Windows 10: Windows cannot install to the selected drive 0x80300002

Discus and support Windows cannot install to the selected drive 0x80300002 in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hi everyone, So a couple weeks ago my pc started acting erratically. Windows would freeze then crash within a minute after boot. Various... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Sean.A.Pearson, Feb 20, 2020.

  1. Windows cannot install to the selected drive 0x80300002


    Hi everyone,


    So a couple weeks ago my pc started acting erratically. Windows would freeze then crash within a minute after boot. Various reinstallation media wouldn't even be recognized as being inserted. So after switching satas around and trying new cables i was able to determine the cause had to be a motherboard failure. Otherwise everything else failed simaltaniously.


    I finally was able to get the new motherboard and get it installed. I can now boot from both my rescue usb and my reinstall disc. I'm trying to use my usb as I've read that makes the process smoother. So brand new mobo, brand new sata cables, all connections are firmly connected. When I run the installer and select the drive it gives me the above error 0x80300002. When I press refresh the drive dissappears.


    I've tried using the USB to "repair my pc" and opening command prompt and using diskpart. Diskpart shows the drive when listed. Lets me clean the drive. But when i try to create partition primary, fornat, or convert gpt all fail with the error "The specified device doesn't exist"


    I've tried different ports and satas. And again they're brand new. Plus my disc drive seems to work fine with the same ports and cables. I can't think of anything else to try so any ideas will be greatly appreciated.


    Specs:

    Old board: MSI Z370

    New currently installed board: MSI Z390 Gaming plus

    CPU: intel core i5 6 core

    GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050ti

    Ram: 24 gb DDR4 I know two of them are Trident Zs. I'll look up the info exactly if it matters for some reason.

    Primary drive the one having issues: ADATA 250GB SSD

    Secondary Drive currently unplugged for troubleshooting has all my data on it. Windows was able to install here but obviously don't wanna do that: Samsung 2TB HDD


    If you need anymore info just ask

    :)
     
    Sean.A.Pearson, Feb 20, 2020
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  2. we couldn't install Windows to the selected drive error 0x80300002

    i just built a new pc and put it all together the only probably i have had is when i got around to install windows 10 i get to where i select the drive it gives me this error 0x80300002 everytime. im using a usb that i downloaded windows iso install too.
    i have tried everything on forms i have found and nothing is working. the usb is a 2.0 16gb flashdrive

    pc specs

    motherboard: msi tomahawk b350

    cpu: ryzen 5 1600

    ram: 16gb gskill ripjaws 2800hmz

    harddrive: WD 1tb

    gpu: rx 580 8gb

    [Original title: we couldn't install windows to the selected drive error 0x80300002]
     
    AaronSchrader, Feb 20, 2020
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  3. Janebr Win User
    Windows Installation Fails: 0x80300002

    I'm trying to install Windows through the USB Media Tool method and everything goes smoothly up until the part where i have to select a disk to install Windows on. When i click next the following appears: "We couldn't install Windows in the location you
    chose. Please check your media drive. Here's more info about what happened: 0x80300002".

    The things i've already tried are:

    -Deleting other Displayed Partitions so the only thing left is the Unallocated Space.

    -Doing the Whole Shift+F10 thing (diskpart>list disk>select disk x (in my case 0)>clean>exit)

    -refreshing the window after the cleaning and then click next.

    -restarting the installation after the cleaning and then click next.

    Nothing works and the Error-Code after doing all of this remains the same.
     
    Janebr, Feb 20, 2020
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  4. Windows cannot install to the selected drive 0x80300002

    windows xp installation and dual core am

    could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx
     
    exodusprime1337, Feb 20, 2020
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