Windows 7 install

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joex2k10xx

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Hi folks

I have been trying to install Windows 7 on my friends laptop it meets all the minimum requirements for a 32 bit install. When i put the disc in to boot from cd it just loads up windows XP. Am i right in thinking there may be a problem with his cd drive as there are other cds i have tried to load that wont load. Any other suggestions much appreciated.

Thanks
Joe
 
joex2k10xx said:
Hi folks

I have been trying to install Windows 7 on my friends laptop it meets all the minimum requirements for a 32 bit install. When i put the disc in to boot from cd it just loads up windows XP. Am i right in thinking there may be a problem with his cd drive as there are other cds i have tried to load that wont load. Any other suggestions much appreciated.

Thanks
Joe
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I would check the boot-sequence in BIOS.
The sequence has to be : CD first and then harddisk.
The actual first sequence is probably harddisk, that's not good, because it will boot from the harddisk (WinXP)
 
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how do i turn it on? Plus i still think its the drive because it auto runs some cds just not all off them, and when i load the disc in windows it says the drive is empty.

Joe
 
joex2k10xx said:
how do i turn it on? Plus i still think its the drive because it auto runs some cds just not all off them, and when i load the disc in windows it says the drive is empty.

Joe
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Can you read the Win7-CD with Windows Explorer and what does it tell you ?
Your Win7-CD might be damaged, your CD-drive is good and your Autorun = ON
I can read my WinXP-CD with Windows Explorer.
 
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Is it a CD, or DVD player in his computer? I see the word CD being used, but they are not interchangeable, in this instance, and it needs to be a DVD player to read the Windows 7 DVD. Just wanted to throw this out there, in the off chance that it was overlooked.
 
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