setup error on windows install


  1. Posts : 4
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    setup error on windows install


    There are no partitions and the space is all unallocated yet every time I try to get windows 7 to install I get" setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. See the set up log files for more info. I tried to talk to dell and they won't help. And I cannot figure it out even after all the googling I've done. Thanks
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  2. whs
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    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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    Define a primary, active partition of appr. 50GB on that disk. You can do that with disk management. Then install into that partition.
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  4. Posts : 4
    windows 7 home premium 64
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    Thanks for those ideas but whs I have no idea how to do that and gregrocker I was looking at it awhile ago and tried it it didn't work
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    DupreeeM said:
    Thanks for those ideas but whs I have no idea how to do that and gregrocker I was looking at it awhile ago and tried it it didn't work
    It shows how to create a primary active partition in the tutorial. So obviously you have not followed the steps in the tutorial completely which is what's required to troubleshoot these issues.
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    Or I followed them exactly the way it said and the problem is persisting
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    Test the hard drive with the makers Hard Drive Diagnostic Procedure

    Then run a full Disk Check on the full disk partition you created and marked Active.
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  8. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #8

    Is there any way to post a shot of these setup files.

    It`s sounds like you are trying to install to a GPT disk, even though it`s unallocated.
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