I can't clean install Windows 7

Kilo7- · Jul 9, 2014

I've set the boot order in my BIOS to boot with the CDROM but when I put in my Windows 7 installation CD I don't get a prompt to press any key to boot from CD when I restart my computer. So annoying -.-

^See that, I don't get that command whatsoever. Windows just boots up normally.

rgd1101 · Jul 9, 2014

cd rom or dvd drive? where did you get the disk?

Kilo7- · Jul 9, 2014

rgd1101 :

Where'd I get it? Amazon.

rgd1101 · Jul 9, 2014

Kilo7- :

Wait, you already have windows 7 install and try to reinstall it?

USAFRet · Jul 9, 2014

What are you actually trying to do and how?

Kilo7- · Jul 9, 2014

I'm trying to clean install Windows 7. By that I mean make my computer fresh and new again. See here:

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/operatingsystems/ss/windows-7-clean-install-part-1.htm

0ffice · Jul 9, 2014

Go into your bios and change the boot sequence order to use the CDROM Drive first, before attempting to boot from the HDD.

ubercake · Jul 9, 2014

It seems like it doesn't recognize the DVD as bootable media. Amazon? They're good about returns. Call and tell them what happened and have them send you a new install DVD.

jitpublisher · Jul 9, 2014

Where did you get it, and how much did you pay for it?

Kilo7- · Jul 9, 2014

The discs works fine. I bought it off Amazon as my OS for my newly built PC. It installed just fine the first time around. Here I am 6 months later with a corrupt Windows 7 that needs reinstalled because I can't update AMD drivers 14.4 without it causes Windows to get stuck at the booting screen. And Windows is definitely the problem because I did everything I could to solve it on my GPU's end.

USAFRet · Jul 9, 2014

Just as a test, unplug all hard drives completely. Try to boot from the DVD
See what happens.

0ffice · Jul 11, 2014

Kilo7- :

Did you do what I asked in my previous response?

When you did your first installation, your PC would not have found anything bootable other than the installation disk.
Now that you have windows 7 installed on the OS - corrupt or not - it may be finding that first, then not searching for a bootable device after this.

When your computer starts up, enter your BIOS. You'll need to press one of your F-keys in order to access it.
It should say on screen when the computer first starts up which key you need to press.

Ensure your boot sequence in your BIOS is set to attempt to boot from the DVD Drive before the hard drive. Depending on your motherboard, you may have a graphical interface for this where you can just drag and drop the order. Save these settings then reboot.

Also, one of your keys such as F8 may allow you to select a device to boot from this time only, rather than permanently setting your boot device order.

You need to be pressing these function keys BEFORE the windows loading screen comes up, pretty much as soon as you turn the computer on.

Let me know how this goes.

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