device. make sure to whipe the disk by deleting all partiotions and try again.

[JakeNTech]

Make sure that the drive mode in the bios you have IDE mode not AHCI. Unix tends to favour AHCI while windows works with IDE. 

[TheGleaner]

11 hours ago, Enderman said:

...then reboot and do what?

start over

[Enderman]

1 hour ago, TheGleaner said:

start over

With the install process again?

When it starts again there is a small icon on the bottom right that you can click to shut down or restart.

When it shuts down or restarts you need to unplug your USB or remove the disk that you're installing windows from, and so that it can boot from your drive instead which now has windows on it.

[TheGleaner]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

With the install process again?

When it starts again there is a small icon on the bottom right that you can click to shut down or restart.

When it shuts down or restarts you need to unplug your USB or remove the disk that you're installing windows from, and so that it can boot from your drive instead which now has windows on it.

as i what i described before: POST, "Loading files", Windows logo with spinning circle below, restarts. it won't even get to the actual installing

[Enderman]

1 minute ago, TheGleaner said:

as i what i described before: POST, "Loading files", Windows logo with spinning circle below, restarts. it won't even get to the actual installing

So you haven't installed windows at all yet?

Have you unplugged all devices except keyboard mouse and display?

Have you unplugged all drives except the drive you want to install on?

[TheGleaner]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

So you haven't installed windows at all yet?

Have you unplugged all devices except keyboard mouse and display?

Have you unplugged all drives except the drive you want to install on?

yes 

yes

yes

[Enderman]

4 minutes ago, TheGleaner said:

yes 

yes

yes

Ok I would try using a different USB drive and reloading windows onto it.

Just to confirm, this is the tool that you use to make the USB right: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10

In BIOS first I would load optimized defaults, then you should be able to see your USB drive and set it to first priority in the boot order.

You should also be able to see the one drive you have connected to the system there.

 

[TheGleaner]

32 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Ok I would try using a different USB drive and reloading windows onto it.

Just to confirm, this is the tool that you use to make the USB right: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10

In BIOS first I would load optimized defaults, then you should be able to see your USB drive and set it to first priority in the boot order.

You should also be able to see the one drive you have connected to the system there.

 

already tried that

yes for the win10 part, the others with the dvd 

done that

yes

[TheGleaner]

Well I believe I have found the problem: The processor is only a 32bit, Yet I had 64bit windows 7 on it before I put linux on it.