Cannot install Windows 7

I think somehow the install got directed to that small partition, which would explain why it is marked active and then aborts with partition error.

Either that or the fact that C: isnt' marked active is aborting it to C:.

or right click the C: in Disk Management or using Easeus and set active

Sorry for the delays in reporting back. I searched my apartment high & low for a blank CD or DVD and couldn't find any, so I had to run to Wal-Mart to get some DVD-RWs

Now with GParted, I noticed its Linux based. When I burn the .iso, is it going to give me Windows files or Linux files?

I'm about to toss my laptop out my window (don't worry, I'm ground level). I can't get GParted to work. Couldn't get anything done in Easeus. Can't reformat anything in Disk Management. And I can't really accomplish anything in diskpart.exe. Not to mention Dell's PCRestore.exe won't work for me. And no matter how many times I try, I can't get the option for a factory restore (with the disk) going through the F8 or F12 boot option. This is frustrating as hell

EDIT: Well it turns out diskpart.exe may have worked after all. Managed to switch C: back to the only active drive, and sure enough it let me do a clean install without the partition error

This happened with three different installers yesterday.