Windows 7 Upgrade Hanging at 62%

Windows 7 has now officially been out for more than 2 weeks and things are settling down now. Overall things have gone very smoothly not only for Windows 7 but also Microsoft with the opening of their new stores. However, as is with any new operating system release there are bound to be small hiccups, or in this case hanging during an upgrade.

The issue is that while a user is upgrading their machines from Windows Vista to Windows 7, the computer will hang at 62%.  The install at this point will then revert itself back to Windows Vista. While it is an extremely small percentage of people having this problem I am sure that many of them will appreciate knowing how to fix it.  Here is how to fix it according to Microsoft:

To resolve this problem yourself, follow these steps:

1. Restart the computer. Then, your computer will roll back to Windows Vista.
2. Click Start, right-click Computer, and then click Properties.
3. On the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables.
4. Under System variables, click New.
5. Type MIG_UPGRADE_IGNORE_PLUGINS in the Variable name field.
6. Type IphlpsvcMigPlugin.dll in the Variable value field.
7. Click OK three times to close the dialog boxes.
8. Start the upgrade installation again.

Of course there is also the Microsoft Fix It utility that you can run and it will do all of this for you, download it here. The fix is in english but you can use it on any language version of Windows Vista. If your upgrade is freezing at a percentage other than 62% it is not related to this issue.

Check It Out> Microsoft