[Prezelman]

I decided to go ahead and try installing windows 7 on my dell mini 10v. I currently have ubuntu 9.10 which I will dual boot once 7 is installed but I am having a hard time installing. I get to the point where you pick your drive to put the windows partition on and nothing comes up. I have a 120gb hard drive so why isnt it showing up? Do I need to delete my ubuntu partition first or what should I do?

[holmes4]

Select an "advanced" or "custom" install (I don't remember the exact words.) From there you have the ability to delete existing partitions and then install to the unallocated space.

[Prezelman]

For some reason I dont have the custom install button. When I click "what you should know before installing" it talks about the custom install but all i have is install now. Oh and I am trying to install home premium.

[holmes4]

Click Install Now - I think the custom install is on the next screen.

[Thorsteenster]

Yes, after clicking Install now it takes you to Upgrade or Custom.

[Prezelman]

Once I click install now it says "setup is starting" then it comes to a screen that says "select the driver to be installed" and a window comes up that says a required cd/DVD drive device driver is missing.I was able to delete my ubuntu partition but it

[Thorsteenster]

Maybe the Windows DVD is suspect, I have not seen an install go like that, and I've done 80 W7 upgrades/clean installs at work.
Is it a genuine Windows cd or a Dell OS cd?

[Prezelman]

I have it booting from a USB. I used the guide on this site to make it. I have an external cd and cd rom drive but I can't put DVD or dvdrs in it and windows 7 is on a DVD. My windows xp that came with the mini is a cd rom so I was able to use it to delete ubuntu from my drive but I still get that error. Do I need all the dell drivers at the start? I was thinking of using my desktops drive to install it but I wasn't sure if that would be more complicated or not.