Trying to Install W7RC

audiobliss
audiobliss Posts: 12,518
edited May 2009 in The Clubhouse
So, I just stumbled across a free PC here at school and am trying to install Windows 7RC 32-bit. It has a Biostar P4M80-M7 motherboard along with a 2.66GHz P4 and 1GB of RAM.

At any rate, I burned the ISO onto a DVD, stuck it in the DVD drive, rebooted, and the computer refuses to boot from the DVD. I checked the BIOS settings, and it's set with the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device. Then after it actually booted back into XP, I went to My Computer to see what I could do with the DVD at that point, and it won't even acknowledge that there's any content on the DVD. It just brings up a blank window.

What in the world should I do at this juncture? I'm at a loss for ideas.

Any advice you could throw my way would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited May 2009
    Nevermind. Apparently my friend failed at actually burning the .iso onto the disc, resulting in my trying to install Windows 7 from a blank DVD-R. Just fyi, that won't work.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited May 2009
    audiobliss wrote: »
    Nevermind. Apparently my friend failed at actually burning the .iso onto the disc, resulting in my trying to install Windows 7 from a blank DVD-R. Just fyi, that won't work.


    Typical Windows crap. Any decent OS will install from a blank DVD. ;)
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited May 2009
    Yeah, stupid M$ BS
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited May 2009
    audiobliss wrote: »
    Nevermind. Apparently my friend failed at actually burning the .iso onto the disc, resulting in my trying to install Windows 7 from a blank DVD-R. Just fyi, that won't work.

    is it up and running now? btw, IMGBURN is the most consistent, always work, free program to use, anytime you need to burn ISO file.
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited May 2009
    Yep, I'm up and running on my new free desktop as well as my laptop. I tried burning the DVD first using IMGBURN, but it errored out, so I got my friend to do it for me after that. However, after he failed at it as well, I gave it another go and it actually worked.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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