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Install error: Unable to create new system partition or locate....
Hi all. I know this is a 'common' problem. I've just spend the last 3 hours scouring web sites on this issue, but the solutions suggested so far haven't worked, or it may be that the one thing I'm leaving out is actually required.
I have the Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit Upgrade. I also have a GRUB dual boot with Linux, and maybe that's the problem as I am deliberately not using the 'clean' command. (see below)
I did have XP loaded, but I wanted a clean install so I wiped the partition with the 7 installer. I'm afraid I've been naive about all of the 7 installation woes which I'm finding out about now. I thought it would be easy and simple like in the past.
After getting the error in the title, I found sites telling how to use diskpart to manually setup the partition. I tried this with the exception that I did not use 'clean' and hence did not need to create a brand new partition, the reason being that I have other partitions that I want to save.
I had deleted and then created the primary part. with the 7 installer, and then when that failed, I used diskpart to format it and set it to active. After that, I exit diskpart and reboot the machine but I'm still getting the same error. As per the instructions, after the reboot I simply clicked 'next' with the default partition selected and did not do any extra fiddling.
So, one obvious question is, is 'clean' required by Win 7? Is the Grub MBR fouling this up? I would think an install wouldn't care what was there before as long as it has permission to overwrite it. I don't want to erase those other partitions if I can avoid it. Any help is greatly appreciated!