"..image file [install.wim] does not exist."

[Kryptonit3]

I have windows 7 build 6956 running perfect on my current pc, i tried installing it on another pc, and i got the error...

"Windows could not collect information for [OSImage] since the specified image file [install.wim] does not exist."

I used the same DVD, i know install.wim is on it.

Any one else get this error?

 

[darkassain]

where in the setup process did you get the error???

 

[Kryptonit3]

i got the error twice, once on my 6956, and now the 6801. I think its because of the DVD drive. The drive i had in it was a old **maybe 4 years** DVD-ROM drive from Sony. I just took out the DVD-RW DL drive from my pc **the one that installed perfectly** and put it in the other PC, lets see if it works bb in a few.

where in the setup process did you get the error???

The very beginning when i clicked "Install Now"

YaY, that was definitely the problem, i put the new DVD drive in the other PC and it works fine. I guess since i burned the ISO on an RW or something the old DVD-ROM drive had trouble reading it.

 

[darkassain]

oh i see..
what is the name of the hw???

 

[Kryptonit3]

oh i see..
what is the name of the hw???

The Model Drive that kept giving me the error is:

Artec DHI-G40

• CD read speeds of 40X max
• DVD read speeds of 16X max
• Digital audio extraction speeds not specified
• 512 KB buffer
• <100 ms average random access time
• ATA-33 interface

 

[darkassain]

you are using a 7+yr old drive????
cmon!!!...lol
ditch that drive and get a new one...
i was thinking maybe it was a firmware issue
but its almost impossible for this drive...
are you able to read most dvd's (me thinks some dvd's dont work on it???)
some old drive cant read some dvd's correctly based on the reflective material on the disc...
if i believe so this is one of them...

 

[Kryptonit3]

All the hardware except the drive are fine on the PC, i never used the drive, i have a TB HDD in that PC also and use it for network storage so i never needed the drive to work

i kno it is old LoL but my PC is fine

My PC uses a Sony DRU-842A

 

[darkassain]

i mean firmware for the drive

 

[Kryptonit3]

ooh, well it doesnt matta now, i will no longer be using that drive

 

[limneos]

It could also happen randomly.

I booted all my Windows 7 installations from USB stick 8GB, after 7-8 installs, in one of them I got this error. Restarted, it was gone. I guess it fails to read the install.wim file or something.There's nothing wrong with the source, though, just a read problem.

Regards

 

[gryashe]

I'm having the same problem. I tried your suggestions... re-burned the ISO at slower speeds, on different media and switched drives. I tried different disks on each drive but I get the same message everytime. When I try to look at the contents on the disk Windows basically locks up. Any ideas?
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Beta

 

[darkassain]

have you checked your hash and verified your disc???

since you switched drives this means that your download is courrupted....

download it again....

like limeos said this can also happen ramndomly....

you might need to try a few times...

 

[jeanfrederic]

Hi,
I have the same issue on an old Epox 8RDA3+ and Samsung S-Ata2 drive. My DVDrom is also S-ata and totally new.
I have downloaded 3 times Seven32bit, burned at x2 speed, but i always get this error message. So I am wondering if I could load it from an external drive? But this way should i do something to make this ext drive bootable? Maybe this could solve this annoying problem.

 

[darkassain]

welcome jeanfrederic to the forums

as you can see there are different reasons to why this error is happening....

can you by any chance burn it from another drive and use another drive (or even a flash or external HDD...)to read it...


if you want to use it from a flash or external HDD check here...
http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/1697-installing-windows-7-via-usb-sd-media.html

 

[jeanfrederic]

Hi darkassain,
Thx for your support.

I'm tryin and tryin, but at the end of the procedure, i alway get the message
drive specified invalid (in french "specification du lecteur non valide".
And then, when i try to open my drive, it says it is not formatted.
Whats the f***? I do not see where i am wrong.

EDIT: after "assign letter y", my drive is not formated anymore and i cannot open it anymore.
Note the mounted drive is GB1CULFRE_EN_DVD(H so the last command is xcopy h:\*.* /s/e/f y:\

 

[gryashe]

Thanks, Darkassasin. I downloaded a fresh copy and burned it slow. I can open this one in Explorer to see the contents. Install went without a hitch!

 

[darkassain]

hello gryashe and welcome to the forums...

glad that you have 7 up and running...

good luck

and keep checking back for anything you might have problems with....

 

[Atratus]

I am suffering from the same issue. I have burned the .ISO 4 times, at varying speeds. It runs just fine inside vista, but when I boot from it does the OSImage error when it says "Setup is starting...". I've tried to just keep clicking to see if it will eventually read it, but it never does. You would think they would have a fixed beta out by now to resolve this issue.

 

[jeanfrederic]

@darkassain: Thank you man, it worked.
@atratus: be sure your hard drive is already formated NTFS before tryin to install seven.

 

[TechCP]

Ok, well I get the same error on an old Emachines laptop, and I've tried it on 2 different DVD burners. What would you suggest doing?