
If you are facing this (error: A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing) problem while installing Windows, then this article is for you. To fix this, Motherboard manufacturers have released a free utility that will modify Windows 7 bootable installation USB drive and add the necessary drivers to you your USB. This only happens if you install Windows 7 through USB. This message will not come up if you install Windows 7 from the DVD.

So, here we’ll give you the complete guide on error message “A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing”. In this case, you have to install USB drivers manually in order to see your hard drive. And the reason this happens because some computer’s motherboard uses different USB controller chipsets, that windows 7 doesn’t recognize. It seems, there are lots of peoples that have Windows 7 not supported chipset computers, who are unable to install Windows 7 through USB.

Note: If the Windows installation media is in the CD/DVD drive, you can safely remove it for this If you have a driver floppy, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now.

Select the driver to be installed – Load Driver.Ī required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. Unable to install Windows 7 through USB, getting this error message:
