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I am on Windows 7, and was planning to reformat my PC and install Windows 7 on it again.

So I made a bootable DVD with Windows 7 on it, everything went perfect, but when I restart my PC to boot into the CD, I wait for the message ''Press a key to boot from the CD'' to come, but it won't, instead I get a message saying the below.

''Cannot boot from CD: Error 5.
Error: NO EMULATION SYSTEM TYPE 00.''

Something like that, I'm not sure if it is exactly like it, but it does say something about error 5, and the emulation.
 

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Go into your BIOS, and go to the boot priority. Change it to CD/DVD group for number 1. Then restart and go from there.

Also, after you get the OS installed, make sure you change it back to the Hard drive group.
 

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It is changed to the DVD/CD..
 

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Not sure what you meant when you say you make a bootable Windows 7 DVD???

Did you use the on-board software - Samsung Recovery Solution to make backups? If your Laptop is not bootable, hit the F4 key during startup and it will get you to the recovery options screen. Let us know.
Regards
JohnnyA
 

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Where did you get Win7? Confirm your ISO integrity, then burn to DVD using ImgBurn at 4x speed with Verify. Make sure it says Bootable in the text at left.

Trigger DVD to boot using one-time BIOS Boot Menu key. Are you getting the prompt to "Press any key...?"

Are you using a DVD drive, as you keep referring to CD. Win7 installer uses a DVD in a DVD or combo drive.
 
Well, I'm using my DVD Drive.

I burned Windows 7 onto a DVD-RW 4.7GB DVD-RW with ImgBurn and used the correct settings for a bootable DVD.

I'll try burning again.
 

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I think I've had that error on one of my older PC's. As near as I could figure it, that PCs BIOS couldn't handle the Windows 7 boot loader. All I ever got was "Cannot Boot from CD, code 5". That PC could boot from a Windows XP CD no problem but not a Windows 7 DVD. And yes it did have a DVD-ROM drive. I ended up doing a custom install from XP in order to get windows 7 to install. That was a long time ago now, I can't remember if it was one of the early Betas or maybe the Enterprise trial. The DVD was burned from an ISO file. I don't have that PC anymore or I'd try my official Windows 7 Home premium DVD on it. If the PC you are trying to install it to is fairly new I wouldn't think its a BIOS issue other than the DVD not being burned correctly maybe.
 

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Hatashi said:
Well, I'm using my DVD Drive.

I burned Windows 7 onto a DVD-RW 4.7GB DVD-RW with ImgBurn and used the correct settings for a bootable DVD.

I'll try burning again.
Click to expand...

Can you walk us through the process you used from start to finish? Where did you get the ISO? Did you make it or download it? If downloaded, from where? If you made it, what did you use to convert the ISO?
 

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The error seems to be an incompatibility of some motherboards with the DVD boot sector used by Microsoft in Windows 7 installation DVD. Usualy older pc's with ASROCK & MSI boards. There is a way round the error I have seen on another site. Some clever person combined a boot sector from Windows Vista with Windows 7 installation files and burned them to a disc and this worked.
 

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You are clean reinstalling factory preinstalled Win7? Reinstalling Windows 7

Have you tried running Factory Recovery using the steps Johnny gave in Post #4? Make your Recovery Disks now if you haven't already.

See what happens if you run the DVD or mounted/extracted ISO from Win7 using Custom Install to overwrite C.

Make sure you have the latest BIOS version. If so, reset the CMOS: Clear CMOS - 3 Ways to Clear the CMOS - Reset BIOS

If this fails try wiping the HD first to clean the boot sector of possible corruption: SSD - HDD Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

Try removing all but 2gb of RAM. Test your RAM: RAM - Test with Memtest86+ - Windows 7 Forums

Test your HD using maker's full diag/repair CD scan: HD Diagnostic
 

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Again, have you tried the System Restore options in post #4???
 

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johnnya said:
Again, have you tried the System Restore options in post #4???
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Yes, I have tried this, the back-up is of Windows Vista Ultimate.
My father has got keys for Windows 7 Professional, but no DVDs to install it.

FliGi7 said:
You didn't use the MS USB/DVD Download Tool to ensure a bootable ISO?

Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool Creates and Makes Bootable DVD Disc or USB Flash/Hard Drive from ISO Image » My Digital Life

I would do that.
Click to expand...

Tried this, same error :(.
 

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I think the problem is in UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). When you disabled it in BIOS, you will be able to boot off from the CD!
UEFI has something to do with DRM.
 

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rhemfur said:
I think the problem is in UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). When you disabled it in BIOS, you will be able to boot off from the CD!
UEFI has something to do with DRM.
Click to expand...

After 1 year and 9 months, I hope he figured it out. Did you look at the date b4 you replied ?

Welcome to the Forums :)
 

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