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I just learned a new phrase - "it's all running tickety boo now"
I followed various recommendations with no success (unplug all peripherals, HP scan on laptop to check for latest drivers, clean boot, download ISO, remove AVG, remove Tune Up (or so I thought!)). My final successful attempt also did the following: uninstall a stray Tune Up Utilities, then I painstakingly went through Device Manager and manually updated the drivers for every single line - despite having done the HP scan, about 4 devices found newer drivers. I then started the install again from dvd (though I suspect it would have worked from the Microsoft push version) and it carried straight on past the 30% mark and First Boot. Hoorah. So it could have been either of the last two things I did but it's all running tickety boo now. Hope that helps someone, I was beginning to despair!