Okay, I decided to wipe the drive and start again. This time around there is an Extensions folder, and there's no HPET problem.

Now I have another problem. When I start the system normally it still tells me to restart. When I boot with the -s flag, I'm presented with a lot of "family specific matching fails" errors and a "panic". At this point it shows me a big error and stops working. What should I do now? Would you like a screenshot of the exact error?

Thanks again for all the help.