Need Help When Installing Windows 7? -

I have downloaded the ISO file, and I am ready to burn it to the disk, which is a DVD-R by the way. Anyways whenever I put the DVD in the drive it says quot;drive not ready, please insert blank disk. My question is does it have to be a DVD-RW?

Hi Robert H, My name’s Ron, and I’m a member of the Windows Outreach Team. I thought I’d jump in here and drop off some info that might help you out. First, you should be fine using a DVD-R to burn the ISO. This is what I did. Depending on which ISO burning (here are a couple to try: http://www.isobuster.com/ and http://www.download.com/Active-ISO-Burne... you might need to change your settings to get it to recognize the disc as being readable. Once you get that squared away, you should be good. Also, remember that you need your product key to actually activate the installation. Grab that here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows... Hope this helps. Cheers, Ron Windows Outreach Team

Rewritables aren t required for the Windows 7 Beta images. It should burn without issue. My suggestion is to use Imgburn or an alternate imaging tool.

it s depending on the ISO burner program you re using. if you can chose the media type, don t chose DVD but chose quot;auto detectquot;. DVD-R is ok. i ve had the same problem :)

you need the internet while installing windows 7 for updates windows7 beta download has ended and you won t be able to get the install drivers

I only use DVD-R and I am running Windows 7 quite well for the past three weeks