Solved Setup was unable to create a new system partition

[bayeasy]

While im trying to do a fresh install of windows 7 i get this error, please help

 

[hArLtRoN]

Welcome to Seven Forums.

What you are going to want to do is create the partition BEFORE you start installing Windows 7.

 

[theog]

Why are you reinstalling?


Check the hard drive with the manufacturer's diagnostic tools.
Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.
Hard Drive Diagnostic Procedure

 

[bayeasy]

Welcome to Seven Forums.

What you are going to want to do is create the partition BEFORE you start installing Windows 7.

How can i do this if i cant boot my old os because it got so messed up?

 

[bayeasy]

Why are you reinstalling?


Check the hard drive with the manufacturer's diagnostic tools.
Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.
Hard Drive Diagnostic Procedure

and im reinstalling cause some of my reg got messed up with alot of my drives and windows was really corrputed, i also had vista and i wanted windows 7 because i like it alot better

 

[hArLtRoN]

1. Set your PC to boot from DVD via BIOS
2. Put the DVD in and let it load until you get to this screen:
   
   
3. Once at this screen, press: (SHIFT+F10) to get a CMD window
   
   
4. MAKE SURE YOU SELECT THE DRIVE YOUR INSTALLING WINDOWS TO NOT ANOTHER. In the CMD window, type in Each Command and Press <ENTER> Key as follows:
   
   DiskPart <ENTER>
   list disk <ENTER>
   select disk 0 <ENTER>
   clean <ENTER>
   create partition primary align=1024 <ENTER>
   format fs=ntfs <ENTER> (Will Take a While)
   assign <ENTER>
   active <ENTER>
   exit <ENTER>
   exit <ENTER>
5. After it completes, exit the INSTALL COMPLETELY and reboot.
6. Once you are back in, go about installing Windows just DO NOT ALLOW Windows to create a new partition, use the only one there.
   
   
7. Windows will now install

Hope this helps! Post back if you need further instructions or help

 

[bayeasy]

trying it out now

 

[hArLtRoN]

Let us know how it goes

 

[LittleJay]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html

Follow the steps in this tutorial for preparing your HDD, before trying to reinstall Windows 7 again.

 

[hArLtRoN]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html

Follow the steps in this tutorial for preparing your HDD, before trying to reinstall Windows 7 again.

This is very similar to what I said.

 

[bayeasy]

Let us know how it goes

i will, thanks for helping, clean all takes for ever

 

[LittleJay]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html

Follow the steps in this tutorial for preparing your HDD, before trying to reinstall Windows 7 again.

This is very similar to what I said.

Sorry mate. When I started my reply, yours hadn't posted yet, or I wouldn't have posted mine.

 

[hArLtRoN]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html

Follow the steps in this tutorial for preparing your HDD, before trying to reinstall Windows 7 again.

This is very similar to what I said.

Sorry mate. When I started my reply, yours hadn't posted yet, or I wouldn't have posted mine.

It's all good , just letting bayeasy know that the methods were very similar.

 

[bayeasy]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html

Follow the steps in this tutorial for preparing your HDD, before trying to reinstall Windows 7 again.

This is very similar to what I said.

Sorry mate. When I started my reply, yours hadn't posted yet, or I wouldn't have posted mine.

Both are good incase one doesn't work, let me get this right though i type this

"create partition primary align=1024"

after clean all

 

[hArLtRoN]

This is very similar to what I said.

Sorry mate. When I started my reply, yours hadn't posted yet, or I wouldn't have posted mine.

Both are good incase one doesn't work, let me get this right though i type this

"create partition primary align=1024"

after clean all

YES. That is correct, right after the "CLEAN ALL" command.

 

[bayeasy]

Sorry mate. When I started my reply, yours hadn't posted yet, or I wouldn't have posted mine.

Both are good incase one doesn't work, let me get this right though i type this

"create partition primary align=1024"

after clean all

YES. That is correct, right after the "CLEAN ALL" command.

does clean all normaly take more than 40 mins?

 

[hArLtRoN]

It depends on the size of the drive. How big is your drive?

 

[bayeasy]

It depends on the size of the drive. How big is your drive?

300 gigs

 

[hArLtRoN]

It should be done pretty quick if I remember correctly.

 

[bayeasy]

It should be done pretty quick if I remember correctly.

hope this method works been trying to get this to work for over 10 hours now

Edit* now on the fs=ntfs part