PC wont read my Windows 7 installation disc


  1. Aulav
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    Windows 7
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    PC wont read my Windows 7 installation disc


    Any help much appreciated as this is driving me crazy.

    Basically as the title says my PC wont recognise either Windows 7 disc, 32 or 64 bit.

    I'm currently running Windows 7 but trying to reformat. Its worked before with the same PC and disc.
    It wont boot when I choose to boot from disk on BIOS and it wont recognise the disc when I put it in. (when Windows is loaded up).

    Now here's the kicker.

    The DVD drive is fine as my PC is accepting other DVD's I have (I even tried 4 to make sure) and the same Windows 7 disc works fine in my laptop.

    So the problem isn't the DVD or the DVD drive. What have I done?

    As I said there any help much appreciated.
    Thanks
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  3. theog
    Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
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    Try using a USB Pen Drive.
    For UEFI & x64:
    UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive - Create in Windows

    For x32:
    Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
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  4. gregrocker
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    But will that disk boot and load in another PC?

    Either way I'd burn another one provided in Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 which steps also apply to retail and will show you how to get and keep a perfect install.
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