Errors
A media driver your computer needs is missing. this could be a DVD, USB, or Hard disk driver. If you have a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive with the driver on it, please insert it now. Note: If the installation media for Windows is in the DVD driver or on a USB drive, you can safely remove it for this step.A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a driver floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now.
What is this Windows Installation error means?
- Operating Systems: Windows 8 or Windows 2012
Error: A media driver your computer needs is missing. this could be a DVD, USB, or Hard disk driver. If you have a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive with the driver on it, please insert it now. - OS: Windows 7 , Windows Server 2008 R2
Error : A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a driver floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now.
What is the reason for this error ?
Possible causes of this error
- The installation DVD has been removed during the setup process.
- A low-quality DVD was used to create the installation DVD.
- Fast burning of DVD
- The DVD drive cannot read the media, due to corruption or Physical damage.
- The ISO file is corrupted.
How to solve Windows Installation driver missing error ?
Troubleshooting steps
- Burn the ISO in a high quality DVD at a slower speed and retry Installation.
- Update DVD drive’s BIOS firmware .
- Use the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool to create a bootable USB flash drive, and then use the USB flash drive to install Windows.
- Run the DVD on a different computer to determine whether the DVD works correctly.
- Test your DVD drive by using an official Windows installation DVD.
- Attach the ISO file to a virtual machine to check whether it is corrupted.
- Run the DVD on a different computer to determine whether the DVD works correctly.
- Test your DVD drive by using an official Windows installation DVD.
- Attach the ISO file to a virtual machine to check whether it is corrupted.
