install disc

About this tag
The tag 'install disc' covers discussions about using physical installation media for Windows operating systems, particularly Windows 7. Common issues include DVD drives failing to read certain discs, such as Windows 7 install discs or motherboard CDs, while reading others. Users also encounter problems with repair installations when the original install disc lacks service packs, or when a system requires a Vista disc for an upgrade path. Other topics involve boot failures that require the install disc to be present in the drive, and the challenge of restoring a system without the original install disc, especially when using a secondhand laptop. These threads highlight troubleshooting steps for disc-related installation and repair scenarios.
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    Windows 7 Dvd drive not reading some cds in windows 10

    Hi I'm having a problem with my computer getting it to read cds. Some work and some don't. For example, a Windows 7 install disc won't load, nor will the computer motherboard disc while other burnt discs of larger size will load normally. It seems that the size of the disc has no bearing on the...
    • Steven Luppino
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    • cd burning cd-rom cds dvd drive hardware install disc motherboard disc read errors troubleshooting windows 10
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Hardware

  2. Windows 7 Windows 7 Startup Problems

    Hi Everyone, I'm having trouble starting up my machine. I have a Toshiba Satellite Laptop running Windows 7 Ult. x64-bit. Everything was working fine last night(3-5-12) until I had finished playing Dota2 with a friend. The game had froze and I opened task manager (as I have done in the past)...
    • xandercage
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    • blue screen dota 2 driver issues error message help install disc laptop issues loading issues recovery repair safe mode shutdown issues startup system freeze system repair task manager toshiba troubleshooting user support windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    Windows 7 BSOD on startup, help needed

    Last year, I bought a new ThinkPad laptop from a reseller on eBay. Today, it BSOD'd on boot, giving me the options to repair Windows, or attempt to reboot normally. Whatever's causing the BSOD is apparently a gamekiller -- it happens almost immediately after the "loading Windows" screen...
    • vorinoch
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    • 32-bit 64-bit boot issues bsod computer help ebay error genuine install disc license loading issues repair startup system restore tech support thinkpad troubleshooting windows 7 windows repair windows vista
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 how to do repair install after SP1 installed

    My boot hard drive went bad according to S.M.A.R.T., so I replaced it after doing a full disk copy. The new drive works fine and everything works BUT there was damage to some Windows (Win 7 Pro 64 bit) files over an unknown period of time, so Windows Restore won't help. I have SP1 installed, so...
    • slsmvs
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    • boot issues corrupted files disk copy file recovery hard drive install disc repair install sp1 system restore windows 7
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  5. Windows 7 For general release, will W7 upgrade require Vista Install Disc verification

    This is a big issue now, with many PC producers providing partition recovery sections rather than discs. And the discs they permit us to make are not true OS discs. If the upgrade path will require that I have a Vista disc, then I am going to uninstall W7 now and go back to Vista, because I...
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    Windows 7 Refuses to boot without disc in tray.

    I've never had this problem before, and as they've done away with boot.ini I'm not sure how to approach it. In BIOS the order was CD>Hard Disk>etc as I installed it. Then after the first reboot I changed it to Hard Disk>CD>etc, and removed the install disc. Saved settings, reboot, post, and...