Since I find no make and model here I can't check your work.
As to peripherals, we know to unplug all but the keyboard and mouse. What else is plugged in?
I am trying to factory restore my computer with windows 7. I have an external disc reader and when `I boot from it and after it says windows files are loading it goes into the windows starting screen with the four circles flying around. This is where the issue is, all my peripherals stop working and it is unable to boot from cd since it is connected via usb. My computer was unbootable before and I tried a restore from a earlier date and this is when it started freezing up at windows starting screen. So I decided to do a factory restore.
Any advice is much appreciated.

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