Trying To Install Windows 7

[cc333]

I'm trying to get Windows 7 installed on a computer, and I have to slipstream NVMe drivers so setup sees my drive, but then Setup blocks me with "A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing."  This would be fine, except I've already integrated ALL of that, so I shouldn't be getting this error, should I?  Every driver I try results in either "no device drivers were found" or, if I come across a valid driver and I tell it to load by clicking "Next", it will work for a bit and then tell me "no new devices could be found."

I'm using NTLite to add the drivers to boot.wim and install.wim.

What am I doing wrong?

c

[cc333]

Answering myself...

I devised a workaround:

1. Using the untouched Windows 7 ISO, install to a regular SATA hard drive
2. Configure the installation with NVMe drivers so it can see/boot from the SSD
3. Use Clonezilla to move the newly NVMe-enabled installation to the SSD

I'd still like to figure out why integrating drivers is so weirdly broken, but this ought to work for now while I wait for a fix.

c

Edited 21 hours ago by cc333

[superleiw]

 

Are you trying to install Windows 7 RTM or with some updates?

Have you added the necessary NVMe hotfixes KB2990941 & KB3087873 along your NVMe drivers?

[cc333]

13 minutes ago, superleiw said:

Are you trying to install Windows 7 RTM or with some updates?

It's a Dell OEM ISO, so it has a few updates (SP1 and such).
 

13 minutes ago, superleiw said:

Have you added the necessary NVMe hotfixes KB2990941 & KB3087873 along your NVMe drivers?

Yes, but apparently that's not enough?

c