Hi,
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop (Acer Aspire 5738Z). It has a simple SATA HDD. Ubuntu installed fine and I did not like it. So I decided to remove it completely and install Windows 8 (I have genuine). I made a bootable ISO USB of Windows 8 and booted from it. The setup started and asked me to select whether Upgrade or do a Custom setup. I selected Custom and deleted all the partitions etc on the drive and tried to install Windows on it but its giving me the following error:
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We could'nt create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information view the setup log files.
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I searched alot on google about this and mostly people are getting this issue who have RAID drives. My simple old laptop has no RAID setup / drive in anyway. I am booting through a USB pendrive and trying to install windows 8 and it used to work everytime earlier I did it. Only after this Ubuntu thing its giving me this problem.
Some suggested that I should do DISKPART etc. and I did the following commands in DISKPART but after doing all its still giving me that error:
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LIST DISK
SELECT DISK 0
CLEAN ALL
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT fs=NTFS
ASSIGN
EXIT
EXIT
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Then I restarted my laptop but to no avail. The same error keep on popping up.
After this I also tried to install ACHI drivers (As suggested to some people who had RAID). I downloaded the ACHI drivers of Windows Vista from Acer's website and tried to do that also but after installing the drivers it would not show up the disk at all.
So in a nutshell, I have a unusable system with me and I am not able to install Windows 8 on it. What do I do ?? Please help solve this issue. I am been trying to get this work for the last 12 hours or so. Good thing that I have my netbook with me through which I am able to post this message and download drivers etc.
Any help in this regard will be highly appreciated. I curse myself why oh why I installed Ubuntu on my full HDD.
Thanks.
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop (Acer Aspire 5738Z). It has a simple SATA HDD. Ubuntu installed fine and I did not like it. So I decided to remove it completely and install Windows 8 (I have genuine). I made a bootable ISO USB of Windows 8 and booted from it. The setup started and asked me to select whether Upgrade or do a Custom setup. I selected Custom and deleted all the partitions etc on the drive and tried to install Windows on it but its giving me the following error:
---
We could'nt create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information view the setup log files.
---
I searched alot on google about this and mostly people are getting this issue who have RAID drives. My simple old laptop has no RAID setup / drive in anyway. I am booting through a USB pendrive and trying to install windows 8 and it used to work everytime earlier I did it. Only after this Ubuntu thing its giving me this problem.
Some suggested that I should do DISKPART etc. and I did the following commands in DISKPART but after doing all its still giving me that error:
---
LIST DISK
SELECT DISK 0
CLEAN ALL
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT fs=NTFS
ASSIGN
EXIT
EXIT
---
Then I restarted my laptop but to no avail. The same error keep on popping up.
After this I also tried to install ACHI drivers (As suggested to some people who had RAID). I downloaded the ACHI drivers of Windows Vista from Acer's website and tried to do that also but after installing the drivers it would not show up the disk at all.
So in a nutshell, I have a unusable system with me and I am not able to install Windows 8 on it. What do I do ?? Please help solve this issue. I am been trying to get this work for the last 12 hours or so. Good thing that I have my netbook with me through which I am able to post this message and download drivers etc.
Any help in this regard will be highly appreciated. I curse myself why oh why I installed Ubuntu on my full HDD.
Thanks.
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