Can't boot from DVD to install windows 7, 0xc000000f

[emil.andersten]

So i'm having trouble installing windows 7 on a clean formated ssd from an install disc.
I wanted to wipe an old laptop i got from school so i formated the disc on my main pc amd put it back in the laptop.
I have a windows 7 disk which i know works but when i try too boot it on my Thinkpad L440 i get the infamous 0xc000000f.
I thought my loadorder was wrong so I went into BIOS and changed it so that the cd booted first, nothing. I assumed my cd player was bust so i got an external player and tried, still nothing.still nothing. Someone said to disable secure boot but that was already off so no.

I'm starting to think maybe something went wrong after formating the SSD. In hindsight I should have waited with formating the drive and reset it using windows reset function.

Any suggestions what to do is helpfull. Thanks!

 

[Saga Lout]

When you switched to the external optical drive, did you make sure BIOS has USB Legacy Support enabled?

Without that, there's no power to the USB Ports until an Operating System cuts in.

 

[emil.andersten]

When you switched to the external optical drive, did you make sure BIOS has USB Legacy Support enabled?

Without that, there's no power to the USB Ports until an Operating System cuts in.

Thank you, yes i checked that. Didn't work.

 

[robert600]

I would pull the SSD out and see if it boots from optical without it.

 

[emil.andersten]

I would pull the SSD out and see if it boots from optical without it.

good suggestion! Tried it and it didn't boot with the internal not with an external optical. i get "media test faliure" but it can't be the optical connection because when i connected the external it registered in BIOS. it must be the disc right? But when i put it in my stationary it asks is it should run setup. I'm stumped!

 

[robert600]

Could you use your main pc to create a bootable usb thumb drive (using Rufus or something like it)? Then see if the laptop will boot from that.

 

[emil.andersten]

Could you use your main pc to create a bootable usb thumb drive (using Rufus or something like it)? Then see if the laptop will boot from that.

Looked around but i dont have any thumb drives at the moment, i'll get back when i've tried that, thanks.

Edit: Alright! I got a thumbdrive and used rufus to make it bootable. Finally installing. Thanks everyone!

 

[Saga Lout]

As robert600 says, it's the media and it probably isn't the drive so it's worth burning another DVD, also using Rufus to make it bootable.

 

[TerryLaze]

Someone said to disable secure boot but that was already off so no.

Turn it on and try again,when the industry switched to uefi they also switched the install media to uefi,if your windows 7 is made for uefi and secure boot is off it won't boot,it needs secure boot on. (and vice versa)

 

[Saga Lout]

Nice one, Terry. We're running short of ideas on this problem.