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Installing windows 7

  • 22-10-2018 1:31pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭


    I am installing a fresh install of windows 7 (home premium) on my all-in-one PC. I come to the partition screen and it saying Disk 0 Unallocated Space total space 465.8 GB, free space 465.8 GB, which is normal saying that. when I click next, it says windows is unable to install to the selected location. Error: 0x80300024. when I press shift + f10, type in diskpart, enter, list disk, enter it mentions no Disk or anything. Any help appreciated


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,598 ✭✭✭aligator_am


    leemaree wrote: »
    I am installing a fresh install of windows 7 (home premium) on my all-in-one PC. I come to the partition screen and it saying Disk 0 Unallocated Space total space 465.8 GB, free space 465.8 GB, which is normal saying that. when I click next, it says windows is unable to install to the selected location. Error: 0x80300024. I've googled it and no luck. Any help.

    I searched for that error and found this

    http://www.errorlive.com/error-code-0x80300024

    Also, if try to manually create the partition does it allow it?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,357 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    leemaree wrote: »
    I am installing a fresh install of windows 7 (home premium) on my all-in-one PC. I come to the partition screen and it saying Disk 0 Unallocated Space total space 465.8 GB, free space 465.8 GB, which is normal saying that. when I click next, it says windows is unable to install to the selected location. Error: 0x80300024. I've googled it and no luck. Any help.

    Try manually creating a partition on the drive - click on Drive Options, then New, and create a partition from there. See if that helps.

    If not, firstly make sure that you don't have any other hard drives connected to the machine bar the one you want to install on. Also, check out this video and see if its any use:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4ilMAAk1Q8


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    If you have the installation media at hand.

    I would use diskpart to clean the drive you wish to install and then attempt the installation.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭leemaree


    I searched for that error and found this

    http://www.errorlive.com/error-code-0x80300024

    Also, if try to manually create the partition does it allow it?
    couldn't

    I went to that website alright but I can't delete or format because there greyed out. There is an option to create a partition but I don't know what number to put in


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,507 ✭✭✭bennyineire


    NoDrama wrote: »
    If you have the installation media at hand.

    I would use diskpart to clean the drive you wish to install and then attempt the installation.

    Yep diskpart is you friend here to format the drive, this guide will show you how

    https://neosmart.net/wiki/diskpart/#If_you_can8217t_boot_into_Windows_7


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭leemaree


    Yep diskpart is you friend here to format the drive, this guide will show you how

    https://neosmart.net/wiki/diskpart/#If_you_can8217t_boot_into_Windows_7

    I typed in disk list after diskpart but no drives show up


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,598 ✭✭✭aligator_am


    leemaree wrote: »
    I typed in disk list after diskpart but no drives show up

    Does it just say no disks found when you run the list disk command?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭leemaree


    Does it just say no disks found when you run the list disk command?

    Sorry my mistake, found it but what do I do then?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,598 ✭✭✭aligator_am


    leemaree wrote: »
    Sorry my mistake, found it but what do I do then?

    https://superuser.com/questions/825017/how-create-new-partition-on-an-unallocated-space-using-diskpart/825068

    Have a look through that, it should hopefully help.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,507 ✭✭✭bennyineire


    leemaree wrote: »
    Sorry my mistake, found it but what do I do then?

    type the following

    "list disk" (this should show the available disks)

    Now you need to select the disk, type "select disk 0"

    Now use the clean command by type "clean" and hit enter.

    That should be it then, reboot and try install the OS


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭leemaree


    type the following

    "list disk" (this should show the available disks)

    Now you need to select the disk, type "select disk 0"

    Now use the clean command by type "clean" and hit enter.

    That should be it then, reboot and try install the OS

    I have tried this and nothing


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭leemaree


    I can't understand why won't windows install on the partition that I have which is 465.8 GB? When I click new the default is: 476940


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,074 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    leemaree wrote: »
    I can't understand why won't windows install on the partition that I have which is 465.8 GB? When I click new the default is: 476940

    Did you create the partition or is that empty space on the drive?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭leemaree


    Did you create the partition or is that empty space on the drive?

    When I get to where the partition screen is, it just says Disk 0 Unallocated space total size : 465.8, free space 465.8. Nothing else, just that one


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,357 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    leemaree wrote: »
    When I get to where the partition screen is, it just says Disk 0 Unallocated space total size : 465.8, free space 465.8. Nothing else, just that one

    Can you create a partition manually like I suggested before? It should auto-populate the size of partition to create - once you create it, you can select the partition for the installation. It'll say that Windows may create extra partitions but you can accept that. Any luck with this?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭leemaree


    PropJoe10 wrote: »
    Can you create a partition manually like I suggested before? It should auto-populate the size of partition to create - once you create it, you can select the partition for the installation. It'll say that Windows may create extra partitions but you can accept that. Any luck with this?


    yes I clicked new, then I left the number as the default, clicked apply and then it said "To ensure that all Windows features work correctly, Windows may create additional partitions for system files" I click OK and then nothing happens


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,074 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    leemaree wrote: »
    yes I clicked new, then I left the number as the default, clicked apply and then it said "To ensure that all Windows features work correctly, Windows may create additional partitions for system files" I click OK and then nothing happens

    Did the first partition leave empty space for further partitions or did it take all the empty space?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭leemaree


    Did the first partition leave empty space for further partitions or did it take all the empty space?

    It left room I think. Not sure to be honest. All I know when I clicked on new, and then apply, no other partition appeared. Should it have? Do u know what number I should put it when I click on new if the one already there is 465.8 GB?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,290 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    Can you take photo and display here of your DISKPART window with "list disk" command issued


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,598 ✭✭✭aligator_am


    leemaree wrote: »
    It left room I think. Not sure to be honest. All I know when I clicked on new, and then apply, no other partition appeared. Should it have? Do u know what number I should put it when I click on new if the one already there is 465.8 GB?

    What model of all-in-one machine is it? reason I ask is that I've seen some of those machines have a small SSD used as boot drive and bigger drive to be used for data although I'm not sure that's relevant in this case.

    Have a look at this and see if it sounds similar to what you're seeing:
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-ie/help/927520/you-cannot-select-or-format-a-hard-disk-partition-when-you-try-to-inst

    Also, have a look at this, it's indicating that the BIOS needs to be set to legacy and not UEFI if you are installing a 32bit version of Win7:

    https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askcore/2011/05/31/installing-windows-7-on-uefi-based-computer/


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,357 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    leemaree wrote: »
    yes I clicked new, then I left the number as the default, clicked apply and then it said "To ensure that all Windows features work correctly, Windows may create additional partitions for system files" I click OK and then nothing happens

    That should create a partition though. After you do this, do you still only see unallocated space, or do you see partitions created?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭leemaree


    Can you take photo and display here of your DISKPART window with "list disk" command issued

    I am unable to but I did follow this

    diskpart.
    list disk.
    select disk {number}
    clean.
    create partition primary.
    select partition 1.
    active.
    format fs=fat32 quick

    I got as far as create partition primary and then I get a Virtual Disk error:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭leemaree


    PropJoe10 wrote: »
    That should create a partition though. After you do this, do you still only see unallocated space, or do you see partitions created?

    still see unallocated space


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,598 ✭✭✭aligator_am


    leemaree wrote: »
    I am unable to but I did follow this

    diskpart.
    list disk.
    select disk {number}
    clean.
    create partition primary.
    select partition 1.
    active.
    format fs=fat32 quick

    I got as far as create partition primary and then I get a Virtual Disk error:

    I don't think you can install windows on a fat32 partition, needs to be ntfs?

    Try going through the steps again for diskpart but stop once you've input the "active" command.

    Let's know how that goes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,290 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    Can you take photo and display here of your DISKPART window with "list disk" command issued
    !!!
    leemaree wrote: »
    I am unable to but I did follow this

    ....
    format fs=fat32 quick

    I got as far as create partition primary and then I get a Virtual Disk error:
    Full size screen picture please.

    Its not only commands i would like to see. There is more info from it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,357 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    leemaree wrote: »
    still see unallocated space

    I'd be fairly skeptical about your installer then. Are you using an official Windows 7 disc, or a burned copy? Or a USB ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,290 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    I have feeling, booting from within original Windows itself. I could be wrong.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭leemaree


    PropJoe10 wrote: »
    I'd be fairly skeptical about your installer then. Are you using an official Windows 7 disc, or a burned copy? Or a USB ?

    an iso


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,290 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    leemaree wrote: »
    an iso
    From where? From Windows you logged in?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭leemaree


    From where? From Windows you logged in?

    I download it from a piratebay site and burned it onto DVD. it needs no product key


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭leemaree


    I don't think you can install windows on a fat32 partition, needs to be ntfs?

    Try going through the steps again for diskpart but stop once you've input the "active" command.

    Let's know how that goes.


    That's the think. I don't get to the active command


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,290 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    leemaree wrote: »
    I download it from a <lets remove this....> site and burned it onto DVD. <...and this>
    .
    Sorry, from this point i am out.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭leemaree


    .
    Sorry, from this point i am out.

    Thanks anyway


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,357 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    leemaree wrote: »
    I download it from a piratebay site and burned it onto DVD. it needs no product key

    Your installer is probably dodgy. Do you have a product key for Windows 7?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,759 ✭✭✭degsie


    Have you tried to get your money back from piratebay?


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  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Asking how to install pirated software is not allowed. Thread closed.


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