go to search by the start button, type in device manager. In DM look for any very small yellow arrows or pyramids. Those arrows indicate that a driver needs updating; update from there. Although not the best way, it should work and it is the easiest method.
In device manger click on the small arrow, then click the next view. Then click update.
The iso file was not burned properly.
Use this program at the slowest possible burn speed.
Free ISO Burner
A clean install is not going to hide your data any better then a factory restore, so if you`ve ran Dban or run Cleanall, I would just use your recovery discs you first made and be done with it. :)
The error always means a bad installer. I agree you should try the Recovery disks since you have them and plan to sell the PC. Might as well have it in original factory condition. Run all the Windows Updates til no more are offered, including SP1 if it isn't shown on the Properties page after Recovery. Then if its sluggish you can Clean Up Factory Bloatware.
If you're wanting a Clean Reinstall Windows 7 then you'll need to try another disk or flash stick installer until that error doesn't appear. Did you use the Download tool to burn the DVD and was it a fresh DVD?
I would just run the restore discs but I don't want all the bloatware that comes with it hence the clean install.
After I downloaded the file I tried burning it using the Microsoft USB/DVD Download Tool - however when I tried to open the ISO file it kept coming up with an error "this is not a valid ISO" so I ended up burning it with ImgBurner at speed 3x and ran the verify option aswell afterwards and it passed it. So unsure as to what's going on. Also it was a clean/blank disc I used - I bought new ones especially for this so the disc was brand new out the packet when I used it.
But anyway I'm downloading the ISO again and going to try and burn it to a USB this time and see if that works. If that doesn't then I'll use the recovery discs but I'd rather not use them!
Did you try the burning program I linked ? It works perfectly.
Did you download the iso file from here ?
Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life
Aww I posted an update but it didn't post!
Bit of an update - Managed to eventually get windows 7 installed. I tried it with a USB but it said it wasn't bootable so I just stuck in a blank CD and burnt the ISO onto that. Then came the updates.. 200 of them! Spent all day updating it, and that's them all done now. Managed to get all the drivers and function keys etc to work aswell. Now I'm just running Recuva to see if it comes back with anything from the drive. But apart from all that, all seems to be working!
Thank-you to everyone who helped me in this thread, I really appreciate it! Thanks :)
Congratulations, Good Job
In the future use this program to burn the iso file to flash stick, it works perfectly.
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