[Urgent] PC restarts after booting from DVD

[toxications]

Hi guys,

I wanted to upgrade XP to 7, I've upgraded it partially when in XP. So now XP is no more, and I only have to boot from the DVD.

But now I have the problem:
Every time I insert the Windows 7 DVD the pc says
"Press any key to boot from CD or DVD..." (as normal),
When I've pressed the any key, the PC does absolutely nothing and just restarts.

After that, I fiddled around in my BIOS, "turned a few switches", made a copy on a fresh DVD. Now when I insert the DVD, the PC says:

Press any key to boot from CD or DVD...
When I've pressed the any key the PC says:
Press any key to boot from CD or DVD...
When I've pressed the any key the PC does absolutely nothing, no reboot, no loading, no next screen, no nothing, altough the underscore flashes trougout the whole time.

I've cleaned the pc from the inside, (with a vacuumcleaner), opened the CD/DVD player, blowed air in it so the dust could come out... Nothing works...

Could someone please tell what's wrong?
Is it the DVD? Is it the DVD-player? Is it the motherboard? Is it because my keyboard does not have the any key? Is het something wrong with my BIOS settings?


Help,
Superstalker

 

[alphanumeric]

Just to confirm, the original DVD you tried is a real original Microsoft windows 7 DVD and not a copy?

 

[karlsnooks]

toxications,

Now I assume the name is not an indication of the source of the problems.

My suggestion is:
SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation - Windows 7 Forums
Clean Install Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums

 

[theog]

Are all drives showing BIOS?

Can you post your specs.
http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/22550-filling-out-system-specs.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/6936-dont-know-what-hardware-you-have.html
VistaForums SysInfo Tool - Vista Forums

 

[gregrocker]

Can another bootable CD or DVD boot correctly at prompt?

If so, where did you get Win7? Burn it using ImgBurn at 4X speed with Verify which never fails if the ISO is good. Look for the word "bootable" in text at left after loading ISO.

Do you have a 4gb+ flash stick to try booting to install Win7? If so, follow one of these methods to write the ISO to it: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31541-windows-7-usb-dvd-download-tool.html?filter[2]=General%20Tips
YouTube - How to install Windows 7 from USB (WinToFlash)
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html

Try also running installer from XP to see if it will install.

 

[NTFS]

Make sure no USB devices are hanging off the machine too.

 

[toxications]

Just to confirm, the original DVD you tried is a real original Microsoft windows 7 DVD and not a copy?

The original disc was to severely damaged (cats), the PC couldn't read the disc, only my laptop (brandnew) could read it. So I was forced copy it.

 

[toxications]

toxications,

Now I assume the name is not an indication of the source of the problems.

My suggestion is:
SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation - Windows 7 Forums
Clean Install Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums

Great idea, now I just need the pc to read the installdisc.

 

[toxications]

Are all drives showing BIOS?

Can you post your specs.
http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/22550-filling-out-system-specs.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/6936-dont-know-what-hardware-you-have.html
VistaForums SysInfo Tool - Vista Forums

Yes, all the drives are there in the BIOS, even a floppy disk I don't even have. I'll fill in the system specs later when I have the time.

 

[AstaLaVista]

Just to confirm, the original DVD you tried is a real original Microsoft windows 7 DVD and not a copy?

The original disc was to severely damaged (cats), the PC couldn't read the disc, only my laptop (brandnew) could read it. So I was forced copy it.

So, was the copy made from the already scratched disk or a brand new Win 7 disk?

Did you do a 1 to 1 copy (Copy Disk) or did you just move the files to a blank cd and burnt the disk?

It appears that your CD is not a bootable CD and therein lies the problem.

 

[toxications]

Make sure no USB devices are hanging off the machine too.

I just pulled every USB cable out of my PC, in case they were the problem. Just Monitor, Power and keyboard. Nothing.

 

[alphanumeric]

What method did you use to copy it? Depending on how you did that the copy may have ended up not being a bootable disk. Actually, with the original disk being damaged there is no guarantee you will get a working copy. I think I would try to hunt up a good clean disk matching what you have now.

 

[gregrocker]

You can borrow any Win7 retail installer and unlock all versions to install your licensed version.

Extract the ISO using ImgBurn, run the ei.cfg removal utility, burn all-versions DVD or write to flash stick, install only your licensed version or key will not work: Ei.cfg Removal Utility Lets You Use Any Product Key With Your Windows 7 Disc

 

[toxications]

What method did you use to copy it? Depending on how you did that the copy may have ended up not being a bootable disk. Actually, with the original disk being damaged there is no guarantee you will get a working copy. I think I would try to hunt up a good clean disk matching what you have now.

Copied it with MagicISO; saved it as an .ISO, and burned the .ISO on the DVD. No problems given when the DVD was read.

 

[toxications]

You can borrow any Win7 retail installer and unlock all versions to install your licensed version.

Extract the ISO using ImgBurn, run the ei.cfg removal utility, burn all-versions DVD or write to flash stick, install only your licensed version or key will not work: Ei.cfg Removal Utility Lets You Use Any Product Key With Your Windows 7 Disc

Nope, no one I know has the legal version as far as I know.

 

[gregrocker]

Try extracting the ISO from the damaged disk using ImgBurn, then burn using ImgBurn at 4x speed with Verify which will tell you if it is "bootable" in text at left.

If this won't work then you'll need to borrow or otherwise locate a Win7 ISO or installer to burn a new DVD.

You do not need to buy another Win7 if you have a legal Product Key, unless you want another copy and then you can use it's installer to install both.

 

[toxications]

Can another bootable CD or DVD boot correctly at prompt?

I can run Ubuntu Live disc (linux distro) without a problem.

If so, where did you get Win7? Burn it using ImgBurn at 4X speed with Verify which never fails if the ISO is good. Look for the word "bootable" in text at left after loading ISO.

According to MagicISO and ImgBurn the disc is bootable.

Do you have a 4gb+ flash stick to try booting to install Win7? If so, follow one of these methods to write the ISO to it: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31541-windows-7-usb-dvd-download-tool.html?filter[2]=General%20Tips
YouTube - How to install Windows 7 from USB (WinToFlash)
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html

Nope

Try also running installer from XP to see if it will install.

Ubuntu will install. XP doesn't ask me to press any key, the installer just starts up.

I just don't understand why Windows 7 is asking me to boot from CD/DVD since that I don't have an OS...

 

[toxications]

Try extracting the ISO from the damaged disk using ImgBurn, then burn using ImgBurn at 4x speed with Verify which will tell you if it is "bootable" in text at left.

If this won't work then you'll need to borrow or otherwise locate a Win7 ISO or installer to burn a new DVD.

You do not need to buy another Win7 if you have a legal Product Key, unless you want another copy and then you can use it's installer to install both.

I just copied another DVD, bootable, 4x speed, inserted into a laptop, restarted the laptop, and it actually takes action when I'm pressing the any key....

 

[theog]

If so, where did you get Win7?

Where did you buy your Windows 7?

 

[toxications]

Okay, I made my PC leave no choise but to start up from DVD, I inserted the Ubuntu Live Disc, deleted the Windows partition, and appearently Windows 7 made a new FAT32 partition. Deleted both (using GParted).

Now when I insert the DVD the PC says: CDBOOT: Cannot boot from CD - Code:1

Any ideas?