Wiping Out Everything on Dell XPS 8100 Desktop

gregrocker · 25 Oct 2014

There are no USB3 drivers in the Win7 installer so it could be the problem although it should work as a USB2 device too. This is why it's prominently mentioned in both Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 and Overcoming Windows 7 Installation Failures - Windows 7 Help Forums

Do you have a DVD to burn from the ISO using Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

Try again with the ATA setting anyway.

If it fails this time unplug the flash stick, click the Red X in top corner of install window, then click Install Now again. You will get a new error message, click OK and plug in the stick to continue install.

paulyjames · 25 Oct 2014

I threw all my old cd/dvds out a long time ago. I do have kingston 2.0 flash drive thats 4gb but i could just delete everything there and put the iso file in it then see if it works? The thing was i bought this specific flash drive b/c it was 16gb and b/c i figure that way, i could have everything on it such as my files and also the windows 7 iso file.

paulyjames · 25 Oct 2014

A required CD DVD drive device driver is missing. IF you have driver floppy disk, cd, dvd or usb flash drive, insert it now.

Note if the windows instatllation medis is in cd/dvd drive, u can safely remove it for this step

paulyjames · 25 Oct 2014

It then shows no device drivers were found. Make sure installation media contains correct drivers then click okay. I click okay. Then click rescan... nothing...

paulyjames · 25 Oct 2014

Then i x few things. Back to same thing with custom install and back to same error message

Setup was unable to create new system partition

gregrocker · 25 Oct 2014

paulyjames said:

I threw all my old cd/dvds out a long time ago. I do have kingston 2.0 flash drive thats 4gb but i could just delete everything there and put the iso file in it then see if it works? The thing was i bought this specific flash drive b/c it was 16gb and b/c i figure that way, i could have everything on it such as my files and also the windows 7 iso file.

Where did you get the ISO file?

Write the ISO to the other flash stick using Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

If that doesn't work then get some DVD's. You can get 3 for $2 on the wall by photo dept at Walgreens.

gregrocker · 25 Oct 2014

Are you sure you changed to ATA setting?

paulyjames · 25 Oct 2014

gregrocker said:

paulyjames said:

I threw all my old cd/dvds out a long time ago. I do have kingston 2.0 flash drive thats 4gb but i could just delete everything there and put the iso file in it then see if it works? The thing was i bought this specific flash drive b/c it was 16gb and b/c i figure that way, i could have everything on it such as my files and also the windows 7 iso file.

Where did you get the ISO file?

Write the ISO to the other flash stick using Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

If that doesn't work then get some DVD's. You can get 3 for $2 on the wall by photo dept at Walgreens.

I downloaded on a site. The file is windows 7 home premium 64 bit and its 3.1gb

paulyjames · 25 Oct 2014

gregrocker said:

Are you sure you changed to ATA setting?

Yes it is. I just went back and looked again.

Is there anything else for me to check?

LIke sata 1 , sata 2 drive etc?

paulyjames · 25 Oct 2014

Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

Thats where i downloaded windows 7 iso. You gave me the link last time...