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After sysprep, stuck at setup is starting services loop

Anonymous
2013-03-07T22:12:01+00:00

After installing the applications needed, I ran sysprep.  Now, the pc seems to be stuck at Setup is starting services.  It goes through the process and reboots with same prompt.  Any suggestions?

Windows for home | Other | Install and upgrade

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-03-17T12:24:26+00:00

    Ran into this with a Gateway "All in One".  A friends machine and someone must have inadvertantly lauched a reinstall or something. 

    Anyway, I found the below instructions in another forum and they worked for this Gateway.

    1. On the same error screen press SHIFT+F10 and it will open up a black Window. (a command prompt window)
    2. In the black windows type the word "regedit"(without the inverted commas and hit enter. That will open the registry editor. In the Registry Editor.. Browse to.... HKLocal machine/SYSTEM/SETUP/STATUS/ChildCompletion, and after highliting childcompletion,on the right hand side check for setup.exe. if the value is 1 change it to 3.(by double clicking on setup.exe and changing the value shown in the box). Then close the registry editor and then also close the black window. Then click on OK for the error and the computer will restart and the installation may complete. just try it and let me know if it worked.

    Good Luck!

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-02-07T14:39:36+00:00

    You are a life saver !!! Thanks so much it worked perfectly and I am up and running after days of research trying to fix my problem Thank you Thank you gpsac !

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-07-04T01:47:34+00:00

    Hey! I can get to setup but there is no status folder... what should I do?

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-03-14T06:37:20+00:00

    No external devices connected, just standard (USB keyboard and mouse, and display).

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-03-08T17:53:26+00:00

    Disconnect external devices and check

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