Can't Install W7 over XP... what am I doing wrong?


  1. Posts : 25
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #1

    Can't Install W7 over XP... what am I doing wrong?


    I currently have XP on my machine. I've copied the files I need saved, and want to install Windows 7 new. I insert the disc, and I'm told to reboot the PC, and then choose custom install. However, I leave the disc in the DVD drive, restart the machine, and the disc never comes up. I'm brought right back to the log-in for XP.

    What am I doing wrong?
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  2. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #2

    Do you have yor Bios setup, set to boot from CD/DVD first, the HD ?
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  3. Posts : 25
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Yes. I went into Bios and made sure it was set-up that way, and it was. Still not reading the disc.
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  4. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #4

    Is this a retail win7 DVD or one that was made from a .iso file?
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  5. Posts : 25
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Retail. Got the pretty box and everything. Just double checked the Advanced BIOS Features:

    First boot device: CDROM
    Second boot device: Hard Disk
    Third boot device: Removable

    The disc worked before when there was no OS already installed, but now it's giving me this trouble. Any thoughts?
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  6. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #6

    Sometimes you can get a Boot Menu screen during boot-up if you tap the F8 or F10 keys
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  7. Posts : 25
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Okay, I'll try that. Hitting the delete key brings me up to my BIOS screen, but I'll try F8 and F10.
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  8. Posts : 25
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Thanks, DocBrown! Hitting F8 brought up the Advanced Boot Options screen. From there, I chose 'Start Windows Normally', and it read the disc.

    Problem solved!
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  9. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #9

    Good job, Just ask more questions if you have any problems with anything else.
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  10.    #10

    It's a DVD, so you're not using the CD-ROM drive set first to boot.

    I would wipe the HD before install to overwrite old or infected code: SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation
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