Windows 7 Installation Drivers issue

AniNerd

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Aug 23, 2014
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hello, I am currently trying to do a fresh install of Windows 7 on a Dell Studio XPS 8100

once I press install I get the following error:

"A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. if you have a Driver floppy disk, CD, DVD or USB flash drive please insert it now"

now I have never experienced this issue before.. I tried finding the proper drivers on the Dell support site and throwing them on a flash drive, but they did not seem to work (or i somehow overlooked the correct driver)

has anyone experienced this before? and if so, what drivers did you use to get it working?