Can't Install Win7 on T60P

[ArtShapiro]

I've just tried a "clean" install of both Professional 32 and Ultimate 32 on my XP-Pro equipped T60P.

Both have failed after copying from the installation CD to the disk, asserting that some file(s) are missing or corrupt. I didn't write down the exact message.

Clearly my hard drive was being accessed, so it wasn't a matter of the missing Sata drivers.

The now-clobbered drive is being restored from my Windows Home Server machine, so I should be back up on XP by the time I hit the transmit key on this message. But I'd sure like to know what I'm overlooking here.

Any advice would be more than welcome.

Art

[GomJabbar]

You might want to run some hard drive diagnostic software. You may have some bad blocks that need to be hidden.

Here are some links I have bookmarked.
Hitachi Drive Fitness Test

Fujitsu Diagnostic Tool and Erase Utility

Samsung HUTIL

SeaTools for DOS

PC Doctor for DOS bootable CD - ThinkPad

Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for DOS (CD)

[ArtShapiro]

I found that there was a Fujitsu drive in there, which to my horror is only 5400RPM. (In a T60P??!).

Going to the Fujitsu site in your link, I found they had been sold to Toshiba a few months ago - that was news to me. But Toshiba had the Fuji tests available. The extended test ran a few minutes over an hour, and the drive Passed.

So I guess that isn't it.

Art

[ArtShapiro]

So I guess that isn't it.

Well, noticing that there were a few delays - several seconds at a crack - during the diagnostic run, I figured that just maybe it was doing a correction of some sort and not telling me about it.

I tried reinstalling yet again - Bingo! We're up on Windows 7.

Thanks for the suggestion; that was anything but a "gimme" to me.

Art

[GomJabbar]

I'm glad it somehow worked out.