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From: Paul on 16 Dec 2009 15:44
TVeblen wrote:

>
> Thing is, it does boot from CD on the other computers, that is, I get the
> "press any key" bit. To upgrade from XP *requires* a clean install (format,
> wipe, etc. XP off the disk). Only Vista can be upgraded in place. Not that I
> would ever do that.
> When I load the CD from the desktop I get this ominous message: "This
> installation disk isn't compatible with your version of Windows. To Upgrade,
> you need the correct installation disk. For more information, check your
> computer's system information. To install a new copy of Windows, restart
> (boot) your computer using the installation disk, and then select Custom
> (Advanced)."
> Everything I've read told me that you must install from the installation CD
> at bootup. I ran the MS Upgrade Advisor and, of course, there were no major
> issues with my machine.
> I can read the files on the DVD from Windows XP desktop Explorer. The root
> of the DVD has autorun.inf , bootmgr , bootmgr.efi , and setup.exe.
> Perhaps I need to run setup.exe from a dos prompt?
>

Well, I'm running out of ideas. There are some options here for installation,
and it seems the disc is bootable according to this.

http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp

Paul
From: fwibbler on 16 Dec 2009 15:48
"TVeblen" <killtherobots(a)hal.net> wrote:

>
> "TVeblen" <killtherobots(a)hal.net> wrote in message
> news:hgb19g$h0s$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> > When I boot my computer with the Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade DVD in
the
> > drive the boot gets to "CD ROM Boot Priority....Boot Ready_" but does
not
> > proceed to "Press any key to boot from CD". I can hear the drive
spinning.
> > I've pressed keys.
> > The boot order is correct: CD Drive first.
> > The DVD boots on 2 other computers (you get to the "Press any key to
boot
> > from CD" message) - the DVD is good.
> > The other computers have a single legacy hard drive and legacy DVD
> > writers.
> >
> > This system:
> > Asus P6T motherboard with i7-920 CPU- 6GB RAM
> > Two WD SATA Black hard disks - 5 + 3 partitions all NTFS
> > Samsung SH-S223F 22x SATA Burner - DVD +R -R *RW -RW -RAM -ROM
> > Floppy Drive
> > Rig has been running XP without a hitch for 9 months
> >
> > Any ideas why it won't boot from DVD?
> >
> >
> The computer boots from CD's fine: Acronis, Ubuntu, XP. I don't have other

> DVD-Bootable to test.
>
Just a thought.
My motherboard is an Abit IP35 board so a bit older than yours but:
In my BIOS options under 'First boot device' it has various options
including:
SATA CDROM
P2-PIONEER DVD-
P3-PIONEER BD-R

Now, it's been a while but I seem to recall that the SATA CDROM option
didn't work for me.
So, if you have something similar in your BIOS then try selecting the option
that most closely matches your drive and try again.

Hope that helps.

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Graham
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From: peter on 16 Dec 2009 15:52
Could you tell us exactly what you bought in regards to W7 upgrade???
Which version?? 32bit?? 64 bit??
Or did you buy that student upgrade edition that everyone has had problems
with??
Are you running more than one OS on your system??

peter

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>
> Thing is, it does boot from CD on the other computers, that is, I get the
> "press any key" bit. To upgrade from XP *requires* a clean install
> (format, wipe, etc. XP off the disk). Only Vista can be upgraded in place.
> Not that I would ever do that.
> When I load the CD from the desktop I get this ominous message: "This
> installation disk isn't compatible with your version of Windows. To
> Upgrade, you need the correct installation disk. For more information,
> check your computer's system information. To install a new copy of
> Windows, restart (boot) your computer using the installation disk, and
> then select Custom (Advanced)."
> Everything I've read told me that you must install from the installation
> CD at bootup. I ran the MS Upgrade Advisor and, of course, there were no
> major issues with my machine.
> I can read the files on the DVD from Windows XP desktop Explorer. The root
> of the DVD has autorun.inf , bootmgr , bootmgr.efi , and setup.exe.
> Perhaps I need to run setup.exe from a dos prompt?
>
>
From: TVeblen on 16 Dec 2009 16:53
>SNIP<
"peter" <peter(a)nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:LLbWm.328$pA1.12(a)newsfe17.iad...
> Could you tell us exactly what you bought in regards to W7 upgrade???
> Which version?? 32bit?? 64 bit??
> Or did you buy that student upgrade edition that everyone has had problems
> with??
> Are you running more than one OS on your system??
>

I have the Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack.
I have tried both 32 bit and 64 bit disks (on all 3 computers). Both disks
would boot if I pressed any key on the two P4 computers with PATA drives.
Neither disk will boot on this i7 P6T machine.
There is only one OS on all 3 machines. Win XP-SP3 on all 3.


From: TVeblen on 16 Dec 2009 17:12

"fwibbler" <thedoctor(a)thedeathzone.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message
news:gemini.kurj4k000j3if02uo.thedoctor(a)thedeathzone.free-online.co.uk...
> "TVeblen" <killtherobots(a)hal.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> "TVeblen" <killtherobots(a)hal.net> wrote in message
>> news:hgb19g$h0s$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>> > When I boot my computer with the Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade DVD in
> the
>> > drive the boot gets to "CD ROM Boot Priority....Boot Ready_" but does
> not
>> > proceed to "Press any key to boot from CD". I can hear the drive
> spinning.
>> > I've pressed keys.
>> > The boot order is correct: CD Drive first.
>> > The DVD boots on 2 other computers (you get to the "Press any key to
> boot
>> > from CD" message) - the DVD is good.
>> > The other computers have a single legacy hard drive and legacy DVD
>> > writers.
>> >
>> > This system:
>> > Asus P6T motherboard with i7-920 CPU- 6GB RAM
>> > Two WD SATA Black hard disks - 5 + 3 partitions all NTFS
>> > Samsung SH-S223F 22x SATA Burner - DVD +R -R *RW -RW -RAM -ROM
>> > Floppy Drive
>> > Rig has been running XP without a hitch for 9 months
>> >
>> > Any ideas why it won't boot from DVD?
>> >
>> >
>> The computer boots from CD's fine: Acronis, Ubuntu, XP. I don't have
>> other
>
>> DVD-Bootable to test.
>>
> Just a thought.
> My motherboard is an Abit IP35 board so a bit older than yours but:
> In my BIOS options under 'First boot device' it has various options
> including:
> SATA CDROM
> P2-PIONEER DVD-
> P3-PIONEER BD-R
>
> Now, it's been a while but I seem to recall that the SATA CDROM option
> didn't work for me.
> So, if you have something similar in your BIOS then try selecting the
> option
> that most closely matches your drive and try again.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
Thanks for the thought Graham. I have looked at every setting for that
drive, in BIOS and in XP that exists to see if something could be changed -
no joy. One thing I did notice in BIOS was that under Main > AHCI
Configuration > SATA Port 4 the drive was
listed as Atapi CD-ROM. Seems normal to me. There are no useful changes to
be made there.



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