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Sony VAIO Windows 7 Installation seemingly impossible
Hey all,
I recently purchased a Sony VAIO VGN-NW26M from a local retailer. I removed the Windows 7 Home Premium from the HDD along with the recovery partition as I intended to install Fedora 12 (a Linux distro) to test hardware compatibality. It worked great.
I have a licence for Windows 7 Ultimate, so I went to install it. One copy I have hangs on Expanding System Files, another one says that it needs a driver for the CD/DVD drive (even if I try to install from a USB).
Here are the steps I've taken to try and get around this:
- tried to install windows 7 ultimate x64, hangs on expanding system files
- same with vista
- and windows 7 ultimate x86
- windows xp installer BSOD's before it gets to partitioning
- all of the above was keeping the HDD in the laptop itself
- plugged hdd into my desktop
- windows xp install worked
- moved to laptop, BSOD on boot
- cant see the error as it's too fast
- BIOS is still default and is really rather hopeless
- no customisable features whatsoever
- windows 7 ultimate install hung on expanding system files again
- windows 7 home premium gives an error saying "a cd/dvd driver is missing
- any other suggestions?
Last edited by Narcissus; 01 Jan 2010 at 17:01. Reason: I pressed enter by accident the first time :\