CIS 170F: Windows 7 Administration

Week 2

Identifying Common Installation Problems

  • Media Errors
  • Insufficient Disk Space
  • Not Enough Memory
  • Not Enough Processing Power
  • Hardware That Is Not on the HCL (Hardware Compatibility List)
  • Hardware with No Driver Support
  • Hardware That Is Not Configured Properly
  • Incorrect Product Key
  • Failure to Access TCP/IP Network Resources
  • Installing Nonsupported Hard Drives

Dealing with installation problems

If an error message appears indicating that Windows can't be installed to the partition you chose, click Show details. If the details indicate that Windows must be installed to a partition formatted as NTFS, then you will want to convert your hard disk to the NTFS format.

  1. Cancel the Windows 7 installation, and remove the installation disc.
  2. Click Start > All Programs > Accessories and right-click Command Prompt and select Run as.
  3. Select The following user, choose a user with administrator permissions, type the password for this user, then press OK. The command prompt appears.
  4. At the command prompt, type convert : /fs:ntfs and press Enter to convert the drive. For example, typing convert c: /fs:ntfs. Note that there is a space immediately before /fs.
  5. If asked if you would you like to force a dismount on this volume, type Y, then press Enter.
  6. If asked if you want to schedule the drive to be converted the next time the system restarts, type Y, press Enter, then click to close the Command Prompt window.
  7. Turn off your computer, then start your computer. Use this process instead of using the Restart command. Windows will convert the disk to NTFS and then restart your computer. When Windows XP starts again, return to section Performing a custom installation of Windows 7.