Cd drive cannot read windows 7 disc for installation purposes

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  1. Posts : 7
    windows 7 64bit
       #1

    Cd drive cannot read windows 7 disc for installation purposes


    Hi

    I am trying to install Windows 7 onto my laptop as I want to do a clean install to wipe off everything and have windows freshly put on.

    My cd/dvd drive cannot read the disc. You can here the drive attempting to load up the disc but to know success.
    I have tried Microsoft Fix, does not work (however, it has in the past as well as booting from disc at startup-that too has worked in the past), I have tried booting from the cd/dvd drive on bootup, I have attempted to go into the registry and delete lowers installers I think its called (I didnt do this on previously installation attempts and I installed fine).

    I have all correct drivers according to my laptop, plus Ive gone into the packard bell website to download the correct drivers and I have used windows update too in case im missing anything.

    Nothing is working.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks:)
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  2. Posts : 78
    Ultimate 32bit
       #2

    Is there noise coming from cd-drive as it's reading your cd ?
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  3. Posts : 7
    windows 7 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Is there noise coming from cd-drive as it's reading your cd ?


    LOVUS..
    A very brief noise as though its trying to read the disc but cannot get started. This has happend before. I got it to work once but now cannot remember how to get this disc installed, or at least, up and running to install Windows again
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  4. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #4

    First off, stop messing with everything in the system to try and make the dvd drive work.

    Does it read other discs fine ?

    Have you used this disc b4 ?
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  5. Posts : 7
    windows 7 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    CD/DVD Drive cannot read windows 7 disc


    Hi AddRam

    The drive reads other discs fine yes. I just tried a dvd for example. Loaded up a bit slow, but it loaded fine and played.
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  6. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 32bit
       #6

    Borrow an external CD/dvd drive and run it from there! Alternatively you could create a bootable USB stick and install it from there (step by step guide available online).. This however does require some thinking and a lot more time than the external DVD drive option.
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  7. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #7

    No, putting the windows installer on a usb drive is childs play, and takes about 30 seconds.
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  8. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #8

    mog8 said:
    Hi AddRam

    The drive reads other discs fine yes. I just tried a dvd for example. Loaded up a bit slow, but it loaded fine and played.
    Well then, something is wrong with the windows disc. Where did it come from ? Did you try it on another machine ?
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  9. Posts : 7
    windows 7 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    windows installer on usb stick


    AddRam

    How much space would I require to do this.

    I surfed the net, and it says I need around 4gb?

    Also, if I put windows installer on the usb drive, im not the most computer literate and what would I need to do?

    Can I perform a custom install just like what the windows installation cd/dvd offers so I can cleanly install everything like new?
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  10. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #10

    It`s all here in the tutorials, I`m not gonna dig it all up for you.

    I`m such a sucker !!

    USB Windows 7 Installation Key Drive - Create

    Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7

    Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

    The 3rd tut is the easiest.


    Start Reading :)
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