[nickylewis]

64 bit. I started the thread with the initial problem, used this and on win7 now. Working perfectly.

[judethedude]

Originally Posted by nickylewis

64 bit. I started the thread with the initial problem, used this and on win7 now. Working perfectly.

Sorry, but how do I download it ?

If I press download I just get a small Torrent File and thats it !

[evilgenius]

Utorrent or other torrent program.

[evilgenius]

Originally Posted by tehpfy

Success! I now have an installed, working, activated copy of Windows 7. Shame I had to go through what I did to get it installed, much harder than when I bought Vista online the same way.

Let me know if anyone has any issues with the process and I'll do my best to explain it.

tehpfy, will this bootable disc allow me to format my C drive and install fresh?

[fat jez]

Originally Posted by judethedude

No, Windows 7 will not install. I changed the boot priority in BIOS to the dempty drive that I wanted to install Windows 7 on to. I then booted the PC and installed Windows 7 from the DVD but as soon as Windows 7 reboots for the first time I get :

Boot From CD :
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK + PRESS ENTER

Obviuosuly, the install does not complete after this message !

Hi Jude,

Did you remove any other hard drives from the system? (disconnecting the IDE/SATA cables would be enough). I've had problems before where I've been installing Windows onto a SATA drive with an IDE drive connected. Windows writes files to the IDE drive (it was finding that drive first when scanning the system) before installing the OS onto the SATA drive. When I then set the boot drive to be the SATA one, I got the Disk Boot Failure error.

Basically, unless you really want to dual boot more than one OS, I would recommend that the only drives you have connected are the hard drive you are installing onto and the DVD drive you are installing from.

[fat jez]

Originally Posted by evilgenius

tehpfy, will this bootable disc allow me to format my C drive and install fresh?

Only if you have a full professional license key. If yours is an upgrade key, you'll have to jump through the same hoops as any other upgrade install. You'll still also need to write the ISO image onto a DVD.

[drummerjohn]

None of the command lines on this thread worked for me. I got this one and it works:

oscdimg -bC:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\expandedSetup\boot\etfs boot.com -h -u2 -m -lWIN_EN_DVD C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\expandedSetup\ C:\7.iso

There shouldn't be a space between etfsboot.com but this forum for some reason is putting it in.

[judethedude]

Originally Posted by evilgenius

Utorrent or other torrent program.

Thank you evilgenius. Currently downloading using uTorrent.

It's currently stating the download will take another 13 hours but if this is the only way I'm going to be able to use my £30 licence is going to be worth it !

[judethedude]

Originally Posted by fat jez

Hi Jude,

Did you remove any other hard drives from the system? (disconnecting the IDE/SATA cables would be enough). I've had problems before where I've been installing Windows onto a SATA drive with an IDE drive connected. Windows writes files to the IDE drive (it was finding that drive first when scanning the system) before installing the OS onto the SATA drive. When I then set the boot drive to be the SATA one, I got the Disk Boot Failure error.

Basically, unless you really want to dual boot more than one OS, I would recommend that the only drives you have connected are the hard drive you are installing onto and the DVD drive you are installing from.

Thanks for the post fat jez.

The DVD drive I'm installing Windows 7 from is IDE but my hard drives are SATA ! Do I need to install any SATA/RAID drivers for my motherboards SATA/RAID controller during the installation.

I'm not actually running RAID in my system but its just a thought as I had to install drivers on XP (press F6 during install).

I want to have a dual boot system initially to give myself time to collect all the new Windows 7 drivers and get the OS running 100% before removing XP Pro.

Thanks again.

[evilgenius]

Originally Posted by fat jez

Only if you have a full professional license key. If yours is an upgrade key, you'll have to jump through the same hoops as any other upgrade install. You'll still also need to write the ISO image onto a DVD.

sorry, can you clarify what you meant by "jump through the same hoops as any other upgrade install".

Ive downloaded the DigitalRiver student version, and im a bit confused. Did this whole "make a bootable .Iso" event make a dvd that can boot off a blank hardrive or is it just a DVD that boots?

Cos I have a second hard drive installed and I could have saved myself 2hours running the upgrade from that,which isnt what I want. I want that new format/fresh install feeling lol.

[nickylewis]

Using the torrent file is so simple - Just burn the iso to disk, put it in, restart - done.

Glad you've got it downloading.

[judethedude]

Originally Posted by nickylewis

Using the torrent file is so simple - Just burn the iso to disk, put it in, restart - done.

Glad you've got it downloading.

Thank you nickylewis.Hopefully by this time tomorrow I'll be able to confirm that its worked

[nickylewis]

It's worth the wait. If you have any problems, PM me your address and I can post you a dvd of it.

[judethedude]

I'm a bit concerned about this uTorrent program so hopefully someone will be able to put my mind at rest !

I'm currently downloading the Windows 7 Pro torrent but uTorrent is also showing that I've uploaded about 30MB so far !

What on earth is this as I'm only supposed to be downloading ?

[evilgenius]

thats the nature of P2P ( peer to peer ) you upload and download at the same time...you are taking the **** right lol.

[nickylewis]

You can think of it like this - Everyone with utorrent open who has downloaded/is downloading the disk shares it with other people doing the same. So as you download it from some people, others will download it from you.

[fat jez]

Originally Posted by judethedude

Thanks for the post fat jez.

The DVD drive I'm installing Windows 7 from is IDE but my hard drives are SATA ! Do I need to install any SATA/RAID drivers for my motherboards SATA/RAID controller during the installation.

I'm not actually running RAID in my system but its just a thought as I had to install drivers on XP (press F6 during install).

I want to have a dual boot system initially to give myself time to collect all the new Windows 7 drivers and get the OS running 100% before removing XP Pro.

Thanks again.

Do you intend for your Windows XP install and 7 Install to be on the same disk? It's easier if they are, as 7 will write some files to the first partition of the first bootable disk it finds.

Have you changed the boot order of your hard disks in the bios? This could also lead to problems if so, as it could be looking for files it needs to boot on the wrong hard disk. i.e. you have a boot order of disk1 and disk2, but 7 has written files to disk2 (ntldr and the like).

If you are only planning on running one OS long term, then I would disconnect your XP disk while installing 7 and make sure the right disk is selected in the boot order in your bios. If you want to boot XP, then you'll need to go back into the bios and change the boot order back. Both disks will still be available when Windows is loaded, regardless of the boot order.

[judethedude]

Originally Posted by nickylewis

It's worth the wait. If you have any problems, PM me your address and I can post you a dvd of it.

Thanks for the offer.

I'll probably pause the download until I go to bed as I'm only on O2 Broadband Access and O2 have just introduced "Traffic Management" at busy times specifically targeting peer to peer downloads !

I'll let you know how I get on

[Ikki]

What happens is that when you run the downloaded setup file, it unpacks the content of box1 and box2 into the setup folder that it creates. It doesn't matter if you are on a 32bit or 64bit OS during the unpacking.

Where it all goes wrong is right at the end of the unpacking where as we know it pops up that error message. The reason for this is that the last act of the installer is to auto run the Windows 7 64bit installation program. This is a 64 bit application which of course won't run in a 32bit Windows environment and promptly falls over.

There is another way to clean install Windows 7 64bit with ease, if not speed. Because the installer is a 64bit application, run it from a 64bit Windows OS.

Install Windows 7 64bit RC, run the downloaded setup file. The files unpack, the Windows 7 installer runs and Windows 7 installs without a fuss.

This install method will only work as long as W7 64bit RC, so an iso file is necessary long term. I know that not everyone has the RC but many will have tried it out and it is bound to be available somewhere.

What a mess and what a poor way to start off with MS's shiny new OS.

[evilgenius]

Okay im now in Windows 7 and its running nicely. I followed the start of this thread and made a bootable .iso file burned it to a dvd but the bugger would not boot at all.

I have no clue what it was even supposed to do tbh as OS i bought was an upgrade. So i just copied the files to my spare HDD and ran it. Went well. I dont under stand what the problems are ppl are having in this thread lol.

[drummerjohn]

Shame MS could'nt have made a better job of the installer.

The man at Microsoft did'nt have a clue what he was talking about - and he was 2nd line support - EEEK.

Burnt it to DVD and installed no problem. All working great.

[wiz]

Hi guys wondered if you can help?

Gone from XP home to Win 7 but when I now boot i get the windows boot manager. How do i get rid of this since i just want win7? When i pick earlier version of windows it won't boot

Thanks
Ossie

[Idioteque]

Right, took advantage of their student offer and have downloaded the file. However whenever I try to unpack the box I get an unspecified error.

[Ikki]

If it is the same error message that others have been getting, then the answers are in this thread, just read through.

[EmotionalTrout]

Originally Posted by wiz

Hi guys wondered if you can help?

Gone from XP home to Win 7 but when I now boot i get the windows boot manager. How do i get rid of this since i just want win7? When i pick earlier version of windows it won't boot

Thanks
Ossie

Hi Wiz

Once logged into Windows 7 you need to right click "My Computer" and select properties > Advanced System Settings > (under Advanced tap) goto Startup and Recovery section and settings > Untick "Time to display list of operating systems" and bob's your uncle

[rosscouk]

Hi Chaps,

Had the same problem as everyone else, I was hoping to install windows 7 pro 64bit. I am currently using win xp 32bit. My system is compatible. I currently have xp on my c:\ and I have another drive I was going to install windows 7 on. I was hoping to dual boot.

Anyway, so I have been trying to make an iso after downloading and putting that app in system32. I have succeeded a couple of times, but each time I have used a slightly different instruction in the cmd prompt, can somebody confirm which is the correct one?

I also don't have a dvd burner so was hopeing to boot from a mem stick. I think I found a way to do this, has anyone else done this successfully?

I tried last night and despite changing boot order in the bios, it didnt work. This may be because I didnt do the Iso correctly, or the fact my cruzer 8gb seems to still have something stored on it. I formatted it, but when I plug it in, it still starts its proprietry software, I am thinking this could also be a problem.

As a back-up I have been downloading the torrent of Windows 7 64bit pro linked a couple of pages back, however my system crashed twice while downloading it, will this have damaged the file? I could continue downloading when I logged back on. I will still need to install via a memstick.

Thanks for any help
Rossco

[dunk05]

Hi Guys,
Common problem it seems. Can anyone help me out with a copy of oscdimg.exe ? It's only 64K but I can't get a decent download rate from anywhere. Been trying hours so far.

Thanks.

[Ikki]

Originally Posted by rosscouk

Hi Chaps,

Had the same problem as everyone else, I was hoping to install windows 7 pro 64bit. I am currently using win xp 32bit. My system is compatible. I currently have xp on my c:\ and I have another drive I was going to install windows 7 on. I was hoping to dual boot.

Anyway, so I have been trying to make an iso after downloading and putting that app in system32. I have succeeded a couple of times, but each time I have used a slightly different instruction in the cmd prompt, can somebody confirm which is the correct one?

I also don't have a dvd burner so was hopeing to boot from a mem stick. I think I found a way to do this, has anyone else done this successfully?

I tried last night and despite changing boot order in the bios, it didnt work. This may be because I didnt do the Iso correctly, or the fact my cruzer 8gb seems to still have something stored on it. I formatted it, but when I plug it in, it still starts its proprietry software, I am thinking this could also be a problem.

As a back-up I have been downloading the torrent of Windows 7 64bit pro linked a couple of pages back, however my system crashed twice while downloading it, will this have damaged the file? I could continue downloading when I logged back on. I will still need to install via a memstick.

Thanks for any help
Rossco

To get rid of the U3 software, plug the stick in and let it start. Go tothe U3 setup/preferences/config (I can't remember exactly what it is called) by right clicking the U3 tray icon. In there there is an option to remove the U3 software by formatting the stick (normal formatting doesn't work as you found out).

[EmotionalTrout]

Originally Posted by dunk05

Hi Guys,
Common problem it seems. Can anyone help me out with a copy of oscdimg.exe ? It's only 64K but I can't get a decent download rate from anywhere. Been trying hours so far.

Thanks.

Here mate.

Stuck it on my megaupload account for you. Password: avforums

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1NYS8QKL

[drummerjohn]

Originally Posted by rosscouk

Hi Chaps,
Anyway, so I have been trying to make an iso after downloading and putting that app in system32. I have succeeded a couple of times, but each time I have used a slightly different instruction in the cmd prompt, can somebody confirm which is the correct one?

None of the command lines on this thread worked for me. I got this one and it works:

oscdimg -bC:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\expandedSetup\boot\etfs boot.com -h -u2 -m -lWIN_EN_DVD C:\Users\USERNAME\Desktop\expandedSetup\ C:\7.iso

There shouldn't be a space between etfsboot.com but this forum for some reason is putting it in.