Reformatting

[Sloshman]

I'm looking to reformat my PC. I'm having troubles with my windows 7 disk though =/. When i try and boot from disk, before i can even start installing i get an error message "A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing..." "No device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers, and then click ok"

I tried browsing some other places for solutions and I couldn't come up with any that worked or that I understood. Any one have any solutions?

[Bann]

Make sure your CD is set as your primary boot device. If it is, is it an orignal Windows CD? Is it bootable?

Failing that you can download a version of Windows again from Microsoft if you tell me which one ill give you a link.

---------- Post added 2011-10-23 at 06:14 AM ----------

Dont forget to keep a record of your product key

[vesseblah]

Also make sure to set the DVD drive into IDE mode from BIOS/UEFI, not AHCI or RAID.

[Deleted]

Having you tried starting the reinstall within Windows?

In Win 7 you can get the disk to autorun when your computer is already booted up and it takes you through the same process

[Sloshman]

Bann- Yes it is set to boot from my CD drive. No it is not an original. But it is a legal CD. Like i said it starts to boot up but right after i start installing it gives me that error. I dont even get to choose which type of install or the partition.

Vesse-Ill try that now.

bobty- I tried that but i found out from microsoft Windows 7 doesnt allow that when you are trying to go from Xp 32 bit to Windows 7 64 bit. So my only other option is booting from CD or a flash drive.

Edit Vesse- Well i have no clue how to change that. But if it matters im using a newer Mobo with SATA cables to my CD drive.

EDIT EDIT: OK in SATA configuration i found a setting allowing me to change between IDE AHCI and RAID so im assuming thats it. It is already set to IDE mode.

[OhpUldum]

Sounds like you need a different copy of the DVD or your optical drive needs to be replaced.