Windows 7 Install A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing.


  1. DroneHD
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    Windows 7 Install A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing.


    I decided to test out the Windows 10 Technical preview but a program I need doesn't work with Win 10 TP.
    So I decided to attempt a factory reset however when I started the reset it took about 4 hours to do something I don't know what then I entered my BIOS to select the Windows 7 DVD as a boot drive so it loaded up then it come up saying...


    A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a driver on a floppy disk, CD, DVD or USB flash drive, please insert now.

    Note: If the Windows installation media is in the CD/DVD drive, you can safely remove it for this step.

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The problem I have is I don't know if I have done something wrong or anything all I know is I followed the steps given to do a factory reset but now this is happening this has happened before when trying to install Windows 8.1 but I gave up the reason I am trying to go back to windows 7 is because I have been given support from Microsoft to fix the Windows 8.1 install and a program I need to use won't work.

    Thanks in advance

    Alex Drone HD Taylor
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  3. essenbe
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    Where did you get your installation media? That happens sometimes when the ISO file is bad or the burn to DVD is bad.
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  4. gregrocker
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    Troubleshoot Windows 7 Installation Failures - Windows 7 Help Forums

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