Setup was unable to create a new system partition

kkty5 · Jul 24, 2014

I got a sony vaio e series with windows 8 installed on it. I got it from a friend and was told to re-install windows. It had a bunch of spyware and malware on it. Anyway, when i first tried to boot from my windows dvd i got a message saying "Operating system not found" and when I tried to install windows with a usb, setup ran and i deleted all the partitions and when i tired to install i got this message "setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system". I looked around and people said to fix this use a windows install disc. So im stuck in a back and forth situation. Also to add, i did change the laptop to legacy boot.

USAFRet · Jul 24, 2014

Booting from whichever (DVD or USB), when it asks 'where' go into Advanced. Select each partition and delete.
Eventually you will be left with one large unallocated pace.

Let Windows use that to install and create what it needs.

kkty5 · Jul 24, 2014

USAFRet :

Yeah, I did that. No luck :/

kkty5 · Jul 24, 2014

Ok, I figured it out. If anyone else is having problems, follow these steps http://druss.pp.ua/2014/07/fixed-setup-was-unable-to-create-a-new-system-partition-or-locate-an-existing-system-partition-during-installing-windows-8-18-7-vista-etc-from-usb/

best74 · Jan 20, 2015

kkty5 :

Hi, i know this is old, but maybe this solution will help others!

Press shift+F10 when you're in the installer.

run diskpart.exe from the commmand prompt that opens.

Rund the following in diskpart:
Sel disk 0
clean

exit back to windows installer and try again.

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