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New UEFI MB, windows 7 install error 0xc0000225, HDD MBR partitions
Hello!
On my desktop computer, I had dual boot - win xp on :C and win7 x64 on :E. I had to buy a new motherboard and processor because old MB was fried and now I can't install new win 7. My HDD had 4 MBR partitions and I would like to keep 2 of them (D, F) because I have valuable files there. New MB is Asrock FM2A88M and it seems to have UEFI.
First I tried to install new OS from DVD, but it wouldn't boot, nevermind the boot order. I would just get boot option screen with win xp and win 7, but ofc I can boot neither. There is no point in trying to repair it, because it wouldn't work anyway. I suppose it's because it wasn't for UEFI. So I made USB UEFI boot and it boots from USB -Windows is loading files, but when it finishes I get 0xc0000225 error. I just want to format :C and :E, install win7 on :C. My HDD is 500GB and I don't have any need for GPT partitioning. Secure boot is disabled and I didn't see any option in BIOS/UEFI that would help me.
Do you have any advice? I really don't want to format my whole disk, even if I had that option.