If Windows cannot be installed on this disk. Windows won't install

Often, inexperienced users, trying to save their time and money, attempt to reinstall Windows themselves. A person who does this for the first time may encounter a number of difficulties and begins to ask the question, why Windows 7 is not installed? This relatively young operating system has gained great popularity.

1. BIOS setup

Thus, any one begins with preparing the computer BIOS. It is at this stage that when trying to boot from the installation disk or flash drive, problems arise and nothing happens. To get rid of these difficulties, you need to set the boot priority to the device that will read the media with the operating system. That is, if the installation will be performed from an optical disk, then the DVD/CD drive should be the boot priority.

If you plan to install from a flash drive, then the first boot priority should be a device with flash memory, namely a USB HDD or USB CD-Rom or something like that, depending on the firmware version and model of the PC motherboard. Before saving the selected settings, you need to make sure that the floppy is disabled. To do this you need to go to the section “ Standard CMOS Features", where you should deactivate " Floppy - 1.44 or Drive A" Next, you need to save the settings by selecting “ Save and exit settings" After this, the system will begin to boot from the disk or flash drive.

2. Broken system image

Another common problem is incorrect image recording with the operating system. Poor quality blank, damaged disk drive through which recording was made. The same applies to flash drives - broken memory, malfunctioning USB ports on the motherboard. There are situations when the equipment is working properly, but the image itself is damaged initially even before recording. In such cases, you need to have several images of the system recorded on different media or try installing Windows using a different drive. Thus, you need to try to use different methods and devices in order to achieve your goal by elimination.

3. Damaged iron

Another common problem is damage to the PC hardware. This can include a damaged processor, RAM, motherboard and, finally, a hard drive.

To rule out problems with RAM or hard drive, you can test these devices using the program memtest 86– burn it to disk and boot from it. The Russified interface will help you choose the right device and test it.

Not every user has a DVD drive; moreover, recently rare PCs have been equipped with them. But you still need to install the system, and for this it is most convenient to use a bootable USB flash drive. Let's figure out how to install Windows 7 from a flash drive - after all, you won't buy a DVD for this purpose.

Before proceeding with the installation, carefully study this article: various difficulties may arise during the process, which can be solved using one of the methods described below.

The installation process itself can be divided into the following stages:

downloading the installation image;
computer preparation;
creating a bootable flash drive;
setting up PC BIOS;
Windows 7 installation.

Let's look at each stage in more detail.

Before you burn the image to a flash drive and install the system from it, you need to download it. Today there are a huge number of ready-made operating system builds, which are equipped with many applications and functions.

Very often in such distributions the default theme or sound scheme is changed. But not all users like such innovations. You only need to download original images created by Microsoft. A huge headquarters of the world's leading programmers does their job better than some artisanal modifier.

A little lower you will find a button where you can download a torrent file to download the Russian version of Windows 7 with 32 or 64-bit architecture. The file was taken from the official Microsoft website and is completely original. Proceed with the download, and when the download is complete, move on to the next step.

After the file is downloaded, open it using a torrent client. If you don't know how to work with such programs, follow our step-by-step instructions.

First, download the torrent client itself. This will be the qBittoorent application.
Install the program and use it to open the previously downloaded torrent file.

Select the version of Windows 7 (in our case it is professional 64 bit) and click “OK”.

After this, the operating system will begin loading at the maximum available speed.

Getting ready to install Windows 7

First of all, we need to copy to a safe place all the information that is important to us, located on drive C. Each user stores data in their own way, so each user has their own choice of folders for backup. Most often these are folders: “Downloads”, “Desktop”, etc.

You can save files to another logical drive (the one on which the system will not be installed) or to an external drive. You can also use cloud storage if there is not too much data. For example, the Mail.ru cloud provides 100 GB of free space.

With an eye to the future, remember: while using your PC, you need to store your data on a disk other than the one on which the system is installed. Divide the physical disk into partitions and store your files on any of them except the system one. To install Windows 7, a comfortable volume of 70–100 GB will be (depending on the type and amount of software used).

Another important point that should be taken into account before the installation begins is the drivers for our network card. If, after installing Windows 7, it turns out that there is no driver for the network card, additional difficulties will arise that will have to be solved using a second computer by transferring files from it via a flash drive.

If you just bought a computer, there is not and cannot be any valuable information on it, feel free to move on to the next section, without copying the data.

Create a bootable USB flash drive

In order to create bootable media and begin the operating system installation procedure, we will need:

USB flash drive with a capacity of 8 GB or more. Instead of a USB flash drive, you can use a simple memory card with a card reader;
"Seven" installation distribution with .iso extension;
a utility with which we will write an image to a flash drive;

Attention! Before you start creating installation media, remember that all data on it will be irretrievably destroyed.

Making installation media using Ultra ISO

A well-known disk imaging program can create bootable media. Let's look at the algorithm for recording Windows 7 to a USB device.

Download and install the Ultra ISO program from the link.
Run the resulting file and check the “I accept the license agreement” checkbox. Proceed to the next step by clicking “Next”.

Using the “Browse” button, select the installation path, then click “Next”.

We don’t change anything here and just move on.

The program is being installed, we are waiting for it to finish.

The Ultra ISO installation is complete, you can run it and go straight to creating a flash drive for installing Windows 7.

The Ultra ISO program can be launched in trial mode, so its functionality will not suffer at all. Click on the button marked in the picture.

Go to the “File” menu and click on the “Open” item.

Select the Windows 7 image we downloaded, and then “Open”.

Go to the “Startup” section and click on the item that we marked in the screenshot.

We make sure that the media we need is displayed in the devices at the top of the window and click on the “Format” button.

Attention! This will destroy all your data beyond recovery. If you have the files you need on your USB drive, save them first.

In the next window, simply click “Start”.

Ultra ISO will once again warn us that all information from the flash drive will be erased. Click "OK".

After formatting is completed, click on “Burn”.

The process of recording “Seven” onto a flash drive has begun. It will take about 5-10 minutes depending on the speed of the drive and the selected OS version.

The recording is complete, our media can be used.

Let's look at a few more options for creating bootable media with Windows 7.

Rufus

This is another program that can create a bootable USB flash drive with “Seven”. First, let's download it.

The application, unlike Ultra ISO, does not require installation, so you can run the downloaded file and immediately proceed to the process of burning the OS to a USB device. To do this we do the following:

Select the recording device. This will be our flash drive, in this case – 16 GB. Then click on the disk icon.

Select the distribution we downloaded in the PC folder.

We begin the recording process with the “Start” button.

Rufus will notify us that all files will be deleted from the flash drive. If you have already created a backup copy or there was no important information on the media, click “OK”.

As a result, Windows 7 will begin recording onto the USB flash drive, after which you will have a full-fledged installation media at your disposal.

Attention! Before you begin the process of writing the system to a flash drive, be sure to save all the data on it - otherwise they will be irretrievably lost.

As you can see, this method turned out to be much simpler than the previous one, but we will not dwell on this and will consider several more options for recording Windows 7 to a USB drive.

Making a bootable USB flash drive using WinSetupFromUSB

Another application focused solely on writing operating system files to an external drive. Let's take a look at the utility and look at the process of working with it.

Select the path where the program will be unpacked (click on the button with the image of three dots) and click “Extract”.

We are waiting for all the necessary files to be unzipped.

We open the directory into which the unpacking was carried out and launch the program depending on the architecture on which your operating system is built. For us it is 64 bit, so we click on the marked file.

We insert our flash drive into the USB port and make sure that it appears in WinSetupFromUSB. Next, check the box indicated by the number “2” in the screenshot. When the bird is placed, click on the icon with the image of three dots, marked with the number “3”.

Select the image of our operating system and click on “Open”.

All that remains is to press the “GO” key and Windows 7 recording will begin.

Windows 7 is being written to an external drive. Once the process is completed, the flash drive can be used to install the system.

We will not stop at WinSetupFromUSB and will tell you how to burn the OS to media via Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from Microsoft.

Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

This is an official application from Microsoft, so it should, in theory, do the best job of writing Windows 7 to a flash drive. Let's get started with the program.

First, download the utility from the link from the official website. Then we launch it and click on the “Next” button.

We are waiting for the program to install.

We complete the installation process by clicking on the “Finish” button.

Let's move on to working with the program. Initially, we need to specify the file that we will record. To do this, click the “Browse” button.

After the path to the image file is registered, you can proceed to the next step - click “Next”.

Here we should select the type of media on which we will install the “Seven”. Since we have this flash drive, we click on “USB device”.

We make sure that our drive is displayed in the field marked with the number “1” and click on the “Begin copying” button.

After this, we will be warned that all information from the media will be erased and, after confirmation, the process of transferring Windows 7 to a USB drive will begin.

Upon completion, we will receive a bootable USB flash drive, with which you can easily install the OS on your computer.

The program requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 library. If you do not have it, then download the program from the official Microsoft website.

We use the program UNetBootin

The UNetBootin utility is completely free. you can download it without registering or sending SMS. The program does not need to be installed - it works immediately after downloading. An application was created not only for recording to a Windows flash drive, but also for other operating systems, such as Linux or Mac OS.

Let's move on to the instructions for using the application.

First of all, check the “Disk Image” box and click on the button with the ellipsis. In the window that opens, we need a Windows distribution.

In the drop-down list indicated by the number “1”, select a USB device, indicate our flash drive and click “OK”.

The application will warn us that all data that is already on the flash drive will be irretrievably lost. If we don’t need them, click “Yes to All”.

The distribution package is being written to a USB device. Once it is completed, the flash drive can be used to install the OS.

Command line

You can create bootable media with “Seven” without using any programs using the system itself. For this we will use the command line.

The entire process is described in the form of detailed step-by-step instructions, each stage of which is accompanied by a screenshot for clarity.

Initially, launch the command line. This must be done exclusively as an administrator. We will create bootable media using Windows 10 as an example, but you can get the same result on Windows 7 - 8. Press the Win + R button combination and press the “Browse” key in the window that appears.

We follow the path indicated in the screenshot with the number “1” and find the cmd application. We right-click on it with our manipulator and select “Run as administrator”.

Write the command diskpart on the command line and press Enter.

To start recording to a disk, you must initially select it, and take this choice responsibly, because all data from it will be deleted. You can view a list of disks using the operators: “list disk”, “list volume” or “list partition”. The first two show a list of disks, the third displays the number of partitions and their names. Insert the flash drive into the USB port and enter the “list disk” command in DISKPART. Next press Enter. You will see a list of all drives currently installed in the PC.

Select the disk that we need. To do this, enter select disk disk_number. The disk number can be viewed in the previous step; for us it is “1” since its size is 14 GB, which corresponds to our flash drive.

We remove the disk with the clean command. Once again, make sure that you have made the right choice - all data on the media will be completely deleted.

Now we need to create the main partition for the flash drive, from which we will boot in the future. Enter the command create partition primary and press Enter.

We set the drive letter using the assign letter=drive_letter operator. Let's do that. We know that our PC has drives C, D and E - therefore, we specify F. The final command will look like this: assign letter=F.

You can also specify the partition size. If you skip this step, it will take up all the free space. You can set the size of a logical disk using the create partition primary size=disk_size command. The size must be specified in megabytes.

Select our disk using the select partition 1 command (indicate your disk number) and press Enter.

Now we need to make our section active. To do this, use the active operator.

All that remains is to format the flash drive - write a command like this: format fs=fat32 quick.

Exit DISKPART using the exit command. Now you need to prepare the files for recording. We unpack our Windows 7 image using any archiver (we will use the usual WinRAR) and extract all the files to our flash drive.

The installation media is ready and you can use it.

We use the WinToFlash program

Let us describe the process of working with another program for recording Windows 7 and other operating systems on a USB drive. To get started, download the utility from the link from the official website.

Install the program and run it. In the window that opens, select the item marked with a red frame.

At the very top, select “Windows”, then indicate Windows 7 and press the button indicated in the screenshot with the number “3”.

We indicate the path to the Windows 7 image that we downloaded. To do this, click the “Select” button.

Click on “Add”.

We make sure that the flash drive we need is indicated as the target, and click “Run”.

After this, the process of creating bootable media with Windows 7 will begin, after which the device will be ready for use.

Burn a bootable USB flash drive using WinToBootic

This application is one of the simplest tools for recording operating systems to external media. To work with the utility, you do not need to install it, nor do you need administrator rights. You can work with both Windows files and its images. The interface here is simple, and the speed of the program is pleasing.

To burn Windows 7 to a USB flash drive via WinToBootic, do the following:

First, download the program from the link and launch it. Check the box next to “Quick Format” and click “Do It!”

We answer the request for formatting in the affirmative.

We are again notified that all data on the flash drive will be deleted. Don’t forget to save important information from the media, if it is there, and click “OK.”

The preparation of the flash drive is completed, click “Thanks!”

Next, select the files that will be written to our flash drive. To do this, click the icon indicated in the screenshot and select the image we need.

Click the button to start the process again.

Windows 7 will begin recording to the USB flash drive. When it is finished, the device can be used to install the system.

How to boot from a flash drive

To successfully install Windows 7 from a flash drive, it is not enough for us to simply write the operating system onto the media; we also need to force the PC to boot not from the hard drive, but from a USB drive. This can be done in two ways: either by modifying the BIOS, or through a special boot menu.

Regarding the Boot Menu, we can say that it is launched using different keys, depending on the model of the computer or laptop. You can see which button is responsible for this on your device in the instructions for it. We provide a list of combinations for the main brands of computers and laptops:

Launching Boot Menu on PC:

Launching Boot Menu on a laptop:

Below is a list of keys that launch the BIOS on different computers and laptops:

For clarity, we will show the process of installing a flash drive as the first boot device using the example of our PC with an Asus motherboard:

We turn off or restart the computer and after it starts, press the button to go to the BIOS (for us it’s Del).

This is what the BIOS itself looks like.

Go to the Boot tab.

We install our USB drive as the first device.

The process is similar on different computers, although the names of the tabs and items may differ. In order to understand how to enter the BIOS of your PC, read the instructions for it.

Installing Windows 7 from a USB flash drive

After the BIOS has been configured, you can proceed directly to installing Windows 7 from a flash drive. Let's get started.

Immediately after the system starts, you will see the following window (data for installing Windows 7 is being preloaded).

Set regional parameters. Select your system language, region of residence, and keyboard layout. If desired, all this data can be specified after Windows starts. When the setup is complete, click on “Next”.

At the next stage, simply click “Install”.

All you have to do is accept the license agreement and the installation will begin. Check the box as shown in the screenshot and click “Next”.

We select the full installation mode - this is the so-called clean option, when all old data on the system partition is deleted.

We are in the section settings menu. Click on the entry outlined in red.

If your disk is not partitioned, you can do this here (for Windows 7, it would be best to use about 100 GB of free space, the rest will become drive D). Don't forget to format your system partition before installing Windows on it. When the operation is completed, click on the “Next” button.

Finally the Windows installation began. We are waiting for the process to be completed.

Next, the system will reboot and we will be greeted with the Windows startup screen

Initial optimization is underway. The system prepares all the necessary files.

System services begin to start.

After which we proceed to complete the Windows installation

We are again informed that we need to restart the computer.

The system will check how productive our video card is.

Now we need to provide our details. We write an arbitrary name and computer name. Then click “Next”.

If necessary, you can set a password that the system will request upon startup. We skip this step since the computer will be at home.

If you have a Windows 7 key, you can enter it here, however, you can do this even after the system starts. We skip this step.

We choose the system protection option depending on our personal preferences. We will be installing another antivirus, so the regular one will not be needed.

Enter the time and time zone. Then click “Next”.

We decide on the type of network. This is a rather important step, since if we specify a home network, but are connected to a public one, our security will suffer greatly.

The settings are applied and the network is automatically configured.

Last minute of optimization before our Windows 7 launches.

As a result, we installed Windows 7 from a flash drive, the creation of which was described above.

Instead of an afterword

We looked at a lot of different programs and Windows tools in order to answer the question: how to install Windows 7 from a flash drive. However, these are not all options. There are a lot of such programs on the Internet. They differ in their convenience and functionality. Some utilities are better suited for ordinary users, while others are better suited for professionals.

Which method to choose and how to write Windows 7 to a flash drive should be determined based on purely personal preferences. Use the option that you like, and if you have any questions, ask us in the comments. We undertake to give a comprehensive answer as soon as possible.

The optimal distribution media for reinstalling the operating system is a removable USB drive, but along with many advantages, it also has several disadvantages. At any stage of OS installation, starting from downloading and deploying the image to a USB flash drive and before the first boot of the computer, an error may appear when installing Windows 7. It can complicate the process of reinstalling the operating system and take a lot of time to solve it. This article discusses frequently occurring problems that arise during the installation of Windows 7 from a flash drive and tips to avoid them in the future, be it a problem with a damaged file - 0x7e, 0x80070570, indicating hardware problems, or 0x0000005d - lack of support for the CPU used by the "seven" "

Problem 1

Probably the shortest code that describes one of the problems with Windows 7, or rather its installer, is 0x7e.

The reason for the appearance of such a window with problem 0x7e is damage to the file specified in it (in the example, autorun.dll). When decompressing and copying installation files packaged in a WIM archive, the Windows installer, called Installer, checks the checksums of each of them. A checksum is a value calculated using a specific algorithm that is used to control the accuracy of data transfer. Error message 0x7e occurs when this checksum does not match, signaling the following:

you downloaded an inoperative assembly of the operating system (the author modified the system file) - download a new image, preferably the official one from Microsoft;
the image with the installation files was downloaded with an error - rehash the ISO file in a torrent client;
During image deployment, one of the files was damaged during recording - burn the image again using the USB/DVD Download Tool.

Also, code 0x7e may indicate the presence of damaged memory cells on the flash drive - check the drive.

Problem 2

The second most common error is error code 80070570.

The reasons why 0x80070570 appears are usually hardware components rather than user actions.

Damaged sectors on the magnetic platters of the hard drive - when trying to write a file, the installer is faced with the fact that the hard drive refuses to write the proposed bit to the specified sector. This is due to the fact that this sector is not operational, therefore it is impossible to write to it.

Run the chkdsk system program, which will get rid of problems with code 80070570 and 0x80070241 via the command line.

In the window where you click “Install”, move the cursor down and click “System Restore”.

This way you will avoid error 80070570 if the HDD is the culprit.

The second factor in the occurrence of the message with code 80070570 is the problematic functioning of the RAM. In this case, download, for example, MemTest and test the RAM for unhealthy cells.

The testing procedure can take several hours if you have 8 GB or more of RAM - keep this in mind.

The third reason why a message with code 0x80070570 appears is the use of a fairly outdated BIOS. If Checking RAM and HDD did not give any results, ask yourself: “When was the last time I updated the BIOS and did I update it at all?” There are plenty of instructions for upgrading the BIOS on the Internet - we won’t dwell on that.

Remember: if previously “Seven” was installed from a flash drive normally, then the problem with error 80070570 lies in disk or RAM, or in the use of a very old version of Windows 7 - download a newer image.

Problem 3

Code 0x8007025d indicates problems with RAM or corruption of system files when installing the “seven”.

To avoid error 0x8007025d, first of all, download another image and write it with hash verification to a flash drive via Rufus or WinPEto USB. If this does not help, test your RAM using MemTest.

It is best to perform this type of check by booting from a LiveCD that includes this utility in the distribution.

Problem 4

0xc0000098 – appears mainly on old Dell laptops. Due to the lack of new drivers for old 7 hardware, many owners of these devices are forced to settle for Windows XP.

For other cases of getting out of the situation when an error occurs, you need to download the Russian DLL Suite with a key generator and start searching for problems. As a rule, the file ntknrlpa.exe will appear in the list of problematic ones. We restore it and be sure to scan the computer for the presence of malware that modified this file. As a result, the window with code 0xc0000098 will disappear.

If you can't boot into Windows to resolve the problem that is causing problem code 0xc0000098, use the Command Prompt or LiveCD to do this.

Problem 5

A message with the text “Error code 0xc0000260” appears mainly during the installation of a “seven” or “eight” on a virtual machine from a flash drive.

The window with error code 0xc0000260 is removed by configuring VirtualBox:

turn off the virtual machine;
activate the 2D and 3D acceleration option;
When using the 64-bit edition of Windows 7, we also enable VT-X support.

This way you can avoid error 0xc0000260 and easily install Windows on a virtual machine from a flash drive or an image located on your hard drive.

Problem 6

Error 0x0000005d has been troubling a huge user audience for a long time, but information about it is practically impossible to find on the vastness of the global network. However, users were able to learn from Microsoft representatives that 0x0000005d means it is impossible to install Windows 7 on a PC due to the absence of a processor installed on it in the list of those supported by the “seven”.

In order to install Windows 7 on a computer where a problem with code 0x0000005d occurs, you will have to replace the CPU. Another option to avoid the message with 0x0000005d is to use a supported operating system by the processor.

From now on, knowing how to solve and avoid common problems during the installation of Windows 7 on any computer that supports it.

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I have a good friend Ruslan, he had a normal desire to use Windows XP on his home computer. He is an advanced user, why not, the computer is powerful, the hardware is 100% suitable. Buying a seven in our time is naturally not a problem, which is what we did, we decided to carry out the installation process together.

We came to him, took out a beautiful disk from a bright box, and inserted it into the disk drive. My friend’s hard drive is divided into two partitions, the first drive (C:) has a capacity of 120 GB, the minimum for installing the seven is 20 GB. Windows XP is installed on it, there is also a disk (D:) with personal data, we decided to install Windows 7 on (C:) and everything that was valuable on it was copied to (D:). Everything is ready for installation. Just in case, I went to Disk Management and made sure that the disk was converted to , since the seven will not work on dynamic without general formatting.
Rebooted, went to . We set the disk drive as the first boot device, the hard drive as the second, I turned off the floppy drive completely, since the computer often wants to boot from it, everyone has nostalgia.

Note: Friends, if you are, then you should know that Windows 7 does not support USB 3.0 (ports are usually colored blue), if your flash drive is USB 3.0, insert it into a USB 2.0 port.
And some more information for you, if this article still doesn’t help you, try going all-in and read our article.

The Windows 7 installation process has begun, which does not foretell any problems, my friend’s computer is good and still under warranty. In the window - Select a partition to install Windows, select the first partition with Windows XP, delete it and click next, copying Windows files begins, then the computer reboots, services start, the installer updates the registry settings, files are copied again and in the place where needed Enter the username, a black screen appears and does not disappear.

After 5 minutes of useless waiting, we repeat the installation process during which all existing partitions on the hard drive are deleted (personal files are previously copied to a flash drive) and Windows 7 is installed directly into the unallocated space, but to no avail.
Recheck the BIOS settings, repeat the installation a third time, Windows 7 won't install not at all. I booted using the Acronis Disk Director boot disk, I look at the hard drive, everything is fine with the partitions, there are no shifts, there are only two partitions. The first suspicion, as usual, falls on the Windows 7 installation disk and drive.

I go home and bring my seven and my disk drive, change the SATA cables for the hard drive and DVD-ROM, repeat everything again with my disk drive, as well as my Windows 7 installation disk, and to no avail.

We decide to replace the hard drive for a while, since I always carry a simple 240 GB SATA hard drive with me. We completely format it, repeat the installation process and imagine everything ends in the same place, User Choice.

We sit and think badly about the motherboard, we suspect the south bridge, it is the one that is involved in data exchange with peripheral devices, in particular with the disk drive. Maybe RAM? By the way, the computer is under warranty and there are stickers on all components that cannot be removed or disassembled. I downloaded Acronis Disk Director again, deleted and created new partitions using it, everything is useless.

We disconnected the system unit and went to the store of my friends from whom we bought the computer, we arrived and said: so they say, so, Windows 7 won't install. They listened to us carefully, took our installation disk with seven and installed the operating system on our computer in 25 minutes and with a grin they pushed the system unit back to us, saying one zero in our favor.
We arrived home not at all happy and decided: we will sort it out. Just in case, we made a backup of the installed Windows 7 in the program and hid it away, decisively removed the installed Windows 7 and started the installation process again. After some time, in a painfully familiar place, Malevich’s black square appeared. What are your thoughts friends?

To agree to turn it around and never find out what’s going on, no, I won’t be able to live with that, I won’t sleep.

Why did everything work out in the store? There was another monitor and all the cables, I have everything in my bag, we change the cables and admire the black screen for the tenth time. What about the monitor? Here we have a guess. How come we didn't figure it out earlier? My friend’s system unit is connected to the monitor, but also to the TV via an HDMI cable. The video card has an HDMI output and the TV too, which means that when installed, Windows 7 sees two monitors and two screens and makes the TV the main screen. Then, naturally, you need to look for the image of the continuation of the installation of the seven, no matter how funny it sounds, on TV. We didn’t look for anything, but simply disconnected the HDMI cable from the system unit and repeated the installation of Windows 7 for the eleventh time and that’s it, my dears, the seven was installed without problems, and it was installed before, only you had to select a user name on the TV, which by the way is everything worked this time.
After successful installation, we connected the system unit and the TV, then went to the NVidia panel and adjusted the screen resolution, that’s all.

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There were so many mistakes I heard and saw when installing the Windows OS (and I started doing this back in Windows 98). I want to say right away that most often software errors are to blame, I personally would give them 90 percent...

In this article I would like to dwell on several such software cases due to which Windows 7 does not install.

Case No. 1

This incident happened to me myself. In 2010, I decided that enough was enough, it was time to change Windows XP to Windows 7. I myself was an opponent of both Vista and 7 at the beginning, but I still had to switch due to problems with drivers (manufacturers of new equipment simply stopped producing drivers for more old OS)…

Because At that time I didn’t have a CD-Rom (by the way, I don’t even remember why) the choice of what to install from naturally fell on a flash drive. By the way, my computer was running Windows XP at the time.

I actually purchased a disk with Windows 7, made an image from it from a friend, ... Then I decided to proceed with the installation, I rebooted the computer, . And then I run into a problem - the flash drive is not visible, Windows XP is simply loading from the hard drive. As soon as I did not change the Bios settings, reset them, changed download priorities, etc. - all in vain...

Do you know what the problem was? The problem is that the flash drive was written incorrectly. Now I don’t remember which utility I used to burn that flash drive (surely it was all about it), but the UltraISO program helped me correct this misunderstanding (about how to burn a flash drive in it -). After rewriting the flash drive, the installation of Windows 7 went like clockwork...

Case No. 2

I have a friend who is good with computers. Once I asked to come in and suggest at least something why the OS might not install: an error occurred, or rather, the computer simply froze, and each time at a different time. Those. this could happen at the beginning of the installation, or it could take 5-10 minutes. later...

I went in and checked the BIOS first - it seemed to be configured correctly. Then I started checking the flash drive with the system - there were no complaints about it either, even as an experiment we tried installing the system on a neighboring PC - everything worked without problems.

The decision came spontaneously - try inserting the flash drive into another USB connector. In general, I move the flash drive from the front panel of the system unit to the back - and what do you think? The system was installed in 20 minutes.

Next, as an experiment, I inserted a USB flash drive into the USB on the front panel and began copying a large file onto it - after a couple of minutes an error occurred. The problem was in USB - I don’t know what exactly (maybe something hardware). The main thing is that the system was installed and I was released. 😛

Case No. 3

When installing Windows 7 on my sister's computer, a strange situation occurred: the computer immediately froze. Why? Unclear…

The most interesting thing is that in normal mode (the OS was already installed on it) everything worked fine and no problems were observed. I tried different OS distributions - it didn't help.

It was a problem with the BIOS settings, or more precisely with the Floppy Drive. I agree that most people don’t have it, but in the BIOS there may be a setting and, most interestingly, it’s turned on!

After disabling the Floppy Drive, the freezes stopped and the system installed successfully...

(If you are interested, this article has more details. The only thing is that it is a little old already...)

Other common reasons why Windows 7 does not install:

1) Incorrect recording of a CD/DVD or flash drive. Be sure to double check! ()

2) If you install the system from a flash drive, be sure to use USB 2.0 ports (Installing Windows 7 from USB 3.0 will not work). By the way, in this case, most likely, you will see an error that the required disk drive driver was not found (screenshot below). If you see such an error, simply move the flash drive to a USB 2.0 port (USB 3.0 is marked in blue) and start installing Windows OS again.

4) Before installing the OS, I recommend disconnecting printers, TVs, etc. from the system unit - leaving only the monitor, mouse and keyboard. This is necessary in order to reduce the risk of all kinds of errors and incorrectly specified equipment. For example, if you have an additional monitor or TV connected to HDMI, when installing the OS, you may incorrectly set (sorry for the tautology) the default monitor and the picture on your screen will disappear!

5) If the system still does not install, perhaps you have a hardware problem rather than a software one? It is not possible to consider everything in one article; I recommend contacting a service center or good friends who understand computers.

All the best…