Install disk fails to boot into setup

If you check my last post, you will see that I did indeed use IMGBurn.

RickJW said:

I burned the downloaded ISO image with imgburn at 4X and still same results. Is it possible that the iso is designed to only bu used from within an already running operating system being the download is the upgrade version of home premium? I don't know what else to try. I'm running out of blank DVD's.

Did you verify the burn with Imgburn by ticking the Verify box?

If so, this pretty much confirms the burn. If not, you can rerun ImgBurn in test mode to verify.

And downloading the ISO from MS should be reliable, but checksum the HASH would verify that for certain: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/0...vd-iso-images/

I have verified the ISO's and they check out. Is it possible that the Sony DVD+R's may be the culprit. I have burned a lot of disk images in the past and this is the first time I have not been successful. I'm still stuck here.
Rick

What o/s are you using now?

Is it the same bit version as the 7 you want to install?

Yes it is, but I am not trying to install it on this same drive. I am just trying to verify that it will in fact install, so in the future if something happens to this OS, I can then re-install. As I said before, this install was done from within XP and XP is no longer on my system.

gregrocker,
I understand creating an image to restore my OS. But my problem still remains. I am unable to get the installation DVD to load the setup files into memory. Not only for Win 7, but also for Vista. XP setup works just fine. So, it appears to be a large file thingy. I also created a bootable usb, and that was the same way. I have flashed the BIOS to the latest so that's not it. It shouldn't be a memory problem, as the setup will load from within windows by running setup.exe. I have googled for days, but don't come up with any kind of an answer. The reason I want to be able to boot from the DVD is that in the near future I want to change to 64 bit.

I hope someone here might have the answer to the exact problem. Creating a disk image is not the answer to my direct problem.
Rick

Put the DVD back in and run Verify with Imgburn.

Borrow a Vista installer and boot to see if it will load to a test partition.

Make your backup image first, store externally so we can try some deeper troubleshooting.

gregrocker,
I did run the Vista insaller, which I have as a purchased disk. No joy with it either. I mentioned that briefly in my last post. I also did the verify with imageburn. It appears it's a dvd install that won't work.
I am next going to remove one stick of memory and see what transpires.
Rick

Ok everyone,
Problem solved. It turns out the install disks were fine right from the getgo. When the system seemed to be locked at the windows background screen, I just had to wait for 5 or 6 minutes and then the setup screen came up. Then it installed just fine. There was not clue of anything happening during the background screen. No light flashing on the DVD ROM, or activity light flashing on the tower, so dummie me, I thought it was froze at that screen. Oh well, sorry for bothering you fine folks here. I hope this helps out someone else that might be having this same situation.
Rick