Jun 5, 2025 · If the drive isn't detected at all, try using a different USB port or cable, as faulty connections can prevent recognition. Regarding playing a DVD from an external drive, it depends on …

Dec 8, 2018 · Move disk back to Win 10 internal DVD drive, copy file to disk & close disk to work on other drives. Move disk back to external DVD drive, can read from & copy to disk. Move external …

Apr 24, 2014 · I purchased a genuine windows 7 installation disk and cannot install the windows in my lap top as the DVD drive is not functioning. I have a DVD player with a VGA connection that can be …

May 28, 2010 · Make sure you've copied any files on the USB flash drive to an external location. The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool will erase any data on the USB flash drive.

Jul 28, 2017 · I'm looking to upgrade from XP to 10. Purchased software downloaded ISO file and have saved it to a formatted external hard drive. Attempted to boot from cmd with admin privileges, …

Nov 5, 2009 · I gave up on my internal drive. Problem was "solved" with new external DVD writer.

To save your files before installing Windows, back them up to an external location such as a CD, DVD, or external hard drive. To install a new copy of Windows 7 Professional, click the Back button in the …

Back up your files to a CD, to a DVD, to an external drive such as a USB flash drive, or to a secondary partition. When the backup is complete, perform a clean installation of Windows XP.

How do I upload my Windows xp files and settings from my external hard drive to my new computer which has Windows 7

Jun 11, 2012 · The destination for the backups are on an external drive. Checked drive settings only to find they had changed somehow to the DVD RW drive D????? Attempted to adjust the stupid …