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windows 7 install drivers issue

theliam · 2010-09-11 15:17:18

trying to instal windows 7 86 on a freinds laptop. i downloaded an iso and have a genuine key from msdnaa but before the actual installation starts it says there are no drivers for the cd/dvd drive.. the drivers for the laptop are all here -…

11-09-2010 04:17PM

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theliam

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trying to instal windows 7 86 on a freinds laptop. i downloaded an iso and have a genuine key from msdnaa but before the actual installation starts it says there are no drivers for the cd/dvd drive.. the drivers for the laptop are all here - http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=3764978&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=3764975&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=4053#220 but there is no dvd drive driver...
any advice?

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#2 11-09-2010 04:31PM

Odaise Gaelach

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You've burned the ISO on to a DVD and are going to start installing Windows 7 onto your friend's laptop. Step by step, what do you do and see then?

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#3 11-09-2010 06:47PM

theliam

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burned another copy and it worked without any issues, thanks anyway

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#4 11-09-2010 06:50PM

Odaise Gaelach

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That's good. I was a bit confused as to how an OS being installed from a DVD could complain that it couldn't find drivers for the DVD drive.

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