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    G51vx win 7 install failed

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by pgrim91, Oct 12, 2009.

  1. pgrim91

    pgrim91 Notebook Enthusiast

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    so I tried to install windows 7 on my G51 (I created a new partition on my hard drive called F: and had it install there) and when its 99% complete, a window pops up that says setup failed and my computer restarts. When my computer restarts, it tries to boot windows vista into safe mode. After about 30 seconds of looking a a window saying "windows is collecting files", another window pops up saying "C:/recovery.bat could not be read" and "ERROR" in big red letters. I tried restarting several times and it still comes back to this screen. Realizing I was fortunate enough to bring along my ASUS restore DVD's to college, I put one in to see if I could recover vista. The first white/orange cd works, but when I put in the driver cd when prompted, I get another error saying some file off the cd could not be read. So I restart again and windows vista launches . . . I inadvertently did a clean install, lol. Anyways, my question is basically should I attempt to install windows 7 again? Any advice in general would be appreciated, thank you
     
    pgrim91, Oct 12, 2009
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  2. SwiftSnipeR

    SwiftSnipeR Notebook Consultant

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    is your disk scratched up? mine had minor scratches and it failed when i tryed to install it.
     
    SwiftSnipeR, Oct 12, 2009
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    You need to delete the recovery partition.
     
    vvaid117, Oct 12, 2009
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    @swift sniper

    yeah, my drivers disk had scratches, but I eventually got it to work

    @vvaid

    how would I delete the recovery partition? vista wouldn't start at all before so I couldnt really delete a partition . . . unless I used a linux boot disc or something
     
    pgrim91, Oct 13, 2009
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    Lanaya Templar Assassin

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    I think you solved your own question!
     
    Lanaya, Oct 13, 2009
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  6. thebest

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    If your using the Win 7 leak from online that one doesn't always work.
     
    thebest, Oct 13, 2009
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  7. pgrim91

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    @thebest
    yeah, I figure I'll just spend the $50 because I'm a student
    @element
    Its too late now . . . I wiped everything and installed again. I'll keep that in mind for the future though, thank you
     
    pgrim91, Oct 13, 2009
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  8. ren3g7ade

    ren3g7ade Notebook Evangelist

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    Here is how you do a Windows7 installation without the recovery partition. You basically let it create the recovery partition and you OS partition, then delete the OS partition and extend the recovery partition to use all the space on the drive. You can rename the partition too, if needed, after the install completes.

    Hack to Remove 100 MB System Reserved Partition When Installing Windows 7

    Good Luck!
     
    ren3g7ade, Oct 13, 2009
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    I just installed Win 7 RTM on my G71gx with no problems. I just deleted the windows partition with vista then installed Win 7 X64 fresh. No problems.
     
    Solid71, Oct 13, 2009
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    Don't try all these complicated steps!

    Get your bootable Windows 7 disk and there is an option to delete partitions. Just search for it.

    If your disk isn't automatically booting, then press esc during the startup logo of ASUS and then it'll ask to press any key to boot from cd. You can delete partitions JUST BY USING THE BOOTABLE DISK. Don't mess with other things and end up getting other errors. Find it within the Win7 install screen.
     
    vvaid117, Oct 14, 2009
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  11. ren3g7ade

    ren3g7ade Notebook Evangelist

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    If you had bothered to look at the link I attached to my post, you would see that the steps I mention use the Windows 7 Installer Partitioning Tool. Please read the posts carefully before making sweeping remarks like "Don't try all these complicated steps!"
    You are the one that suggested deleting the recovery partition in the first place.
     
    ren3g7ade, Oct 14, 2009
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  12. pgrim91

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    okay, I'll try that . . . just more of a general question here: do I need to firmat a new partition on my harddrive to install 7 there, or is there an option to put it into unallocated/unformatted space? On my first hard drive I want to shrink my vista partition to half and put 7 on the other, but do I need to format that second half?
     
    pgrim91, Oct 14, 2009
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    My apologies, I tried to guide him/her to the easiest option. I had the same headache of a problem and I would've loved for someone to boil down the information into a few sentences.
     
    vvaid117, Oct 14, 2009
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    Don't apologize for trying to help. I liked your explanation better.
     
    bmcassagne, Oct 14, 2009
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  15. ren3g7ade

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    The point is, hopefully some of what was said in this post helped pgrim91. I used the article in the link I specified to complete my Win7 install (sans recovery partition) so I thought that would be clear enough for others to use.

    @pgrim91
    If you repartition a drive, it is usually best to format the new partition as most OSs expect them to be formatted for the install to continue. There are some OSs that will format a drive if it isn't already formatted, but I wouldn't take any chances personally (I am always wary of automatic formatting prior to install). In this scenario I would recommend formatting the partition before proceeding with your install as you are not sure of the state of the new partition.
     
    ren3g7ade, Oct 15, 2009
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  16. bmcassagne

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    It was a good link ren3g7ade, but I am lazy and appreciate people like vvaid117. :) No offense intended.
     
    bmcassagne, Oct 15, 2009
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