Installation error - Build 7000

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  1. Posts : 8
    XP
       #1

    Installation error - Build 7000


    Specs:
    e6600 2.4ghz
    500GB HDD
    2 GB RAM

    Windows XP Pro

    Mounted .iso image and proceeded to do a clean install, got till the end of the installation and an error saying: "Windows could not update registry data in the installation" popped up and reverted my setup back to Windows XP.







    I don't have DVD burner so I don't have the option of burning the .iso to a DVD.

    I tried setting up a dif. partition thru PartitionMagic but was not able to...

    Help? TIA
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  2. Posts : 8
    XP
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Found this post related to a Vista installation:
    I got the message "Windows could not update registry data in the installation." on several attempts to upgrade Vista. Each time, I uninstalled more software (including parts of IIS that caused some other folks trouble).

    I also checked my event logs (using eventvwr.exe) and cleaned up problems reported there until no more errors were being logged.

    Then I found the file C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources\Rollback\setupact.err had some useful info. An error message there suggested trouble with the HKLM\SYSTEM\MountedDevices key in the registry.

    I cleaned out some old entries from there, rebooted, and tried the upgrade again. This time it worked (although it appeared to freeze a couple of times toward the end, requiring a hard reboot -- scary stuff).

    If you want to try cleaning up the MountedDevices key, read up on it first to avoid causing more problems, and save the existing data there first. I kept the \DosDevices entries and \??\Volume entries for my floppy and hard drives (A:, C:, F:) and removed all the other entries. On reboot, Windows rebuilt the entries for my CD and DVD drives.
    Link: http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=87

    Gonna check it out..
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  3. Posts : 16,119
    7 X64
       #3

    Hi Albert,

    That link could well be right. A clean install will be a better bet.
    You may need to create a partition and format to NTFS before you begin to install 7. How come you couldn't create another partition - any error messages?

    Hope it helps

    SIW2
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  4. Posts : 8
    XP
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Clearing out the old MountedDevices registry keys WORKED!

    I'm posting this via my laptop, but the Windows 7 booted successfully...

    It looks great!
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  5. Posts : 51,354
    Windows 11 Workstation x64
       #5

    Glad to see you got thing sorted Albert.

    Welcome to the forums
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  6. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #6

    I'm having the same problem for the past 2 days or so, installed the windows quite a few times, but having the same error time and time again

    Please help...... I can't boot from the CD as well, the CD isn't bootable

    Please Help
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  7. Posts : 8
    XP
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Type regedit in run via the start menu.

    Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Navigate to SYSTEM
    Navigate to MountedDevices
    Delete all entries except for the /DosDevices entry pertaining to your main hard drive.
    Install!

    Cheers.
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  8. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #8

    and the one's with the name /??/volume

    wht to do with them, it won't be making any troubles right, if I delete them as well ???
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  9. Posts : 8
    XP
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Yeah, I deleted them as well.
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  10. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #10

    alright thnx for the replies

    I really appreciate it

    Thanks :)
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