windows disc will not read

[Wicca]

when i put in windows 7 disc the drive does not recoknise it

 

[richc46]

You have to change your boot order in BIOS

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/205005-boot-priority-change.html

For both Vista and Seven

 

[Wicca]

the driver is at the secondary master but i do not know how to put it to primary master

 

[kegobeer]

Read your owner's manual - the procedures for selecting a different drive will be in there.

 

[Wicca]

sorry actually the cd-rom is the first in the boot order

 

[Wicca]

the biosis the same as mine in the link rich give me

 

[richc46]

If your boot order is correct, but DVD does not boot, then the DVD is suspect or the drive. It could be defective. Take another known good CD and see if it works properly in the drive.

 

[Wicca]

i am trying to do a repair install so i can't boot from the start of windows cause i want to keep my files

 

[kegobeer]

Can you read the disc when you boot into Windows?

 

[Wicca]

yes it does any other disc works

 

[kegobeer]

How did you install Windows 7 the first time? Have you cleaned the disc yet?

 

[Wicca]

Can you read the disc when you boot into Windows?

i am looking to repair or reinstall windows but i want to keep my files i want the upgrade option

 

[Wicca]

the first time i was in windows as noramally and it load it took a while to read but now it trys to read it but fails

 

[Wicca]

i tryed to clean the disc but no use it still will not load

 

[DocBrown]

Where did you get the Win7 DVD, or is it a DownLoaded .iso burned to DVD ?

Which version of Win7 ?

 

[Wicca]

it is a sliver disc the i bought it in pc world

 

[Wicca]

kinda funny surface

 

[DocBrown]

Does it sort of look Holographic ?

 

[Ztruker]

You said the CD-ROM is the first in the boot order, that needs to be changed so the DVD drive is the first in the boot order because Windows 7 comes on DVD, not CD.

If that's not the problem, where did you get the Windows 7 DVD from? Is this the first time you've tried to use it? Can you boot it on a different computer just to see if it's any good?

 

[gregrocker]

Try extracting the files from the DVD using PowerISO or 7Zip, then run Setup as Admin.

If the files won't run this way to do a Repair Install, you'll need to borrow or locate another installer for your version, or unlock all versions in any Win7 ISO: Ei.cfg Removal Utility Lets You Use Any Product Key With Your Windows 7 Disc