Setup cannot continue error while upgrading to windows 7



In order to have secure and fast performance, users like upgrading. At present the most advanced windows operating system is windows 7. Though it is a simple process but due to several issues taking place while up gradation, it is always recommended to make a data backup prior to carrying out such activity. Not doing so will arise severe data loss situation and need of data recovery tools equipped in restoring partition data efficiently.



One of the most common problem faced, is while upgrading to windows 7 from windows vista or XP. When the process is initiated it continues for sometime however it may not be completed successfully, with the error message as-

“Setup cannot continue due to a corrupted installation file. Contact the vendor of your windows installation disc or your system administrator for assistance”.



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As stated in the error, the installation disc used is corrupted. To resolve this issue windows 7 ISO file is to be downloaded. But, this is not the end of trouble, in addition to the above; other problems may arise as well such as not being able to boot to windows 7 or rolling back to previous system.


All you can do in this situation is booting in safe mode and starting the system with “last known good configuration”. On logging, some of the data might be found missing from disk partition, the folders are visible still the files cannot be accessed.

Setup cannot continue error and such others are among the most important factors causing data loss. In such situations, one of the following may be done for restoring data-


  • The damaged drive can be detached and used with another computer using windows OS
  • Creating rescue CD and using it boot windows 7
  • Imaging or copying partition data to storage media

If the above fails, you definitely need to use windows 7 file recovery software that includes bootable CD through which windows 7 NTFS partition is read. It then applies sophisticated scanning algorithms for retrieval of data no matter it is lost, deleted or inaccessible. Number of advanced options for creation of disk image, disk cloning, RAW data recovery etc is included enabling complete restore in this and other such situation.



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