Windows 7 - Clean Reinstallation - Partitions Problem

First of all I had this ERROR: d3d10_1.dll , DWM - Bad Image.

I tried almost every solution to fix this. But when I reached to repair installation everything went even worse. Using this Tutorial

I couldn't do repair install from Windows 7 Bootable USB drive while logged in Windows 7. (Yes used the same iso file from Google Docs as in below)

It said there's not enough free storage. You need at least this much free space to install.

So I tried to fix this free storage problem with no luck, so I skipped to Clean Installation.


Now, here comes the detailed part.


I have original Windows 7 Ultimate x64-bit DVD. But it didn't have SP1. So I decided to download latest Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with SP1 in order to save some time from updating it later.

I used repair install tutorial as guide to find the right iso file. Looked in this page.

I saw English version Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest has iso file named: X17-59465.iso

Clicked the iso link, unfortunately it was broken link.

I tried searching iso file with the exact same name "X17-59465.iso" in Google search. But didn't find any, but I found out that iso file name is also related to "en_windows_7_ultimate_with_sp1_x64_dvd_u_677332.iso". Searched that in google. Found this iso file at Google Docs

So I used that Google Docs iso file to make a bootable flash drive. I manually made it using this tutorial: usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html

Now I was ready to optimize my Windows for reinstallation. Note: If I want boot from this USB drive I have to go to boot menu and select Hard Drive then select that USB flash drive.

I optimized my Hard Drive for reinstallation. Using this tutorial: ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html

I did "Create the System Reserved partition" from Step Two as shown in the image.
- select disk 0
- clean
- create partition primary size=200
- format fs=ntfs label="System Reserved"
- active
- create partition primary size=256000
- format fs=ntfs label="Seven"
- exit

Everything was successful. Now I had created
- Disk 0 Partition 1: System Reserved 200MB / 182MB System
- Disk 0 Partition 2: Seven 250GB / 249.9GB Primary
- Disk 0 Unallocated Space 1612.8GB / 1612.8 GB

This is what is showed me when in Windows 7 installation on "Where do you want to install Windows?"

But when I selected "Disk 0 Partition 2: Seven" with 250GB and pressed next it said: "Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate and existing system partition. See the Setup log files for more information." This happened with Bootable USB drive.

But when I tried to reinstall with my original Windows 7 DVD I didn't have to optimize for reinstallation. I just delete everything in "Where do you want to install Windows" panel, created a new partition with 250 GB and select that partition, clicked next, created system reserved partition automatically for me and then it started installing.

Why can't I install Windows 7 from USB drive? Is it because iso file is broken or USB doesn't have the rights to create partitions on it own? What would be the solution?

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Not sure about the flash drive what did you use to create the bootable media sorry I missed that part

Yes thank you,
You prefer the manual way
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Please use the link above my signature for the free forum utility to fill them out for you it might help someone figure out what happened,
Cheers.

Well, I reinstalled my Windows 7 from original dvd.

But when I plug in the same USB with the exact same files that I tried to install from the first place. Now it doesn't say that there's not enough free space, like it said before when trying to do repair install.

Now here is a important question. If i unplug my current hard drive where I have Windows 7 installed and plug in a new empty hard drive to my pc and test if that USB actually works. Could I still plug in my old hard drive with Windows 7 and have it work fine. Doesn't it cause any problems if I do that?

Oh and I couldn't find any UEFI nor Secure boot from BIOS. Before I also tried to reinstall Windows with bootable USB flash drive for UEFI. It crashed whenever I plugged the USB in.

Yea you can put another drive in and test just make sure to not activate automatically do it later after 7 is installed/ unplug internet access
I doubt any issues to the drive will happen if that's what you mean or the usb
Just wipe the hdd after as normal before loading anything else on it,
Cheers.