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How do i install windows 7 RC onto to disk? Please help

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INSPECTOR71   07-19-2009 at 09:27:32 AM

Hey guys i dont have a clue here what i am doing, I hear you have to copy windows 7 on to disk first before i download it to my hard dirve. Ok, I already downloaded the windows 7 rc and open it with winrar. Now this is where i am confused, what files do i copy on to disk? Can you guys guide me through this setup because i know you guys are pro's at this . I know this is something simple but please Help.



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DeeTee_uk   07-19-2009 at 11:43:02 AM

Ah. I did this, and burned about 3 coasters before I realised something. The Windows 7 download is already an iso file. I burned what I had to disc, and ran that. It worked first time.

This was after about an hour of swearing at my PC, the hard drive, the disc drive, the BIOS, the disc, and random people in the street.

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INSPECTOR71   07-19-2009 at 12:03:29 PM

so do i need to open it up with winrar first or should i just put it on a disk after i download it?

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DeeTee_uk   07-19-2009 at 12:07:40 PM

It only worked for me when I put it straight onto disc.

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gagaga   07-19-2009 at 01:41:19 PM

You'll have a file called xxx.sometext.iso

Download and install imgburn --> http://www.imgburn.com/

Put a blank DVD in your drive

Open ImgBurn. Choose 'Write image file to disc'. Select the iso file.

Reboot and boot of the disc.

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randomizer   07-19-2009 at 02:10:09 PM

An ISO is a DVD/CD image meaning it contains all the data including file structure of the disk in a single file. That is why it can be mounted by virtual DVD software and run like any other DVD. It can also be burned to a DVD, preserving the same file structure. You have to do it differently to how you would normally burn a data DVD though. The above post explains one method, but just about any DVD burning software can do it.

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Bronze Win 7 badge sminlal   07-19-2009 at 10:35:52 PM

gagaga's got it right. The ISO file contains an "image" of a Windows install disk complete with boot sector, install folders, etc. What you want is to use software that understands the ISO format and uses it to create a DVD in that image.

The end result should NOT be a DVD with the ".ISO" file on it, but rather a DVD with a boot sector, install folders and programs, etc. Once you've got that you can put it into a system and boot from it to install Windows 7.

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ZGundam64   07-20-2009 at 12:12:08 AM

Stupid question time!

It has to be on a DVD+-R for this to work and it has to happen on a DVD-RW?

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cjl   07-20-2009 at 02:45:32 AM

Any burnable DVD should work, as long as your drive recognizes it.

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INSPECTOR71   07-21-2009 at 08:59:35 AM

Hey guys can i copy this program on a floppy instead of a writable disk?

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randomizer   07-21-2009 at 12:42:11 PM

If you can find a 3.6GB floppy then by all means you can try. Last I checked the biggest floppy was 1.44MB :kaola:

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huron   07-21-2009 at 01:53:13 PM

I'd just check out programs like imgburn and burn the iso to a disk. Pop it in the drive and boot.

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INSPECTOR71   07-21-2009 at 03:37:32 PM

i need to buy bigger disk's mine are only 700mb

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knotknut   07-21-2009 at 07:35:00 PM

For best result burn disk slow.

I use Magic ISO http://www.magiciso.com/

Go to site..everything you need is there.

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Bronze Win 7 badge sminlal   07-22-2009 at 01:12:59 AM

INSPECTOR71 wrote :

i need to buy bigger disk's mine are only 700mb


You need DVDs, not CDs. DVDs hold 4.7GB compared to about 700MB for CDs. And of course your disk burner needs to be a DVD writer as well.

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INSPECTOR71   07-22-2009 at 05:38:28 AM

Ok now i got the right disk DVD 8.5GB 240 min

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INSPECTOR71   07-22-2009 at 08:11:47 AM

Dam! How long does it take for cdburnerxp to close a disk?

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randomizer   07-22-2009 at 08:25:20 AM

knotknut wrote :

For best result burn disk slow.

I use Magic ISO http://www.magiciso.com/

Go to site..everything you need is there.


+1 for Magic ISO and Magic Disc

INSPECTOR71 wrote :

Ok now i got the right disk DVD 8.5GB 240 min



8.5GB is dual layer but unless you have a burner that can do dual layer it can only hold a max of 4.7GB.

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INSPECTOR71   07-22-2009 at 08:29:33 AM

I need your help, i got it downloaded to the disk with no problem, but now i am trying to install it and it says it's not compatible with my version of windows which is home premium vista 32 bit.

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INSPECTOR71   07-22-2009 at 08:31:18 AM

Could it be that i downloaded the 64 bit rc instead of the 32 bit, does this make difference if so i didn't know.

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randomizer   07-22-2009 at 08:36:12 AM

It does make a difference. You can't "upgrade" from 64-bit to 32-bit and vice versa. You can reformat and do a fresh installation though.

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INSPECTOR71   07-22-2009 at 08:40:11 AM

Thank you Randomizer i thought that was the problem. I have always used 32 bit os and didnt know you couldn't upgrade to 64 bit. Thank you.

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Bronze Win 7 badge sminlal   07-22-2009 at 09:08:47 AM

The 64-bit does make a difference. If you're trying to upgrade an existing OS then it has to be 32bit to 32bit or 64bit to 64bit. You can't upgrade from one to the other.

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INSPECTOR71   07-22-2009 at 09:28:36 AM

sminlal wrote :

The 64-bit does make a difference. If you're trying to upgrade an existing OS then it has to be 32bit to 32bit or 64bit to 64bit. You can't upgrade from one to the other.


Thanks sminlal i am downloading the 32 bit os now. I didn't know.

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