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Does anyone know how to fix error code 5? I'm trying to install Windows 7 on my sisters PC. It's a Asrock Ks78xe motherboard if that helps.
Error code 5? Can't boot Windows 7 Home.
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Nope this is a retail disc. Think it's got something to do with the bios being outdated. I can boot other CDs fine :/
Let's see if this method works. http://www.bhall.com/2009/10/workaround-for-cdboot-cannot-boot-from.html
Let's see if this method works. http://www.bhall.com/2009/10/workaround-for-cdboot-cannot-boot-from.html
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Yeah and it didn't work. Going to try booting usb live and installing Windows 7 from there.
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That incurs a cannot read media error, this is a nightmare.
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Yeah usb stick boots fine from my own PC. I'm really at a loss.
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XP. I was trying to flash yesterday but couldn't find the option on Ultimate Boot CD. Apparently I can load vista recovery disc and then insert Windows 7 to trick it but Vista hangs during load. Someone said updating bios could fix that.
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It's K7S8XE+ I can tell by the silver heatsink and IDE orientation. The BIOS is definitely old it's version 1.00 2003. Don't have a floppy drive in the PC I chucked it out because it never got used dammit. Aye 32 bit.
I tired Gujin but that doesn't even work on my PC. It won't list the DVD drive to boot from.
I tired Gujin but that doesn't even work on my PC. It won't list the DVD drive to boot from.
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Thanks I'll try it but couldn't find a floppy drive, do you know any way to emulate one with a CD? Does Windows XP setup have a CMD like Windows Vista/7?
Would booting from a linux live CD and formatting then installing windows 7 with the disc inside linux work?
Would booting from a linux live CD and formatting then installing windows 7 with the disc inside linux work?
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Fixed it with this guide.
http://www.unawave.de/windows-7-tipps/code5-error.html?lang=EN
Burn about 10 DVDs as I don't have any rewriteables. Didn't work so had to find my own boot image took ages.
Then I could boot from the damn DVD but not that easy. Couldn't press a key to boot from CD as the keyboard is USB but Windows wouldn't boot with USB legacy on. I had to pull the hdd ide cable out after post so it could auto boot cd without pressing a key. Then I had to quickly plug the hdd back in but it kept shutting off due to dodgy cable. Then I got to Windows setup and it said files missing from CD so had to put the original Windows 7 disc in then it let me choose the hdd to format.
After Windows installed once updates finished it didn't shut down properly so had to pull plug. Kept going into repair mode instead of boot normally (couldn't choose because USB legacy hangs the W7 boot).
I hate computers now.
http://www.unawave.de/windows-7-tipps/code5-error.html?lang=EN
Burn about 10 DVDs as I don't have any rewriteables. Didn't work so had to find my own boot image took ages.
Then I could boot from the damn DVD but not that easy. Couldn't press a key to boot from CD as the keyboard is USB but Windows wouldn't boot with USB legacy on. I had to pull the hdd ide cable out after post so it could auto boot cd without pressing a key. Then I had to quickly plug the hdd back in but it kept shutting off due to dodgy cable. Then I got to Windows setup and it said files missing from CD so had to put the original Windows 7 disc in then it let me choose the hdd to format.
After Windows installed once updates finished it didn't shut down properly so had to pull plug. Kept going into repair mode instead of boot normally (couldn't choose because USB legacy hangs the W7 boot).
I hate computers now.
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