ED#113 : Microsoft Windows 7 Installation Woes!

Adrian Wong · 6th Nov 2009, 03:54 AM

Amidst the many favourable reports of Windows 7 beta, many techies were eager to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7. After all, those who tested it were enthusiastic enough to label it as "the operating system Windows Vista was meant to be".

However, it appears that even experienced techies can expect to hit some road bumps on their way to installing Windows 7. Let's see what some of our techies experienced...

Link : ED#113 : Microsoft Windows 7 Installation Woes!

PsYkHoTiK · 6th Nov 2009, 04:17 AM

I can chime in later. I have 3 more deployments to do (need to save up and buy hardware for my new PC first LOL!). First one I had trouble getting Windows 7 to select the hard drive to install (kept saying couldn't boot from drive and I should check in BIOS to set that device can be bootable - It's a freaking HDD!).

My first "real" install of Windows 7 (Non Beta) was a breeze though. But that's coz the home team does a good job haha (even had a profile ready for my work laptop). So that doesn't really count...

Adrian Wong · 6th Nov 2009, 04:19 AM

Okay! E-mail me and I will add it in.

marauderz · 6th Nov 2009, 01:47 PM

Chai's display card / monitor mismatch issue was definetly interesting.

Goldfries one could be related to the problem my brother was having. He had multiple installations of Windows XP sitting around the 4 hard disks he had attached to the system. Windows setup had a heck of a time trying to figure out which was actually the boot drive. But once he disconnected all the other drives, it installed properly.

As for PsyChotix issue, what kind of drive was it? Basically that's just a warning to tell you that Windows can't determine if your computer can boot directly into the drive, but if you're sure it'll work you can just go ahead. This message happens all the time when I'm installing to a VHD file.

PsYkHoTiK · 6th Nov 2009, 03:14 PM

It was straight up boot from Win 7 DVD to a SATA drive connected to an Intel chipset (a pretty "standard" hardware setup). The drive contained Windows Vista and I just formatted it (clean install) and was going to install from it right after. 3 restarts later it just worked like nothing happened.

zy · 7th Nov 2009, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PsYkHoTiK

It was straight up boot from Win 7 DVD to a SATA drive connected to an Intel chipset (a pretty "standard" hardware setup). The drive contained Windows Vista and I just formatted it (clean install) and was going to install from it right after. 3 restarts later it just worked like nothing happened.

Maybe hard disk failure

PsYkHoTiK · 7th Nov 2009, 02:09 AM

Haha no. It did not go in the ways of ur friend's laptop hdd...

Adrian Wong · 19th Nov 2009, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PsYkHoTiK

I can chime in later. I have 3 more deployments to do (need to save up and buy hardware for my new PC first LOL!). First one I had trouble getting Windows 7 to select the hard drive to install (kept saying couldn't boot from drive and I should check in BIOS to set that device can be bootable - It's a freaking HDD!).

My first "real" install of Windows 7 (Non Beta) was a breeze though. But that's coz the home team does a good job haha (even had a profile ready for my work laptop). So that doesn't really count...

How did it go so far, Psy?

6th Nov 2009, 03:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,299 Reputation: 3574 Rep Power: 75	ED#113 : Microsoft Windows 7 Installation Woes! Amidst the many favourable reports of Windows 7 beta, many techies were eager to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7. After all, those who tested it were enthusiastic enough to label it as "the operating system Windows Vista was meant to be". However, it appears that even experienced techies can expect to hit some road bumps on their way to installing Windows 7. Let's see what some of our techies experienced... Link : ED#113 : Microsoft Windows 7 Installation Woes! __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

6th Nov 2009, 04:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,659 Reputation: 4442 Rep Power: 64	I can chime in later. I have 3 more deployments to do (need to save up and buy hardware for my new PC first LOL!). First one I had trouble getting Windows 7 to select the hard drive to install (kept saying couldn't boot from drive and I should check in BIOS to set that device can be bootable - It's a freaking HDD!). My first "real" install of Windows 7 (Non Beta) was a breeze though. But that's coz the home team does a good job haha (even had a profile ready for my work laptop). So that doesn't really count... __________________ Intel SLAPL 4.3GHz @ 1.35v : 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 : Asus P5K Premium : WD RE3 250GB x2 RAID 0 : 3ware 9650SE-2LP : G92 8800GTS 512mb 820MHz Core : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Dtek FuZion CPU : Swiftech MCW60 : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze CPU-Z: SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com PsYkHoTiK's Meanderings

6th Nov 2009, 04:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,299 Reputation: 3574 Rep Power: 75	Okay! E-mail me and I will add it in. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

6th Nov 2009, 01:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
marauderz I'm a regular Join Date: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 255 Reputation: 91 Rep Power: 7	Chai's display card / monitor mismatch issue was definetly interesting. Goldfries one could be related to the problem my brother was having. He had multiple installations of Windows XP sitting around the 4 hard disks he had attached to the system. Windows setup had a heck of a time trying to figure out which was actually the boot drive. But once he disconnected all the other drives, it installed properly. As for PsyChotix issue, what kind of drive was it? Basically that's just a warning to tell you that Windows can't determine if your computer can boot directly into the drive, but if you're sure it'll work you can just go ahead. This message happens all the time when I'm installing to a VHD file. __________________ - DP

6th Nov 2009, 03:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,659 Reputation: 4442 Rep Power: 64	It was straight up boot from Win 7 DVD to a SATA drive connected to an Intel chipset (a pretty "standard" hardware setup). The drive contained Windows Vista and I just formatted it (clean install) and was going to install from it right after. 3 restarts later it just worked like nothing happened. __________________ Intel SLAPL 4.3GHz @ 1.35v : 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 : Asus P5K Premium : WD RE3 250GB x2 RAID 0 : 3ware 9650SE-2LP : G92 8800GTS 512mb 820MHz Core : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Dtek FuZion CPU : Swiftech MCW60 : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze CPU-Z: SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com PsYkHoTiK's Meanderings

7th Nov 2009, 02:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,659 Reputation: 4442 Rep Power: 64	Haha no. It did not go in the ways of ur friend's laptop hdd... __________________ Intel SLAPL 4.3GHz @ 1.35v : 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 : Asus P5K Premium : WD RE3 250GB x2 RAID 0 : 3ware 9650SE-2LP : G92 8800GTS 512mb 820MHz Core : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Dtek FuZion CPU : Swiftech MCW60 : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze CPU-Z: SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com PsYkHoTiK's Meanderings

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