Would anyone be able to help me with my Dell desktop? Have some issues with an older system that I bought

[Donny_dent]

The computer let me install Windows 7 iOS from a USB, but idk what happened I let my sister in law use it and have not a clue what she did but now it won’t boot, read a boot device, or go past letting me in system settings and diagnostic test

[veeg]

Hello

One way to solve this is just re-install the OS.

Please give us the complete Dell spec’s.

@Rustys

[Bruce]

any reason why you went for Win7 and not Win10?

[Donny_dent]

Hello

One way to solve this is just re-install the OS.

Please give us the complete Dell spec’s.

@Rustys

Oh lol silly me, yes I had tried to use the restroom and install but it won’t go past the boot screen, it’s a Dell optiplex 780 dual core processor 6gb Ram and I’ve put a 500gb hard drive in it

[Donny_dent]

any reason why you went for Win7 and not Win10?

Well I wanted to try them both to see what form I like better. I have 7 on it, and I have an hp tower with 10 on it that should be here in a few days

[veeg]

Ok,yeah i have a Dell 780 with win 7 on it and it works good.. Maybe your OS on the usb is corrupted..

[Donny_dent]

Oh lol silly me, yes I had tried to use the restroom and install but it won’t go past the boot screen, it’s a Dell optiplex 780 dual core processor 6gb Ram and I’ve put a 500gb hard drive in it

I really don’t like autocorrect, I meant to say reinstall not restroom

[Donny_dent]

Ok,yeah i have a Dell 780 with win 7 on it and it works good.. Maybe your OS on the usb is corrupted..

Would someone sell me something that only works for a few days from eBay? I’ve never got one from there till I bought this one. Would there be a way to get it fixed?

[Donny_dent]

Would someone sell me something that only works for a few days from eBay? I’ve never got one from there till I bought this one. Would there be a way to get it fixed?

How could I tell if it’s corrupt?

[Donny_dent]

Is there anything I can do to get it to start up using any of those?

[jmarket]

Is this thread related to this one? Same pc?

https://pchelpforum.net/t/would-anyone-be-able-to-help-me-with-my-dell-desktop-have-some-issues-with-an-older-system-that-i-bought.35477/#post-67873

[Donny_dent]

Is this thread related to this one? Same pc?

https://pchelpforum.net/t/would-anyone-be-able-to-help-me-with-my-dell-desktop-have-some-issues-with-an-older-system-that-i-bought.35477/#post-67873

Yes I’m still stuck

[Donny_dent]

I didn’t mean to start another thread, I didn’t realize I had
Yes I’m still stuck

[jmarket]

Would someone sell me something that only works for a few days from eBay?

VERY VERY common for faulty goods to be sold there.

[phillpower2]

it won’t boot, read a boot device, or go past letting me in system settings and diagnostic test

Couple of questions if I may;

Have you tried getting into Safe Mode by tapping the F8 key while the computer is restarting.

From where was the Windows 7 media on the USB device obtained.

Can you check the Windows 7 USB device in another computer to make sure the media is good.

Have you changed the boot order in the BIOS so that it boots from the USB device first, the option is sometimes list as “external hard drive”

Is the 500GB HDD that you fitted detected and named in the BIOS, if yes, is it enabled as the first boot device.

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