problem with reinstalling windows 7

[tiggle]

so dont laugh at me, im new to the forums. So i dl w7 off my schools website and a burn it to a dvd+r. I install w7 but i clicked the wrong install and it made a file on my c drive saying "windows.old" (i think) which was everything from xp and my hard drive wasnt wiped out. I put that file into the recycle bin thinking that would help but some files were not able to delete properly. Since it didn't wipe out the hd like i wanted i reinstalled xp, which worked fine and it wiped out my hard drive like i wanted. I put in my windows 7 dvd back in thinking i could reinstall it with no problems and get what i wanted but now my w7 wont boot from the cd like it did the first time and when i try and run the setup i get this error message saying "windows was unable to create the required installation folder" with an error code of 0x80070017. I am wondering if i deleted some kinda folder that i cant get back or what.

I have tried new dvds and burning them at lower speeds. Sorry for the wall of text also.

 

[Jacee]

What speed did you burn the DVD at?

 

[tiggle]

i think the lowest i could burn at was 4x

 

[myzr7]

Welcome to SevenForums tiggle
Is your bios set to boot from the dvd drive first. You need to have that boot order set to boot from optical drive first. What is the brand name of your pc? We need more info to help you get a clean install of Windows 7
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html

 

[eldinv]

Try wiping the hard drive first and then installing Windows. This will completely erase anything off your Computer.

SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation - Windows 7 Forums

 

[tiggle]

it is a custom that i have had for years upgrading pieces when i can.

right now i have

motherboard-asus m4a78l-m

processor- AMD phenom 11 black edition multi core

graphics card- geforce 9400gt

hard drive- seagate 250g ide 7200.

ram-4gigs

and my boot order is
1 cd/dvd
2 hdd

 

[eldinv]

Leave only 2GB worth of RAM, remove extra hard drive. And follow that tutorial to wipe drive. It takes a while, but its a proven method.

 

[tiggle]

what do u mean extra hd? only got the 250 in there

 

[eldinv]

Sorry I read

2 hdd

incorrectly. That's fine! Remove extra RAM, put disc in drive, boot up and follow tutorial.

 

[tiggle]

ya sry about that i meant 1. and then it will boot from number 2.

alright i am going to go try that see if it all works, thanks for the help

 

[eldinv]

I hope that copy of Windows installation disc you "DL" from school is OK. Otherwise you could be wasting time, no way of testing "that disc".

 

[tiggle]

the cd is fine as i was able to boot from the cd on my friends comp(but didnt install on his, just testing it). I guess i wasnt clear enough on my op but when i go into the bios and have it boot from the cd drive i get that black screen that should say press any key to boot from cd (or whatever) but the screen only blinks that white underscore it doesnt give me the prompt to press any key. That screen lasts for about 10-20 seconds just blank like that then loads xp like it normally does. I also dont have a repair disc

 

[eldinv]

Boot from Disc. When it says "Press and key to boot from CD or DVD"

Press any KEY!

Then you should get the screen below.

 

[tiggle]

thats what im saying i dont get that promt to. it is just a blank screen which means it cant boot from a cd/dvd. where it should said press a key to start, my screen is just black

 

[eldinv]

Is the same computer you already installed Windows 7 with the same disc.

 

[DocBrown]

During the boot up process try tapping the F10 key to see if you get a Boot Menu screen

 

[tiggle]

Is the same computer you already installed Windows 7 with the same disc.

ya it is the same comp disc.

sry for the late response

 

[eldinv]

Burn the ISO image below with ImgBurn at 4x speed. Boot from CD and see if you can get to this main screen.

http://rapidshare.com/files/418735844/CopyWipe.ISO

 

[tiggle]

im sorry i am not computer smart. i dl that and open it with winrar? or how do i keep it is an iso image. i am not able to burn it as an iso cuz i am an idiot

 

[eldinv]

Just download it and BURN the ISO image as said. No extracting.