I have a Sony DVD RW DRU-V200A CD/DVD Drive which will not automatically start the Win 7 install DVD. Works on all of my other CD-R and CD discs. Trying to replace my XP OS with Win 7. Also can not find "setup.exe" to open MANUALLY. Instructions say to click Start, click Compuetr, double-click the drive and then double-click setup.exe. When I double-click the drive, all I get is the search window. Please help. Thanks. Sounds like it's the drive...try another bootable CD such as Ubuntu...Don't have Ubuntu. What about my Macrium bootable rescue cd?

update: Drive reads all of my CD-R discs fine including Macrium boorable rescue. Also plays music CD's. Guess it just can't read a DVD. I never tried a DVD in it so maybe it never read DVDs.Good Morning everybody out there!

Been Googling and have discovered it is common for CD/DVD drives to lose only DVD or CD capability (apparently my case) and it seems DVD usually fails first. Since I never played any DVD's, I do not know when my drive lost its ability to read them. Suggested fixes are to clean the common lens with a soft cloth and alcohol and also make sure the ribbon cable is not restricting laser travel because DVD read info is on the outside of the disc whereas CD read info is on the inside. I will try these before buying a new drive. I already replaced this drive a few years ago. I am surprised at the short life span considering I use them so infrequently.

Please chime in if you think I am on the WRONG track. Thanks.Aside from anything else, you need to make sure your system can support W7 - not all systems that shipped with XP can. Also, check to see if there are W7 drivers available for your system.I suspect it was only a CD drive all along...

There will be raised lettering somewhere on the faceplate stating what type drive it is... Quote from: Allan on January 23, 2014, 06:16:20 AM

Aside from anything else, you need to make sure your system can support W7 - not all systems that shipped with XP can. Also, check to see if there are W7 drivers available for your system.

I suspect it was only a CD drive all along...

There will be raised lettering somewhere on the faceplate stating what type drive it is...

I think OP got confused with drivers & drives.

Aside from anything else, you need to make sure your system can support W7 - not all systems that shipped with XP can. Also, check to see if there are W7 drivers available for your system.

Thanks Allan. Yes, I ran MS Win7 Upgrade Advisor tool and all of my hardware/drives checks out ok.

Allan asked you to check DRIVERS and not drives. As above, not all machines shipped with xp are compatible with W7. You should check if windows 7 drivers are available for your system.

If it reads the Macrium CD...which is bootable but does not do the same with the Win7 DVD then it sounds like the Win7 CD was not created properly...