Windows 7 Install Error

When i install windows 7 on my AAO It gives me an error abou the [OSImage] Cannot Be Found [Instal.wim]

 

reburn your disc

 

EDIT: INstall problem fixed.

now a new error, when i install windows 7 on my AAO 1GB Ram, 8 GB SSD , after the installation of windows files, when it is completing the installation , i get this error " Windows setup could not configure Windows to run on this computers hardware

 

i had the same install error when I was trying to install from a removable HD , I installed from a usb dvdrom and it worked fine

 

I installed it fine from a 8GB Usb drive.

Just make you sure that the drive is formated in NTFS and with the /nt60 bootsect setting.

Also, a Fresh install take about 7~10 GB, maybe it dont have enough space to make the temporal folders and such.

 

just try vlite your copy of windows seven. works fine cause this OS only half way to the final release, a LOT of vista modules still in

 

I also get the error at the end of the installation process.

My A110L has upgraded RAM to 1.5 GB.

I also tried to set up a Sun Virtualbox with 512 MB of RAM and exactly 7.0 GB HDD.
The Setup worked flawlessly, as did everything else after installation.

Somehow i dont want to believe its the SSDs size. Once (I tried like five times) i got an error prior to installation that said something like "The minimum HDD size has to be 5534 MB".

EDITS:

I checked the SSD after failed installation, it said 0.3 GB free of 7.3 GB total.
Damn it the iso has barely 2.4 GB!

I tried to install Windows 7 Build 7000.something

 

I installed the standard DVD on my 8gb SSD, it warns you that you need at least 9gb on install, but you can simply OK that.

Once installed, you can disable the page file, and the hiberfil.sys and get about 2.5gb remaining.

I am however having issues installing Office 2007 on it.

 

I'm also the getting the error at the end of the install. Did any of you experiencing the problem come to a conclusion? I'm really anxious to get Windows 7 installed

 

the error is because the 8gb SSD is not big enough to store the install. It clearly states it will need 9.5GB to install. I tried to go ahead anyway cause I couldn't get vlite to work last night, and I woke this morning to that error. I vlited the ISO down to about 1.5GB, installed it off an 8GB USB stick. No error, but 4 hours later it's STILL not finished... it's up to 'Setting up personalized settings...'. I'm wondering if this is because the SSD has been formatted with NTFS. I hope there's a way to convert it to FAT32 once it's up and running, otherwise I'll have to do this all again

 

to answer my own question: yes, NTFS install disk results in an NTFS source disk (common sense), and no, conversion from NTFS to FAT32 is not possible, only the other way (damn). Time to reinstall.

 

I've tried the install server times (6+) with different settings, vlited etc. getting the same error every time. Have you successfully got it?

I'm sorry if I'm sound a bit dumb here I'm yet to grasp the cause of the problem.

 

Not sure what your problem could be. I have gone through the install twice with the following vlite .ini. It was just a quick run through to remove the obvious (most of the saving is from removing all languages except English). Resulted in a 1.57GB installer, and after installation on the 8GB SSD I had approximately 900MB remaining. Removed page file and hibernation and freed up just over 3GB. However I'm still stuck with an NTFS format SSD and the performance is dire.

; vLite preset file
;
;#Environment:
; vLite v1.2
; Framework 2.0.50727.1433
; Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 32-bit
;
;#Target:
; Windows 7 ULTIMATE 32-bit
; Version 6.1 English (United States)
;
[Compatibility]

[CustomHide]

[Components]
;# Accessories #
Games-Premium Inbox Games
; Games-Premium Inbox Games
Speech Support
; Speech Support
;# Drivers #
Diva Server
; Diva Server
Modems
; Modems
Printers-Generic printer
; Printers-Generic printer
QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter
; QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter
Scanners
; Scanners
TV Tuners-ADS Technologies
; TV Tuners-ADS Technologies
TV Tuners-ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
; TV Tuners-ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
TV Tuners-AVerMedia Technologies, Inc.
; TV Tuners-AVerMedia Technologies, Inc.
TV Tuners-Compro Technology Inc.
; TV Tuners-Compro Technology Inc.
TV Tuners-Creatix
; TV Tuners-Creatix
TV Tuners-Hauppauge
; TV Tuners-Hauppauge
TV Tuners-KNC ONE GmbH
; TV Tuners-KNC ONE GmbH
TV Tuners-KWorld
; TV Tuners-KWorld
TV Tuners-Lumanate, Inc.
; TV Tuners-Lumanate, Inc.
TV Tuners-Philips Semiconductors
; TV Tuners-Philips Semiconductors
TV Tuners-Pinnacle Systems
; TV Tuners-Pinnacle Systems
TV Tuners-TerraTec Electronic GmbH
; TV Tuners-TerraTec Electronic GmbH
TV Tuners-VidzMedia Pte Ltd.
; TV Tuners-VidzMedia Pte Ltd.
;# Languages #
Arabic
; Arabic
Brazillian
; Brazillian
Bulgarian
; Bulgarian
Croatian
; Croatian
Czech
; Czech
Danish
; Danish
Dutch
; Dutch
Estonian
; Estonian
Finnish
; Finnish
French
; French
German
; German
Greek
; Greek
Hebrew
; Hebrew
Hungarian
; Hungarian
Italian
; Italian
Japanese
; Japanese
Korean
; Korean
Latvian
; Latvian
Lithuanian
; Lithuanian
Norwegian
; Norwegian
Polish
; Polish
Portuguese
; Portuguese
Romanian
; Romanian
Russian
; Russian
Serbian
; Serbian
Simplified Chinese
; Simplified Chinese
Slovak
; Slovak
Slovenian
; Slovenian
Spanish
; Spanish
Swedish
; Swedish
Table Driven Text Input Processor
; Table Driven Text Input Processor
Thai
; Thai
Traditional Chinese
; Traditional Chinese
Turkish
; Turkish
Ukrainian
; Ukrainian
;# System #
Help
; Help
Tablet PC
; Tablet PC

[Options]
DEP (Data Execution Prevention) = Default
; DEP (Data Execution Prevention) = Default
User Account Control (UAC) = Enabled
; User Account Control (UAC) = Enabled
AntiSpyware Realtime Protection = Default
; AntiSpyware Realtime Protection = Default
Memory requirement = Default
; Memory requirement = Default
AutoPlay = Enabled
; AutoPlay = Enabled
Paging Executive = Enabled
; Paging Executive = Enabled
Power scheme = Balanced
; Power scheme = Balanced
Power button = Default
; Power button = Default
Sleep button = Default
; Sleep button = Default
Control Panel - Classic View = Default
; Control Panel - Classic View = Default
Show hidden files and folders = No
; Show hidden files and folders = No
Show protected operating system files = No
; Show protected operating system files = No
Show extensions for known file types = No
; Show extensions for known file types = No
IE Phishing Filter = Default
; IE Phishing Filter = Default
IE Phishing Verification Ballon Tips = Default
; IE Phishing Verification Ballon Tips = Default

[Services]

[Protection]

[Drivers]

[Unattended]

[Hotfixes]

[LanguagePacks]

 

Damn, I knew there was something wrong with my 8GB AAO. So it was the amount of available space after all. That's why I wasn't able to do a clean install. Anyway, I successfully installed Windows 7 on my other laptop (with an HDD) using the bootable USB flash drive I made for the AAO. It worked perfectly.

http://www.electronicpulp.net/2009/01/1 ... ash-drive/

 

Hmm. I vlited the ISO down to 1.25 GB's. I still get the error during the last stages of the install. I'm getting pretty desperate here as I really need to get an OS onto my Acer. I'm sure its possible because I know a dozen of people that have put Vlited installations of Win7 on the 8GB SSD model.

 

is that true? so even after using vLite on the Windows 7 ISO, you still can't get past the "completing installation" part?

 

I'm trying to install Windows 7 on my AAO. I used vLite to shrink the install, but it has been sitting at completing installation for an hour now. Any ideas?

 

Please read the last post, the installation from vLite version is not the problem but is our little disk space 8GB SSD.
The only tweak that I have found to resolve this issue is repair and compress. You'll find more info in forum or visit this page:
http://www.electronicpulp.net/2009/01/2 ... -achieved/

 

I had the issue with the "setup cannot configure your hardware" message when I attempted the first install (AA1 with 8GB SSD, 1.5 GB RAM), so I used vLite to remove all of the extra languages, Media Center, etc.. from the install and then the install worked fine.

Once I had it installed I disabled hibernate and system restore, added the EWF filter and other tweaks from some of the other posts in this forum, and Windows 7 works really well. I have around 4GB of free space on the SSD and the system is very responsive.

One recommendation is to use the excellent AA1 Backup at http://macles.blogspot.com/2008/12/acer-aspire-one-aa1backup.html to backup your current OS before installing Win 7. I had a an Ubuntu install that I got to work really well on the AA1 and the AA1 Backup worked great for restoring my system after my initial failed Win 7 install. I have used it for both the Ubuntu and Win 7 to backup and restore successfully.