Windows 7 installation error "missing drivers"

[Dazzenh]

Hi, I was wondering if any one can help.

I have an acer aspire gaming computer which came with vista and I installed windows 7.

I have descided to format everything and install windows 7 again, but I have a problem when it comes to the installation.
After booting of the disk and then selecting the language. it comes up with starting set-up then an error message comes up saying "A required cd/dvd device driver is missing" if you have a floppy, usb etc insert with drivers.

It is a ligitment copy of windows 7 already on a disk, so i haven't downloaded it and burned it myself. Which i have read can be the problem, i have tryed to copy's of windows 7 and both have the same porblem.

Hope someone can help thnaks

 

[Philtor]

I had this before and it was a bad disk causing it. Borrowed a mates disk and it worked fine.

*edit* You have tried two different disks? Failing all else can you try installing from a USB pendrive? I have seen some reports of this happening when the drive emulation mode in the BIOS is set incorrectly... In your BIOS try turning off the IDE emulation for SATA drives and try installing again. Perhaps check to see if it's in AHCI mode as well.

One last thing.... check and confirm that the CD/DVD drive is the first boot device and HDD is second.

 

[Dazzenh]

Hi

I have tried two copies and the second copy work fine on my other computer. I will try the things you have mentioned.

However how would i install using a memory stick when the only copies are on retail disks

 

[TONY]

You may have a dodgy DVD rom drive, I had this problem and solved it by using a different disc drive to install it.