Cant install windows 7 - asks for a driver?

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Hi all. i am trying to reformat and install win 7 64bit home premium on my mates pc and it doesnt allow me to install it because of the following error on the win 7 install screen:

A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a driver floppy disck, CD, DVD or USB flash drive, please insert it now.

I have the option to Browse, press OK or cancel.

I have been installing win 7 and in general loads of previous win 7 and i have never encountered this issue with drivers? i have even installed win 7 on a much older computer, a pentium 4 with no problem!

i dont know much about the specs but it has this mobo http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_...X_SE/#download

And a AMD 3400 sepron i think its called. PLus 2gb of ram, one cd drive, one DVD drive and two hdd's(All PATA connected).

Any advice? is it really a driver issue? i thought u can install windows now and drivers later?

Where can i find drivers and for what? the dvd drive?

Please note that currently there is win7 installed on it but my mate wants a reformat and fresh install.

Any advice? As stated before, i have never come across this issue and i have been installing OS's since 3.1!!!!!!!!!

[Jonj1611]

How about putting the windows 7 install onto a usb key and disconnecting the cd/dvd drive and then install windows from the usb, connect the drive up after.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

How about putting the windows 7 install onto a usb key and disconnecting the cd/dvd drive and then install windows from the usb, connect the drive up after.

How do i do that mate? how do i create a bootable windows 7 usb stick?

[Jonj1611]

Are you installing it from a Windows 7 DVD mate? Just wondering then can tell you how to proceed.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

yea DVD mate. is it ****ed? do i need a ISO version and somehow dump it on a usb?

[Jonj1611]

Anyway this is what you will need if using an installation DVD, though there are other variations :-

http://wintoflash.com/overview/en/

Or if you have a "normal" version of windows 7, ie not oem etc etc you can use the links in the bottom of this article and the instructions there :-

http://www.pcworld.com/article/24899..._the_disc.html

[Jonj1611]

Think the disc is probably ok, but doing it this way, you will find installation is probably a bit quicker but more importantly you will be able to disconnect any cd/dvd drives as from what you said they seem to be the issue and reconnect them after windows is installed and let it sort out the drivers itself after.

[Splash]

http://emea.microsoftstore.com/UK/en...-Download-Tool

That'll let you create a bootable USB key from your Win7 install media.

[Jonj1611]

But you need the ISO which is where the links I put in come in, the first link will do it all for you, the second you can download the iso if you have one of the normal versions, ie home, pro etc.

[Splash]

Just use IMGBurn or similar to create an ISO from the DVD, surely?

[Jonj1611]

Yeah of course you can do that if you wanted, but seeing as you are going to have to create the iso and then use that tool, the wintoflash will do it all in one step, was just trying to make life easier