Can't even get to Windows 7 install screen...?

dodgerphreak · 05-19-2009, 08:52 PM

Hey guys,

I have put my Win7RC .iso on a DVD and am now trying to boot off that DVD, only that when I try to boot off the DVD, it doesn't get past the single white blinking underscore before I even get to my dual boot selection screen...

Do you guys have any idea what the problem might be? If I need to post anything extra here, let me know and I will.

Thanks in advance.

dodgerphreak

**koala** · 05-19-2009, 11:47 PM

Hi, welcome to TSF

Did you burn the ISO as a 'disk image' or is it on the DVD in its original, unextracted format as a single ISO file?

If you burned it correctly as an image, you will be able to see the Windows 7 installation files and folders on the DVD.

Have you changed the boot order in BIOS to 'CD first'?

dodgerphreak · 05-20-2009, 12:09 AM

Yes, boot order is CD first. I already have the pre-release beta, now I want to write over that OS with the RC.

And apparently I didn't burn it right, because all I see when I open the DVD drive with My Computer is the readme file. Any suggestions on how to burn it correctly?

**koala** · 05-20-2009, 12:50 AM

An ISO file is a disc image, meaning it contains the entire contents of a CD or DVD in a single file.

To return this file back to its original CD/DVD format so it can be read, you need to burn it as a disc image with ImgBurn or any other CD writer software.

Download from www.imgburn.com, install, run, select the Win7 ISO and click the Burn icon.

05-19-2009, 08:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
dodgerphreak Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Win Vista and 7	Can't even get to Windows 7 install screen...? Hey guys, I have put my Win7RC .iso on a DVD and am now trying to boot off that DVD, only that when I try to boot off the DVD, it doesn't get past the single white blinking underscore before I even get to my dual boot selection screen... Do you guys have any idea what the problem might be? If I need to post anything extra here, let me know and I will. Thanks in advance. dodgerphreak

05-19-2009, 11:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,147 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Can't even get to Windows 7 install screen...? Hi, welcome to TSF Did you burn the ISO as a 'disk image' or is it on the DVD in its original, unextracted format as a single ISO file? If you burned it correctly as an image, you will be able to see the Windows 7 installation files and folders on the DVD. Have you changed the boot order in BIOS to 'CD first'? __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

05-20-2009, 12:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
dodgerphreak Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Win Vista and 7	Re: Can't even get to Windows 7 install screen...? Yes, boot order is CD first. I already have the pre-release beta, now I want to write over that OS with the RC. And apparently I didn't burn it right, because all I see when I open the DVD drive with My Computer is the readme file. Any suggestions on how to burn it correctly?

05-20-2009, 12:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,147 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Can't even get to Windows 7 install screen...? An ISO file is a disc image, meaning it contains the entire contents of a CD or DVD in a single file. To return this file back to its original CD/DVD format so it can be read, you need to burn it as a disc image with ImgBurn or any other CD writer software. Download from www.imgburn.com, install, run, select the Win7 ISO and click the Burn icon. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here