I need a windows 7 disc. My eMachine came without one.. Getting this error: "There is an error with your installation. Please reinstall the application"

Anonymous
2013-05-05T23:55:55+00:00

I need a win 7 disc. Either full disc or restart disc. I cannot even start my computer. Continually get "Setup is starting services".  another window opes saying "Install Windows - There is an error with your installation. Please reinstall the application". This keeps coming up continually.

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Anonymous
2013-05-13T22:14:07+00:00

Hello Steve,

Assuming that you were able to burn the Windows 7 ISO file to a DVD, that is your "Boot Media".  What may be happening is that your first boot device - the device your computer boots from - is not your DVD drive.

To get around this, reboot your computer and as you do press and hold the F12 key. That will bring up a menu that will allow you to select the DVD burner (player) as your first boot device. Select that, insert your DVD, and press any key to start the installation process.

Let me know if this helps you out.

Regards,

BearPup

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-05-17T23:23:52+00:00

    Hello Steve,

    Sorry for the delayed reply, I lost my email and I'm just now sorting it all out. So you need the Home Premium 64 Bit version of Windows, right?

     

    The download link for the ISO file is here:

     Windows 7 Home Premium (x64)  - X17-58997 .

     

    Once you've downloaded the ISO file you need to burn it to a DVD - right-click on the file name and click Burn to disc. Once you've done that you're ready to go. Just place the DVD into your DVD player and reboot the computer. The installation process is automatic and self-explanatory. Towards the end is where you'll be asked for your product key. Insert it then and you're good to go!

     

    Let me know if you need further details or information. Let me hear from you when your laptop is up and running!

     

    Regards,

    BearPup

    Dear BearPup

    I've a similar problem with my laptop running a genuine Windows 7 Pro SP1, will the method you describe work on my system and can you tell me what the link is for the Windows 7 Pro ISO (32 bit)?

    Thanks in advance for your help.

    Regards

    Luddite 1965

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-05-17T23:58:47+00:00

    How R U BearPup? I thought the problem was taken care of. I burned the ISO using the bfile for ImgBurn, and it allowed me to get into the machine. I ran the first first part of the Recovery Process.

    Step by step of what I did:

    1. Windows is loading files
    2. Scrollbar is running
    3. Searching for Windows installationh
    4. Ran Startup Repair

        Here R the results:

        Test 1: Root Cause Found:

                  Name: Boot Status Test

                  Result: Completed successfulley. Error = 0x0

    The next twelve test were run, with these results

    Check for updates    System Disk Test   Disk Failure diagnosis   Disk Metadata Test   Target Test   Target OS test   Volume Content Check   Boot Manager  Diagnosis   System Boot Log Diagnosis   Event Log Dianosis   Internal State Check   .

    Last successful Boot Time: 5/5/2013 9:33:08 GMT

    5)  Showed Hard Drive Disks (5)  System Reserved (C:)   eMachines (D)   PQ Service (E:)   Local Disk (G:)   Boot (X):)

    I was able to see my files on the (D:) Drive. I could even save some of them to a Flash Drive. But when I clicked "Click Load Drivers I got this message: Insert the installation medis for the device and click OK to select driver.:

    Got this message "No Boot Disk has been detected or disk has failed.

    Then I started over again, this time using "System Restore" this showed me 7 dates and times. I clicked on each one, the one dated 5/5/2013 / Automatic Restore Point said 'you must enable System Protection on this drive.

    All the other possible restore points said the same thing. Here is where I am lost. When I ran the "System Restore" earkier all said "You must restore drive containing windows. None of the Possible "Restor Points" would allow me to check the box, and use as a restor point.

    I went on line to eMachines and they wanted $99.00 to get a Full Windows 7 Installation Disk, But I did not, because you said the file I downloaded was the full win 7 disk.

    Do you think I need to get another Hard Drive? I will wait until I hear from you.

    Thank You Again

    Steve Boys

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-05-18T00:21:33+00:00

    Hello,

    Yes, the process is the same. The download link for the ISO file you want is here: http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24280.iso .

    Let me know if this fixes the issue for you.

    Regards,

    BearPup

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-05-18T00:26:24+00:00

    I am using a very old Pent 3 computer, running Windows XP. At this point I am about to just give up on this, and install a New Hard Drive..

    Right now I am running the Windows Memory Diagnostics tool. Maybe this will give me a clue as what to do next.

    Have A Blessed Day. By the way, I was able to save my Sermons to a Flash Drive. I am going to try tomorrow to try and save the Video Sermons to a flash drive. I was able to check the (D") Drive and see that there are 50GB of Video Sermons.

    Dteve (The Buffalo Soldier)

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