New
#1
Win 10 install from ISO file hangs at time zone setting
OK, this is a puzzle. I first tried installing Win 10 on a Sony Vaio laptop that's a couple of years old just to see how it went. Laptop is a Sony Vaio Laptop, Core 2 Duo Processor, 4GB memory, the WIN 10 install program says it is fine for Win 10. OS on the Sony was Win 7 Pro when I started. The laptop has been dead solid reliable but hasn't had much use lately as I upgraded to a Lenovo Yoga 900 with Win 10, so the Sony was surplus and I decided to see now installing Win 10 worked on an older computer.
So far, no success. The first install fail happened when the regular Win 10 update processwithout deleting files, and I got the well known 32% hang at the configuration stage. That repeated 3 times.
I then downloaded the ISO Win 10 install files on a USB drive and tried to install from that. That seemed to be working great - blew right by the 32% problem - and near what looks like the latter stage of installation it stalled and died when inputting the Time Zone, then froze hard. Restarted, repeated the process, same thing happened. Windows said looks like a problem, let's reset the computer - i.e., wipe it, don't keep any files or programs except those that came with the computer. Fine with me, the computer was already backed up and most programs deleted before the install anyway. So, after a reset the Win 10 install program began again, and then proceeded to hang at the exact same place, settings and when offered the option to specify the time zone. Tried not clicking on the time zone to reset it but that didn't work, it still stalled and was dead in the water.
Any thoughts on what to do next? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Regards,
Hap