Trying To Install Windows 7

[ThaiLife]

Just wanted to see what Windows 7 was all about, I am at the moment running Windows xp, and have created a new separate Partition to put Windows 7 onto allowing me to Dual boot, I get to the Windows 7 part .. Where Do You Want To Install Windows?

I would like to install Windows 7 on the new ( D ) partition

and as you can see in the photo , none of my partitions are showing ?, ive tried all the options on the box , but no go..

what am I doing wrong ..?

Thanks

[chris11]

Hello

I think you have a sata Disk and need a Driver for your Harddisk

Chris

Just wanted to see what Windows 7 was all about, I am at the moment running Windows xp, and have created a new separate Partition to put Windows 7 onto allowing me to Dual boot, I get to the Windows 7 part .. Where Do You Want To Install Windows?

I would like to install Windows 7 on the new ( D ) partition

and as you can see in the photo , none of my partitions are showing ?, ive tried all the options on the box , but no go..

what am I doing wrong ..?

Thanks

[Johnxxx]

Just wanted to see what Windows 7 was all about, I am at the moment running Windows xp, and have created a new separate Partition to put Windows 7 onto allowing me to Dual boot, I get to the Windows 7 part .. Where Do You Want To Install Windows?

I would like to install Windows 7 on the new ( D ) partition

and as you can see in the photo , none of my partitions are showing ?, ive tried all the options on the box , but no go..

what am I doing wrong ..?

Thanks

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306559

or

http://www.techspot.com/guides/143-dual-boot-windows7/

Try it and let us know the result.

Edited May 21, 2009 by Johnxxx

[TopDogger]

SATA driver

[ThaiLife]

Thanks guy's , before I go altering of my existing partitions ( D ) how do I find out , about the SATA Driver issue - Thanks

[TopDogger]

You want SATA Controller drivers off your motherboard disk or manafacturer website.

[ThaiLife]

You want SATA Controller drivers off your motherboard disk or manafacturer website.

Thanks, Ive just found this link...

SATA Drivers

I can download it, but where to ..?

[ThaiLife]

sorry that link seems not to be working , should be this..

http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/Other-DRI...TA-Driver.shtml

[monty]

Another thing which usually solves this problem is going into your bios, and disabling native sata support.

Just search through all the settings and it should be there.

Had to do this recently on a compaq laptop...

[TopDogger]

Put it on a USB stick then load from there with the windows 7 installer when prompted.

[Johnxxx]

I guess he has to disable the "driver signature enforcement". Then Windows 7 might accept drivers for which they did not get money to give them a signature. I think you can select this when you press F8 during installation. It could be helpful to disable any enhanced Sata features in the Bios before. This all if he cannot find a driver with a signature for Windows 7.

To be honest. If an OS creates such problems during installation already...what might follow Is it worth this???

Edited May 21, 2009 by Johnxxx

[ThaiLife]

I guess he has to disable the "driver signature enforcement". Then Windows 7 might accept drivers for which they did not get money to give them a signature. I think you can select this when you press F8 during installation. It could be helpful to disable any enhanced Sata features in the Bios before. This all if he cannot find a driver with a signature for Windows 7.

To be honest. If an OS creates such problems during installation already...what might follow Is it worth this???

My thoughts exactly , I thought as I am running Windows XP, and ive made a new partition to try out W7 , then is going to be a walk in the park. , but after searching a bit , it seem's I am not alone

Is it really this hard to just '' try out '' W7

[ThaiLife]

Ive just found some thing about ...HOWTO: enable AHCI mode in Windows XP, which I am not too sure about .. could this be why I have this problem ..?

http://expertester.wordpress.com/2008/07/2...hci-windows-xp/

any one think this may be the answer ?

Edited May 21, 2009 by ThaiLife

[Rice_King]

Save yourself a lot of headache and just install Win7 in a Virtual PC / machine.

YouTube Video:

Link for Microsoft's free Virtual PC application.