Win 7 Home install Problem

gregrocker said:

falconier said:

I also put in an old Hard drive with visa on it..vista loaded restarted it to check and it says the same thing

What does this mean? How would anyone know what you're trying to say? If Vista actually runs after it loads then install CrystalDiskInfo - Software to read the HD SMART data.'

Then run the HD diagnostics from Windows.

If Vista won't start, reset the BIOS to defaults: Clear CMOS - 3 Ways to Clear the CMOS - Reset BIOS

Then try booting the disks: How to Boot A Computer from CD or DVD - YouTube

Sorry i'm rushing alittle I think,

I meant to say:
my sony vaio's original hard drive was a toshiba and it had win 7 and it was saying no operating sytem..when I run the partition wizard it goes to the screen were it says select resolution and keeps telling me not found.

I was getting frustrated so for the hell of it I took a hrad drive from an old gateway computer and when it loads its a Hatachi hard drive with vista on it, says gateway when loading and all... after it loads fully I have no way to access anything. I hook up my internet cable and nothing..some goes for allot of the drivers.
I downloaded the hatachi diag disk to run to see if it would reconize the hard drive and of course it didnt see any of it. Its a driffrent hard drive so i didnt know if it would seeit or not.

Maybe now you can help alittle.

The vista hasa key that expires in 9 days..could I use the old one from my other laptop? cantI get diffrent drivers?

bump 4 luck

The issue is never drivers but a bad installer. Burn another for your licensed version using ImgBurn at 4x speed.

Win7 is driver-complete in installer and after running all Important and Optional Updates. Put your wireless or Ethernet driver on a stick or in your backup so you can install it if not provided to get online to do all Updates. Then report back any drivers missing in Device Manager, or find them on your PC or the device's SUpport Downloads webpage.

Once you get that done I'd install Crystal Info from link to check HD SMART condition.

gregrocker said:

The issue is never drivers but a bad installer. Burn another for your licensed version using ImgBurn at 4x speed.

Win7 is driver-complete in installer and after running all Important and Optional Updates. Put your wireless or Ethernet driver on a stick or in your backup so you can install it if not provided to get online to do all Updates. Then report back any drivers missing in Device Manager, or find them on your PC or the device's SUpport Downloads webpage.

Once you get that done I'd install Crystal Info from link to check HD SMART condition.

Question...Im clueless on this...

I'm burning this to a thumb drive for one so whith that being said. If I go to the site at the beginning of this thread and burn another iso and put it on my thumb drive (it would be the same one of course) it could correct this problem im having?

Yes.
Here.

Try burning a DVD from ISO using ImgBurn at 4x speed.

Try writing the ISO to stick using UltraISO Software To Create Bootable USB Flash Drive
which always works for me when others don't.

If both of these fail then you may need to supply the SATA/IDE controller drivers at the Load Drivers link. SATA Driver - Load in Windows 7 or Vista Setup

gregrocker said:

Try burning a DVD from ISO using ImgBurn at 4x speed.

Try writing the ISO to stick using UltraISO Software To Create Bootable USB Flash Drive
which always works for me when others don't.

If both of these fail then you may need to supply the SATA/IDE controller drivers at the Load Drivers link. SATA Driver - Load in Windows 7 or Vista Setup

UPDATE:
Not sure what happened here. I was working on what you said Greg but nothing was working
I got to the point of frustration beyond belief and finally went to the very beginng of this thread and just start all over instead of jumping around.
I was thinking i might of done something out of order or simply screwed up. I started with diskparting and all then I seen somewere about F8 for advanced bootup after doing that rescuecare started and itlooks as if its working fine...right now its installing PMB Vaio Edition Guide so hopefully it works out..will update again soon.
thx again for everything

Sounds like you ended up running Vaio Factory Recovery to restore the PC to factory condition. How to Restore My Sony Vaio to Factory Default Settings | eHow.com

Since you said you were trying to Clean Reinstall with the Win7 DVD that option wasn't presented.

It will have all the Sony bloatware so I'd Clean Up Factory Bloatware.

Let us know how it runs.