I bought my machine on the Canadian equivalent of Craig's List. The seller advertized a clean install of windows 7. It turns out to be win 7 ultimate. I transferred my files from my old XP machine to the new one using the transfer wizard via ethernet cable. (Not sure that's relevant or not) Whenever I log on or off (boot/reboot) I get the error LogonUI.exe No Disk Please Insert a disk into drive \device\harddisk1\DR1 I've also been trying to use Windows Loader 2.2.2 and getting the error "unsupported partition table" Looking at the thread titled "46620-Windows-7-loader-issue-unsupported-partition-table-4" (which I can't link because this is my first post) my problem seems to be similar, but I'm too much of a noob to know the difference between UEFI mode and MBR. I checked my boot menu and the bios options. It was set to "UEFI and Legacy" but when I changed it to "Legacy" my machine wouldn't boot, it hung on the flashing cursor. I think my LogonUI error and the unsupported partition error are related which is why I'm posting 2 problems at the same time. Any help I can get would be appreciated. Here's my MGADiag. Code: Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0):----------------------------------------- Windows Validation Data--> Validation Code: 0 Cached Online Validation Code: 0x0 Windows Product Key: *****-*****-F3HRC-YJYVB-P6TR4 Windows Product Key Hash: Jetr2IxNYLs1lqp1t6jK3VM8e1Y= Windows Product ID: 00426-OEM-8992662-00356 Windows Product ID Type: 2 Windows License Type: OEM SLP Windows OS version: 6.1.7601.2.00010100.1.0.001 ID: {6FF7622E-3B7A-4980-9BCD-922291AC1C08}(1) Is Admin: Yes TestCab: 0x0 LegitcheckControl ActiveX: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Product Name: Windows 7 Ultimate Architecture: 0x00000009 Build lab: 7601.win7sp1_gdr.130828-1532 TTS Error: Validation Diagnostic: Resolution Status: N/A Vista WgaER Data--> ThreatID(s): N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Windows XP Notifications Data--> Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 File Exists: No Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGA Notifications Data--> Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGAExec.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 OGA Data--> Office Status: 109 N/A OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002 Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002 Office Diagnostics: 025D1FF3-364-80041010_025D1FF3-229-80041010_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-517-80040154_025D1FF3-237-80040154_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-244-80070002_025D1FF3-258-3 Browser Data--> Proxy settings: N/A User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Win32) Default Browser: C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled Active scripting: Allowed Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed File Scan Data--> Other data--> Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{6FF7622E-3B7A-4980-9BCD-922291AC1C08}</UGUID><Version>1.9.0027.0</Version><OS>6.1.7601.2.00010100.1.0.001</OS><Architecture>x64</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-P6TR4</PKey><PID>00426-OEM-8992662-00356</PID><PIDType>2</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-2586333687-1441182102-2723401560</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.</Manufacturer><Model>To be filled by O.E.M.</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>American Megatrends Inc.</Manufacturer><Version>F5</Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="7"/><Date>20130806000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><HWID>525C3807018400F2</HWID><UserLCID>0409</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time(GMT-05:00)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>3</stat><msppid></msppid><name></name><model></model></SBID><OEM/><GANotification/></MachineData><Software><Office><Result>109</Result><Products/><Applications/></Office></Software></GenuineResults> Spsys.log Content: 0x80070002 Licensing Data--> Software licensing service version: 6.1.7601.17514 Name: Windows(R) 7, Ultimate edition Description: Windows Operating System - Windows(R) 7, OEM_SLP channel Activation ID: 7cfd4696-69a9-4af7-af36-ff3d12b6b6c8 Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f Extended PID: 00426-00178-926-600356-02-1033-7601.0000-1292014 Installation ID: 021946075155318743077883463406950396141784458905924660 Processor Certificate URL: ://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88338 Machine Certificate URL: ://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88339 Use License URL: ://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88341 Product Key Certificate URL: ://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88340 Partial Product Key: P6TR4 License Status: Initial grace period Time remaining: 6840 minute(s) (4 day(s)) Remaining Windows rearm count: 4 Trusted time: 5/10/2014 10:48:03 AM Windows Activation Technologies--> HrOffline: 0x00000000 HrOnline: 0x00000000 HealthStatus: 0x0000000000000000 Event Time Stamp: 4:14:2014 11:16 ActiveX: Registered, Version: 7.1.7600.16395 Admin Service: Registered, Version: 7.1.7600.16395 HealthStatus Bitmask Output: HWID Data--> HWID Hash Current: MAAAAAEABAABAAEAAAABAAAAAQABAAEA6GHERljJVPLc39wVEDNu+OhVfrf0pG51 OEM Activation 1.0 Data--> N/A OEM Activation 2.0 Data--> BIOS valid for OA 2.0: yes, but no SLIC table Windows marker version: N/A OEMID and OEMTableID Consistent: N/A BIOS Information: ACPI Table Name OEMID Value OEMTableID Value APIC ALASKA A M I FACP ALASKA A M I HPET ALASKA A M I MCFG ALASKA A M I FPDT ALASKA A M I BGRT ALASKA A M I SSDT AMD POWERNOW
Daz very likely has your answers; the only way to get a truly clean installation is to do it yourself. One of the best forums to learn how to do that, as well as solve Windows 7 puzzles and riddles (aka problems and issues) is right here. The stickies section has an enormous amount of good and useful information.
Thanks for the responses! I just added my diagnostic info up top. Is the only solution a reformatting of the HD? I've been running as is for a few weeks. I'd rather not have to copy all my files, install programs etc. over again. What's the significance of eliminating partitions? (I try to keep Windows on its own partition and files, programs etc on another one.) Thanks again for the help. I'm finding these forums very useful!
You bought a pc from somebody who claimed it having a 'clean' install of Windows 7. It's shipped with an OEM:SLP key without having a SLIC table in BIOS . Did you pay money for the OS or was it a 'free' addition ? In such a dubious scenario i would recommend to follow Daz' advice.
If any of the EFI/GPT stuff remains then the loader still won't work. I'd recommend a clean install simply because of the suspicious LogonUI.exe error.
Your problem's root cause is the flawed OS. It's your choice, either keep a flawed OS or install a non flawed one. Could you possibly "unflaw" your current OS? Maybe, but how much time are you willing to devote to that attempt? I've learned over the years, sometimes you have to stop beating a dead horse and just get another one. Either way, you're going to have to spend time fixing your problem. Spend that time on something you know will work and not something you hope will eventually work.
I followed the very helpful guide on these forums for installing Windows 7 from a DVD. I chose a custom install and told it to format the hard drive. The install continued fine. I grabbed Daz' installer off a USB drive, copied it to the C:, unzipped it and ran it. I got the same error as before: unsupported partition table. Any advice? I'm going to check to make sure I didn't boot using UEFI with the DVD drive. (For some reason the windows tool wouldn't make a bootable USB- it failed at 99% three times.) Thanks again for all your help. These forums are great! I appreciate the fact that so many experts are able to write posts understandable to noobs without sounding condescending. Second Update: Apparently, when you want to format the HD when doing a fresh install, it is important to also delete the small system partitions created by previous Windows installs! Live and learn... Problem solved! Did a full reinstall, remembering to set the Bios to legacy and deleting the old system partitions. Daz' loader worked too. Thanks a ton!
Yes. All partitions must be removed so that you've got one big block of unallocated space. If you're then booted in a non-UEFI mode it should install Windows in a way in which the loader supports. There are other options such as a BIOS mod, WindSLIC UEFI or if you install Windows 7 Pro instead of Ultimate then you could also use KMS activation.