can not install fresh copy of win 7

[AmooryBibo]

i had win7 in my system but i wanted to format the drive and install a new fresh copy, so i went ahead and i started win7 dvd and i have to mention that the hdd that i had my old win installed in was a partition of a 1tb hdd and it's divided into(195GB &750GB), so my system was installed in the 195GB partition. then i went into installation and i formated the 195GB hdd and when i hit next it gives me this meassage "Windows is unable to install to the selected location (Disk1 Partition1). Error 0x80300024". please help me install win7 again!!

 

[mudithajayath]

do you have any ways of getting backups of your data? if so, I recommend doing a re partitioning by deleting any of those existing partitions.

 

[Golden]

Hi,

What is on the other 750GB partition? Do you perhaps have another OS installed to this 750GB partition?

Is there another separate hard disk on this system?

Regards,
Golden

 

[AmooryBibo]

do you have any ways of getting backups of your data? if so, I recommend doing a re partitioning by deleting any of those existing partitions.

no i don't

 

[AmooryBibo]

Hi,

What is on the other 750GB partition? Do you perhaps have another OS installed to this 750GB partition?

Is there another separate hard disk on this system?

Regards,
Golden

i have some important files on the other 750GB and i do not have another
OS in it.
i do have a seperate hard disk on this system

 

[Kaktussoft]

"Windows is unable to install to the selected location (Disk1 Partition1)?????

disk 1 .. what's disk 0? unplug disk 0 and try again

 

[Golden]

Yes, Kaktussoft is correct, hence the request about the other HDD. Often the system files will try to span across more than a single disk during an install. Unplug DISK0 as suggested, and then install.

Regards,
Golden

 

[AmooryBibo]

you mean every tome i need to install windows i have to Unplug DISK0!!

 

[AmooryBibo]

do you mean that every time i ahve to install win7 i have to Unplug DISK0!!

 

[ignatzatsonic]

do you mean that every time i ahve to install win7 i have to Unplug DISK0!!

You should have only have 1 drive connected when you begin the install.

I assume this is a single drive system with multiple partitions. If that is true, you have nothing to unplug.

On the other hand, if you have 2 drives, unplug the one that you don't want to have Windows.

 

[AmooryBibo]

do you mean that every time i ahve to install win7 i have to Unplug DISK0!!

You should have only have 1 drive connected when you begin the install.

I assume this is a single drive system with multiple partitions. If that is true, you have nothing to unplug.

On the other hand, if you have 2 drives, unplug the one that you don't want to have Windows.

but i have another 2TB which is DISK0 and it contains a lot of data! what shoild i do then:huh:

 

[ignatzatsonic]

The best idea is to connect the drive that will have Windows to port 0, so that it will be Disk 0. You can get away with installing Windows on Disc 1, but in certain circumstances that can later cause problems.

So--disconnect all hard disk drives.

Then connect the Windows drive to the motherboard connector to which the 2 TB drive was connected--that is port 0.

Leave the 2 TB disconnected.

Install Windows to the other disc now on port 0.

After the install is finished and everything looks cool, reconnect the 2 TB to port 1. It will then show up as Disk 1, not disc 0.

 

[Golden]

Hi,

Do the following in this order:

1. Unplug the 2TB drive.
2. Install Windows to the 195GB partition on the plugged in disk
3. Plug the 2TB drive back in again.

Now you can continue as normal. During installation, it is always recommended to only have a single disk plugged in at a time. This makes the installation easier.

EDIT : Looks like we posted at same time Ignatz - sorry didn't mean to butt in.

Regards,
Golden

 

[ignatzatsonic]

EDIT : Looks like we posted at same time Ignatz - sorry didn't mean to butt in.

Regards,
Golden

No sweat Golden.

Do you remember that caveat about putting Windows on Disc 1? I ran that way for years without issues, but recall a post on this forum somewhere about how that can on rare occasions cause a problem of some type??

 

[Golden]

I remember it now, because I had that issue once, or so I suspect...........

 

[wanchoo]

Could you please clarify that if there is an external Disk 1 then that too needs to be disconnected when installing Windows on Disk 0?

I had till now thought that if Windows was being installed on Disk 0 then Disk 1 and other higher numbered Disks whether internal or external need not be unplugged.

do you mean that every time i ahve to install win7 i have to Unplug DISK0!!

You should have only have 1 drive connected when you begin the install.

I assume this is a single drive system with multiple partitions. If that is true, you have nothing to unplug.

On the other hand, if you have 2 drives, unplug the one that you don't want to have Windows.

 

[AmooryBibo]

The best idea is to connect the drive that will have Windows to port 0, so that it will be Disk 0. You can get away with installing Windows on Disc 1, but in certain circumstances that can later cause problems.

So--disconnect all hard disk drives.

Then connect the Windows drive to the motherboard connector to which the 2 TB drive was connected--that is port 0.

Leave the 2 TB disconnected.

Install Windows to the other disc now on port 0.

After the install is finished and everything looks cool, reconnect the 2 TB to port 1. It will then show up as Disk 1, not disc 0.

Too late.....what i did is that i disconnected the 2TB (DISK0) and i installed win 7!
What shall i do now ? NOTE: the 2TB still disconnected

 

[AmooryBibo]

Hi,

Do the following in this order:

1. Unplug the 2TB drive.
2. Install Windows to the 195GB partition on the plugged in disk
3. Plug the 2TB drive back in again.

Now you can continue as normal. During installation, it is always recommended to only have a single disk plugged in at a time. This makes the installation easier.

EDIT : Looks like we posted at same time Ignatz - sorry didn't mean to butt in.

Regards,
Golden

i appriciate your help guys thx don't worry

 

[AmooryBibo]

Could you please clarify that if there is an external Disk 1 then that too needs to be disconnected when installing Windows on Disk 0?

I had till now thought that if Windows was being installed on Disk 0 then Disk 1 and other higher numbered Disks whether internal or external need not be unplugged.

do you mean that every time i ahve to install win7 i have to Unplug DISK0!!

You should have only have 1 drive connected when you begin the install.

I assume this is a single drive system with multiple partitions. If that is true, you have nothing to unplug.

On the other hand, if you have 2 drives, unplug the one that you don't want to have Windows.

let me see and i'll get back to you

 

[Kaktussoft]

do you mean that every time i ahve to install win7 i have to Unplug DISK0!!

You should have only have 1 drive connected when you begin the install.

I assume this is a single drive system with multiple partitions. If that is true, you have nothing to unplug.

On the other hand, if you have 2 drives, unplug the one that you don't want to have Windows.

but i have another 2TB which is DISK0 and it contains a lot of data! what shoild i do then:huh:

The best idea is to connect the drive that will have Windows to port 0, so that it will be Disk 0. You can get away with installing Windows on Disc 1, but in certain circumstances that can later cause problems.

So--disconnect all hard disk drives.

Then connect the Windows drive to the motherboard connector to which the 2 TB drive was connected--that is port 0.

Leave the 2 TB disconnected.

Install Windows to the other disc now on port 0.

After the install is finished and everything looks cool, reconnect the 2 TB to port 1. It will then show up as Disk 1, not disc 0.

Too late.....what i did is that i disconnected the 2TB (DISK0) and i installed win 7!
What shall i do now ? NOTE: the 2TB still disconnected

power off, reconnect the 2TB disk. power on and boot from the other disk