Unable to proceed OS installation on new hard disk

[AddRAM]

PowerIso also does a perfect job creating a w7 bootable flash stick.

 

[bingleguy]

I am creating an Image Disc from the downloaded ISO....

 

[AddRAM]

What program are using to burn the Iso ? ImgBurn at 4x speed ?

 

[bingleguy]

i downloaded the SPANISH version - :banghead: i surely remember i clicked on the English version ..... is there a way i could recognize by looking at the ISO file

can i still proceed and change it later? it did not give me to change to English in the initial setup menu

it took me one full day to download it

 

[bingleguy]

Ah !!! i think i read about a SWITCHER

 

[AddRAM]

You can always try. Let`s see if you get it installed 1st. Let us know how you make out.
You can change languages through windows update with Pro and Ultimate. I don`t believe you can with Home Premium.

 

[gregrocker]

You'll have to download the correct ISO for your licensed version - the license is language-specific. Win7 Home Premium x64 SP1 English Official ISO download

This is why we should link only the licensed version for OP, along with the Windows 7 USB-DVD Download Tool.

 

[bingleguy]

Found the correct language version - and downloaded it. I will have to wait for a day to make a DVD

 

[bingleguy]

Okay ..... i know i am a novice ... but i am really bad i suppose.

I followed the clean install using the ISO disc - it started and gave the install windows screen. After i chose language - the next screen was SELECT THE DRIVER TO BE INSTALLED - and its giving an ERROR stating "No Device Drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers, and then click OK"

Greg - i know u told that u ve mentioned about drivers - am unable to locate that correctly ... please help by pasting the content here..... When i go to the SONY site - all they have is only UPGRADES for DRIVERS ...

 

[gregrocker]

Are you saying that an error pops up that the HD cannot be detected so it wants Storage drivers to see it? Perhaps you should post back the exact error message. If you merely clicked the Load Drivers link that was not necessary if the HD shows up in the Drive window.

Enter BIOS setup by tapping the key given on first boot screen. Page through the tabs to look for where the HD or Storage devices are listed. Is the HD seen in BIOS? Set the SATA controller at AHCI.

You also need to check in BIOS and in the Manual for your computer found on it's Sony Support Downloads webpage to see if you have an EFI mobo as most recent computers do. If so it requires special steps to install: UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with - Windows 7 Forums. You might get Sony to tells you this.

If the HD shows up in BIOS and you don't have an EFI mobo, then error you describe almost always means the installer is bad. Confirm the ISO download completed, then burn to DVD using ImgBurn at 4x speed which always works.

 

[bingleguy]

The screen looking for drivers just popped up - but when i click on the LOAD drivers - its showing me C: (System Reserved), D: (free) E: (Recovery) and X: (Boot) .... May be i will try to Erase the data of the HDD once before i start the installation once again....

My BIOS has most of it disabled.I cant even tell if its reading my HDD. On the MAIN option all i see is Hard Disk : 500 GB. If i choose Boot - it doesn't show this EFI. Also, i dont have any place where i can change the SATA controller

 

[gregrocker]

Does the HD show up in the Drive Selection Screen windows as shown below:

click to enlarge.

 

[bingleguy]

No, this screen did not come up at all. The description said "Install Driver" then the Error that i mentioned. I found a similar screen on net

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KdEW10wCBcs/Txu6rv2JMmI/AAAAAAAAAb0/oLKfJ2alerQ/s1600/IMAG0064_778x518.jpg

This is the screen that i get

 

[gregrocker]

In every case where we see this error (almost daily here) it is an installer problem. DId you burn the ISO to DVD using ImgBurn at 4x speed?

Try writing the ISO to flash stick using Universal USB Installer with WIn7 in dropdown menu, Boot using the one-time BIOS Boot Menu key at boot, under HD's, USB, or Removable devices.

I believe it could also be an EFI BIOS issue so that possibility needs to be pursued.

 

[bingleguy]

I used ROXIO Image creator for writing the CD. I was unlucky with the USB installer - it finally gave the error as i had quoted earlier and did not make it to an USB Image. Still i will try the process again

 

[gregrocker]

No one I know would advise using Roxio crapware to write a bootable DVD. Is there some reason you cannot follow the steps we lay out clearly ourselves and in the blue links?

The error is always the installer and you still don't have one. Read how above.

 

[bingleguy]

i cancelled it and clicked on INSTALL again.... voila - i got the Please read the license terms box am gonna proceed with the next steps ...... all i did was put the USB disk which errored that it was not able to create the IMAGE DISK

 

[bingleguy]

No one I know would advise using Roxio crapware to write a bootable DVD. Is there some reason you cannot follow the steps we lay out clearly ourselves and in the blue links?
The error is always the installer and you still don't have one. Read how above.

please please please ..... mercy ..... am a novice.... unfortunately in my other computer where i have DVD writer does not allow me to download and install any softwares tats the reason i had to use what was available .....

 

[gregrocker]

Is it a Win7 computer? Rightclick on the ISO and use WIndows Image Burner.

What USB disk is this you refer to? You said you burned a DVD with Roxio. Are you booting a USB DVD drive?

 

[bingleguy]

Yay !!! Its on step 18 greg ..... the installation is complete - i am not sure about step 19 though whether we have to do it or will the system do it automatically .... Now the desktop is up and its automatically doing the downloading and installing updates from the internet ......

The USB i am talking about is the one that i was trying to create day before - but when at the last step- it failed stating that it was unable to create image USB disk. I was using the DVD Image i burned for installing