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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: susan2 on October 31, 2009, 04:43:56 PM

Title: Computer wont read windows 7 disk
Post by: susan2 on October 31, 2009, 04:43:56 PM

I am running vista home premium. I tried upgrading to windows 7 my computer wont read either disk the 32 bit or 64. I have an inspiron 531 its about a year and a half old I have never reformated. I put in a very old disk of office 2000 and it was able to read it. If I reformated would this help resolve this issue

Title: Re: Computer wont read windows 7 disk
Post by: patio on October 31, 2009, 04:46:34 PM

It needs to be a DVD drive...i suspect you may have only a CD drive.

Title: Re: Computer wont read windows 7 disk
Post by: susan2 on October 31, 2009, 04:49:02 PM

No I have a dvd drive

Title: Re: Computer wont read windows 7 disk
Post by: patio on October 31, 2009, 04:53:27 PM

Brand new Win7 disks ? ?

Did you try booting to them ? ?

Title: Re: Computer wont read windows 7 disk
Post by: Allan on October 31, 2009, 04:54:49 PM

Have you tried booting to the Windows 7 dvd or are you just trying it from within Windows? If you've only tried one, try the other just to make sure the disc and drive are okay.

Title: Re: Computer wont read windows 7 disk
Post by: Allan on October 31, 2009, 04:55:11 PM

oops :)

Title: Re: Computer wont read windows 7 disk
Post by: susan2 on October 31, 2009, 05:03:49 PM

I'll try that thanks i didnt even think of that