You really should learn to Google.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2466753

http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/04/KCS/KcsArticles/ArticleView?docid=DSN_347576

I just tried reinstalling win7 and I forgot to mention that I get this message right after the install is finished.

"Windows setup could not configure Windows to run on this computers's hardware".

After this I reboot and windows is starting then I get this message.

"Windows could not complete the installation.  To install windows on this computer, restart the installation".

I reboot again and now get "start up is starting services" on the splash screen.

Someone have any idea what I need to do to get this working again???? :emotion-7:

Thanks for the response...I did google and have been googling all week.  I've read almost every post I could find even remotely relating to this issue and I've even gone through the MS link you posted before posting here earlier in the week.  I don't seem to have that file  %systemroot%\Panther that I need.  Also, it keeps installing on "D" for some reason and not C as it normally would.  I ended up going to intel and downloading the newest file but im still getting the same error messages.

Since you say you have the Windows 7 DVD, I'd wipe that hard drive first using something like DBAN since it sounds like it isn't a "clean" hard drive.

Yes I have win7 prof and I've deleted partitions and formatted the drive.  I now have it loading to C and applied the intel driver but still getting the same messages.  I was now able to go through the MS check and I do have the paths that they are looking for which i was previously not able to find.  This is a new drive since the previous drive went bad.  Should I look for a drive that doesn't have this issue (i.e.: older SATA if that's even possible).  I am really pretty frustrated with this since I've spent a good portion of my day fooling with something that should take no time to complete.

Thanks for the help.

maybe http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Laptop-HDD-Laptop-SSHD-Momentus/Cannot-Install-Win7-XP-on-E6500-With-Seagate-Momentus-XT-Hybrid/td-p/77344 is the answer

Well I finally got it to load without errors!!!

Thank God bc I was just about to throw this thing over my back fence...lol.  I really don't know what did it bc I just did the same thing with the intel driver and it just finally finished with no errors.  I guess whatever the issue was it corrected itself or for whatever reason pushed past the issue and loaded correctly.

Thanks for all your help :emotion-21:

Hi,

Please change SATA operation from Raid on to AHCI in bios settings.

It worked for me. :)