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Fixing Windows 8 Installation Problems: Recap May 18-19

Alright, so I dabbled a little with Windows 8 and tried to mess up the installation on purpose to show you some common installation problems, here’s a quick recap that will help you to get started


Common Problems During Or After A Windows Installation

When using the Windows installer to install the OS, you will run into quite a few problems from time to time, for example Windows might be unable to create a system partition because you currently have external devices plugged in. Another common problem is that you did not properly initialize your drive and Windows has problems recognizing it and giving you the error “no drives were found

Yet another problem that is common is that in your BIOS your SATA port is set to RAID or AHCI and when booting Windows 8 you receive the error “driver_irql_not_less_or_equal”, which is also easier to fix than many sites suggest

 

Get Started: 10 Steps To Initialize A New Hard Drive 

Alternative To Fresh Install: How to quickly clone a hard drive or SSD

Files You Might Need: Download Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit ISO File

 

Files You Might Need:  Burn Ubuntu Or Any Other ISO File 

 

Fix: Setup was unable to create a new system partition

Fixing Boot Records via “bootrec.exe”

No drives were found: Click “load driver” 

 

Booting Windows 8: Fix driver_irql_not_less_or_equal (amdsbs.sys)