Windows 7 on Tecra A4

Just tried installing Windows 7 on my Tecra A4 and as I half expected, installation failed.
When Vista came out there were problems too, but the solution was to rename 'pcmcia,sys' to 'pcmcia.old'. Hoping this would be the fix for Win'7 I tried it, but unfortunately it didn't work.
Does anyone have any tips for a successful install?
Thanks,
Salamat

Many thanks! Your tip "Have you also renamed / deleted the file in Windows\System32\driverstore\filerepository\pcmcia .inf_ * ?" was exactly right!
Third attempt was a fresh install and having renamed both sets of files installation went through fine.
Wireless adapter wasn't recognized immediately but after connecting by ethernet cable it updated drivers immediately. Compatibility test had warned me of potential problem but Vista couldn't find better drivers.
Device Manager just showing two problems now. Firstly the PCMCIA adapter (Texas Instr,), which was to be expected and secondly a Mass Storage Controller (location PCI bus 6) but I haven't identified what this is yet.
Otherwise working well.
Thanks for your help,
Salamat

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