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Installing Windows 7
Installing Nonsupported Hard Drives If your computer is using a hard disk that does not
have a driver included on the Windows 7 media, you will receive an error message stating
that the hard drive cannot be found. You should verify that the hard drive is properly
connected and functional. You will need to obtain a disk driver for Windows 7 from the
manufacturer and then specify the driver location by selecting the Load Driver option
during partition selection.
Troubleshooting with Installation Log Files
When you install Windows 7, the Setup program creates several log fi les. You can view
these logs to check for any problems during the installation process. Two log fi les are
particularly useful for troubleshooting:
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The action log includes all of the actions that were performed during the setup process
and a description of each action. These actions are listed in chronological order. The
action log is stored as
\Windows\setupact.log.
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The error log includes any errors that occurred during the installation. For each error,
there is a description and an indication of the severity of the error. This error log is
stored as
\Windows\setuperr.log.
In Exercise 1.4, you will view the Windows 7 Setup logs to determine whether there
were any problems with your Windows 7 installation.
EXERCISE 1.4
Troubleshooting Failed Installations with Setup Logs
1. Select Start  Computer.
2. Double-click Local Disk (C:).
3. Double-click Windows.
4. In the Windows folder, double-click the Setupact.log fi le to view your action log in
Notepad. When you are fi nished viewing this fi le, close Notepad.
5. Double-click the Setuperr.log fi le to view your error fi le in Notepad. If no errors
occurred during installation, this fi le will be empty. When you are fi nished viewing this
fi le, close Notepad.
6. Close the directory window.
Migrating Files and Settings
Rather than perform an in-place upgrade, you can choose to migrate your fi les and settings
from an existing installation. In this case, you can use the User State Migration Tool (USMT)
or the Windows Easy Transfer utility.
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