Can't install windows 8 on my laptop

[cluberti]

Please try the above with diskpart.

 

[VitaliyV22]

Ok so luckily I converted my disk to GPT and cleaned it and I was successful to create a partition and I assigned it. when I went to the installation process, I choose drive 0 partition 1 and clicked next. I got an error that said "We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information, see the Setup log files."

 

[VitaliyV22]

I managed to create the missing partitions , the system, reserved and primary. I go to the installation, click next and the installation starts. After a while an error pops out and says that we couldn't format one of the partitions and I realized it was the primary partition. So I went back and tried to format it using "format quick fs=ntfs" but that didn't work and I get an error message. After that I typed in active and this came up:"THE SELECTED DISK IS NOT A FIXED MBR DISK.THE ACTIVE COMMAND CAN BE ONLY USED ON FIXED MBR DISKS". That's basically my only obstacle for now

 

[KYHI]

boot from your windows setup media - when you get to the setup screen that asks you to "install to" click advanced and delete every partition until you only have unallocated space.. then select that unallocated space as the "install to" - windows setup will create all the partitions it needs..

 

[VitaliyV22]

I did that before and I got the error that I posted in the picture

 

[KYHI]

get there again and then click new this time (don't change size, just ok or next) and then select as install to

 

[VitaliyV22]

Yeah I did that too and I got a primary partition with 300 mb. So I realized there is a problem with my primary partition where windows has to be installed.

 

[KYHI]

copy and paste this into a txt file - named partitions.txt and copy that txt file to the windows media usb stick..

===============================================================
select disk 0
clean
convert gpt
rem == Windows RE Tools Partition 1 ==
create partition primary size=350
format quick fs=ntfs label="WINRE"
assign letter="T"
set id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
gpt attributes=0x8000000000000001
rem == System Partition 2 ==
create partition efi size=100
format quick fs=fat32 label="SYSTEM"
assign letter="S"
rem == Microsoft Reserved (MSR) Partition 3 ==
create partition msr size=128
rem === Windows Partition 4 ===
create partition primary
format quick fs=ntfs label="WIN_OS"
assign letter="W"
list volume
exit

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- Boot the computer using the Windows 7/8/8.1 installation media.
- On the first screen, press SHIFT+F10 to bring up command prompt.
- Run the following commands at the command prompt.

diskpart /s d:\partitions.txt
or
diskpart /s e:\partitions.txt

depending on usb drive letter - should be d or e usually

 

[cluberti]

This almost sounds like a problem with the BIOS settings - it might be wise to reset everything to optimized defaults, make sure UEFI is enabled (but legacy/CSM support is not), and that the USB stick is formatted FAT32 (just in case). If it still fails at that point, it's probably a problem with what's on the USB key, or the key itself (it doesn't sound like it's a system problem if it had a working install on it previously - assuming the system was otherwise working properly before it was wiped, of course).

 

[KYHI]

selecting " new " from the un-allocated space should create a 4**GB partition

so not sure how he just getting (1) 300MB partition

when windows setup will create the 3 or 4 partitions it needs..

He should be receiving a message stating - windows needs to create the needed partitions - then he should be selecting yes

 

[cluberti]

Correct - diskpart appears to do it just fine, so I'm guessing what's on the USB key (contents of the Windows install) or the USB key itself is the problem here.

 

[KYHI]

He can download new media here - Create installation media for Windows 8.1 - Windows Help
he should select USB media and insert the media USB into the slot and let the tool format and create the windows setup media on the USB stick..
Maybe that will fix the issue..

 

[cluberti]

Possibly, yes.

 

[VitaliyV22]

copy and paste this into a txt file - named partitions.txt and copy that txt file to the windows media usb stick..

===============================================================
select disk 0
clean
convert gpt
rem == Windows RE Tools Partition 1 ==
create partition primary size=350
format quick fs=ntfs label="WINRE"
assign letter="T"
set id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
gpt attributes=0x8000000000000001
rem == System Partition 2 ==
create partition efi size=100
format quick fs=fat32 label="SYSTEM"
assign letter="S"
rem == Microsoft Reserved (MSR) Partition 3 ==
create partition msr size=128
rem === Windows Partition 4 ===
create partition primary
format quick fs=ntfs label="WIN_OS"
assign letter="W"
list volume
exit

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- Boot the computer using the Windows 7/8/8.1 installation media.
- On the first screen, press SHIFT+F10 to bring up command prompt.
- Run the following commands at the command prompt.

diskpart /s d:\partitions.txt
or
diskpart /s e:\partitions.txt

depending on usb drive letter - should be d or e usually

Thanks for the reply. I copied this in a text and put in on the usb. i booted cmd and typed the first command because that's the on i needed. An erro popped out and said Diskpart was unable to open or reaad the script file. I checked twice if the text was there and everything was fine. So then i decided to put the commands manually. everything was fine until i put the command set id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac . After like 4 minutes an error pops out and it says. THE SELECTED VOLUME OR PARTITION IS IN USE. TO CONTINUE WITH THE OPERATION USE THE "OVERRIDE" PARAMETER

 

[KYHI]

Ok, since you can get somewhere..

Boot from setup media
F10 to get prompt
Type> diskpart
type> select disk 0
type> clean

close command prompt
Click install
Click next, yes, and so on
don't do or click anything else unless setup asks you too.

 

[VitaliyV22]

Ok, since you can get somewhere..

Boot from setup media
F10 to get prompt
Type> diskpart
type> select disk 0
type> clean

close command prompt
Click install
Click next, yes, and so on
don't do or click anything else unless setup asks you too.

Happy New Year. Thanks for the reply. I followed your instructions, I got to then part where you choose the disk and stuff, I clicked next and the only thing that was there s drive 0 unallocated space. I waited like 5 minutes because it was creating the partitions but then it stopped and a partition 1 popped out and it was only 300 mb.

 

[KYHI]

you pc is booting via BIOS


You should click and install to the 465GB unallocated space partition 2

 

[VitaliyV22]

What do you mean I'm booting thru Bios. And I don't have a partition 2. The only thing that shows up is partition 1 and unallocated space like shown in the image

 

[KYHI]

By chance your you trying to install to a SSD ??

 

[VitaliyV22]

No I have a hdd