you have to copy the Windows DVD to a folder on your hard drive. 7C needs to be able to write to those files, which cannot be done to a closed DVD. I had the same problem last night before I realized I needed to copy the DVD to my hard drive. well duh ofcourse i know ive to copy the dvd to the hdd) E:\ is my other partition C:\ windows D:\ dvd E:\ other whatever dude...just trying to help. touch off!