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Unable to Install Windows 7 , but able to Install Win xp ??

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/unable-to-install-windows-7-but-able-to-install-win-xp.144748/

nvrmndryo
nvrmndryo Original post #1
Aug 6, 2011 at 3:09 PM
hi , I was using win 7 64 , But Some how by using Partition magic I did sumthing wrong , n win 7 got corrupted , so I tried to Install Win 7 again but it won't it says media is corrupt or gives another one error . Then i tried to install win xp 64 n installed succesfully ., Later again I tried win 7 but same prob , my media is fine even i tried another installation disk ,so what is the problem ?:x
thetechfreak
Aug 6, 2011 at 4:52 PM
Please be specific on what error or wrong you might have done. You might have destroyed the partition tables.
You might have to delete everything and repartition
gameranand
Aug 6, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Did you deleted that 100MB partition that win 7 makes ???
nvrmndryo
Aug 7, 2011 at 1:52 AM
formatted hdd with gpart,worked bt new prob occurred ------>*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/software-...ve-not-showing-windows-7-critial-problem.html