Windows 10: cannot install Windows - driver missing

Here's an advanced way to install if you're into this kind of thing: DISKPART - How to Partition GPT disk Installation Upgrade Tutorials

 

Someone else just asked about this problem. He was able to solve it by following a video. Here is the link to the thread. Read it all the way through.
We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one.

Here is the link to the video

 

I am posting shots of the BIOS settings here. I do want to mention that I have tried again to do this install changing all settings back to how they normally are and creating the bootable ISO using Rufus with the MBR settings option and it still didn't work. I have not yet tried the manual settings using the CMD prompt options as that seems very complicated and my brain needed a rest before tackling that option which I will do today.

If you see anything in the shots of my BIOS settings that cause you to have any brilliant ideas for a solution please let me know...

Thanks,

Danny R

 

that didn't do anything...

 

Tony,

I used this tutorial by Kari without creating a script and when I chose the newly created primary partition for Windows I got a message that read

"Windows cannot be installed on Disk 0 Partition 3 (see details)"

the details read

"Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style."





Should I not be converting my disk to GPT as i suspected in the first place or is this message coming up because i changed my usb installation disk back to MBR in Rufus?

D

 

Getting the same message I see. Leads me to believe it's the thumb rather than anything. Not sure. Try burning a DVD.

A GPT scheme is only needed if it's a UEFI BIOS. You may check for sure, but I doubt if yours is.

I see you have it set for a GPT scheme, which may not apply.

Let me get a few things together. I'll be back.

 

Insert install media> Set BIOS to defaults and save > Hit the boot key for your PC > Pick the drive to start the install process > When the very first screen appears (OOBE screen) press SHIFT + F10 to open Command Prompt > Use this tutorial to clean the disk: Erase Disk using Diskpart Clean Command in Windows 10 Hardware Drivers Tutorials > Close out Command Prompt and continue with the install process. Let Windows manage it all. Pick and choose what features you want.

Good luck.

 

I agree that the problem might be the thumb drive. I've found that a lot of older systems that only have USB 2.0 (like this one does) can run into this problem when installing from some USB 3.0 thumb drives. Try a USB 2.0 thumb drive and see if that fixes the problem

 

@djrobison22,

You are being led down an incorrect path for your legacy BIOS computer with all this talk about RUFUS and GPT and Kari's method of creating partitions. You probably have a bad installation flash drive. I would suggest you start with a brand new, USB 2.0 flash drive, anywhere from 8gb to 32gb in size. Use Microsoft's own Media Creation Tool to create a new Windows 10 installation flash drive from scratch:
Download Windows 10

If you really want to save the ISO file, then do that, but you don't need Rufus to create the flash drive. Insert the flash drive, open a command prompt and run:
diskpart (then say yes to the administrator prompt if one appears)
list disk
select disk # (replace # with the actual number of the USB flash drive)
clean (this will erase the selected drive - make sure you select the USB flash drive above!)
create part pri
format fs=fat32 quick
active
exit
exit

Now mount the newly downloaded Windows 10 ISO file and copy all the files and folders from the mounted ISO file to the USB flash drive.

Boot the laptop from the USB flash drive. At the very first screen, press shift+F10. In the command prompt window run:
diskpart
select disk 0
clean
exit
exit

Now you should be able to continue installing Windows 10 in legacy BIOS mode to the now MBR type hard drive. Don't create any partitions manually.

NOTE: if you are using a Windows 7 computer to make the USB flash drive on, then you need a program such as WinCDEmu to mount the ISO file:
WinCDEmu - the easiest way to mount an ISO. And more...

Windows 8 and Windows 10 will mount ISO files directly in Windows explorer.