Computer won't accept iso on boot

[Rollingskies]

I have finally got the ISO following the forum advice, I have burned it on a DVD and the computer just won't use it. I have gone to the bios and set them to the CD-rom drive and my USB-pen drive. I have tried all sorts of other orders, including disabling the other two and it just brings me to either nothing or at best to a page that says windows did not start sucessfully and I'm given options of safe mode or last known configurations etc. It spins the disk hard, but just can't seem to look at it.

I just want it to use the DVD to run the start process for Windows 7! What am I doing wrong? Thanks

EDIT: Running 32bit XP, trying to run student 64bit pro

 

[Dragonfly]

Starting with the most obvious: did you simply copy the iso to a DVD? That won't work. In XP, you need to use a program to unpack and burn the iso files. What program did you use?

 

[Rollingskies]

I just burnt in on using nero. Is that not good enough?! First time I have ever heard of an iso. Thanks to M$ incompetance I'm having to learn!!

 

[myzr7]

Welcome Rollingskies
Answer the questions and look for an appropriate tutorial for the burning of an ISO.
This will help in getting the answers you need to install your download of win7x64
http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/28129-questions-use-help-installation-issues.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...ck-reference-list-installing-windows-7-a.html

 

[Rollingskies]

Thanks, I thought that was optional. I never realised that there were different types of burning. I'll give that a go!

 

[erock84]

From an ISO file you need to create a "boot disk" extracting files to put them on a DVD. You can't just burn an ISO put in the DVD player and hope it works. Think of an ISO as a Winzip compressed folder. In order to get the contents within it you need to extract it to view the files. So this works the same way. More info on how to create an "boot disk" using ISO please follow below to get you started. (Optional but simple enough for your basic home needs).

http://www.magiciso.com/

Good luck!

 

[Dragonfly]

Been a while since I used Nero, but as I recall, you select "burn image" from the file menu and point it to the iso file. Googling "burn iso dvd with Nero" should give you plenty of hits if my recollection is wrong.

 

[Adrian]

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Welcome to Windows 7!
In order to provide you with complete support service please fill out your system specs at the bottom left of your screen.
After that we will begin the learning process "Grass Hopper".

 

[Rollingskies]

Ok will do that. It's running the files, so I'll see how it goes. I bet there will be some other problem before long!

 

[Rollingskies]

Oh how prophetic.

"Windows cannot open the required file E:\Sources\install.wim. Make sure all files required for installation are available and restart the installation. Error code: 0x8007000D."

This isn't my day.

 

[myzr7]

Maybe you need to start complete redo. Try this tutorial to build and burn your iso then try a custom install tutorial. Bing bang boom your in. Good luck to you.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/32055-bootable-iso-create-installation-files.html#post333247

 

[Rollingskies]

OK. Will try that instead.

 

[Rollingskies]

I have XP and it isn't working. Says I need Vista on the site and when I install it it demands Wim filter be installed and is unable to find it.

 

[erock84]

This is the error message after you burn and place this in the DVD drive? Be more specific where on your screen this error occurs? Sugestion is make sure when burning your DVD it's set at the lowest burn speed. This will ensure copied information is complete. Just a thought.

 

[Rollingskies]

The error message for the windows 7 installation occurs... during the windows installation. I burned the ISO files on the auto setting which wasn't fast.

 

[myzr7]

I have XP and it isn't working. Says I need Vista on the site and when I install it it demands Wim filter be installed and is unable to find it.

Sorry about that. Have you tried making a usb key? Use this tut. download the ultr iso software.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html

 

[Rollingskies]

Hmmmm. I think I will start again, re-download 7 and then with ISO-burner software re-do it and try and install. I'll come back on here tomorrow and start a new thread if I have any probs.

Thanks

 

[Adrian]

Hmmmm. I think I will start again, re-download 7 and then with ISO-burner software re-do it and try and install. I'll come back on here tomorrow and start a new thread if I have any probs.

Thanks

Let us know how it goes,