Windows 10: I'm trying to re-install Win 10. When I go to install Win it can't find any drives; it...

I'm trying to re-install Win 10 on my Lenovo Thinkbook. When I go to install Win it can't find any drives. To get a storage driver, click Load driver. I select Load Driver and it says, "No signed device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers, and then click OK." I even went into Start Up settings and told the machine to bypass the enforcement of signed drivers and I still am getting the same issue. I formatted the internal ssd in Cmd Prompt using format fs=ntfs quick, I am booting from USB created with Media Creation Tool downloaded from MS. I ev

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Win.10 won't boot after installing Win.7

Hi,

So i installed Win.10 via the UEFI and after installing Win.7 on Legacy Mode onto a different HDD i can't boot into Win.10 (I believe can only because Win.10 was installed via UEFI)

I tried installing the BCD Software but nope. I even tried to select my HDD but say Winload.exe error

Even tried going into the USB and try repairing but the same thing happens

 

Win 10 clean install question

So I spend the day yesterday installing the computer, using a prepared usb key with windows 10 on it.

I got it all sorted in the end but I'll share my fails anyways so others might learn:

Do not try to do a clean install win with win 10 home N, when you come from a machine with just win 10 home. It won't activate *Wink After reinstalling with the right copy, it was already activated right away after the first boot, didn't even have to initialise it.

There hasn't changed a whole lot in making clean install compared to older versions of windows, it's slightly better streamlined, though being asked at 3 different stages to enter a product key when it's not needed during install seems a bit annoying.

Further more it would be lovely if Microsoft finally learned to ask ALL questions regarding preferences updates and whatnot in one go, so you can then go away from your computer and come back to a fully installed/updated system including reboots.. Not impossible I would say.


There's still some little bugs, like when I installed realtek audio drivers, they'd go into an infinite loop asking for reboot and install the driver. And as a PDF reader isn't in the list of standard programs to select, foxitreader keeps saying it is not the default reader for pdf's even though I had said yes to the question 3x. If this fails to get file associations for PDF's I do hope Microsoft will fix this asap.


Thanks for the fast answers earlier guys, it gave me the confidence that all would be well, even when I cocked up the first install with the N version.

 

Win 8.1 will not install... rolls back every time

What the hell is going on?
Win 8.1 will not install... rolls back every time I try to install it over Win 8.
Yes, Win 7 and 8 are installed, activated and updated.


This is on a brand new and fresh installed hard drive. I started out with Win 7 installation, went through all the Win 7 updates, then did the same for Win 8.

All seems well after doing this (time consuming for sure...) I mean, there's like 170 Win 7 updates and 100 something Win 8 updates, geezus.

I get to 8.1 and go through the entire slow process, it goes all the way to 100% complete then bombs out and does the roll back thing. Which takes forever to roll back, too.
I've tried this 3 times already and am about to give up.
I'll be 90 years old before I get done, if I get done.
Any suggestions? This is driving me nuts.

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NVM... I finally got it to take. I don't know how or why, it took on the 4th. attempt and seems to be working ok. What a hassle.
Thanks anyways.