Windows 10: w10 beta failed

Thanx, my fault not supplying all my system info from the start.

What next, no wefi no w10?

BIOS version/Date:- American Megatrends Inc 0702, 19/06/2008
Operating System System Model Windows windows 8.1 pro 2013 64bit No details available Processor a Main Circuit Board b 2.40 gigahertz Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
4096 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5K Premium Rev 1.xx
Serial Number: MS1C83B00G01149
Bus Clock: 266 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 0702 06/19/2008 Drives Memory Modules c,d 1000.20 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
755.77 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT20L USB Device [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 ATA Device [Hard drive] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 0 4096 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM0' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM1' has 2048 MB
Slot 'DIMM2' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM3' has 2048 MB Local Drive Volumes c: (NTFS on drive 0) 196.48 GB 154.87 GB free d: (NTFS on drive 0) 214.66 GB 101.00 GB free e: (NTFS on drive 0) 197.88 GB 124.42 GB free f: (NTFS on drive 0) 74.45 GB 61.59 GB free g: (NTFS on drive 0) 76.23 GB 73.63 GB free h: (NTFS on drive 0) 240.49 GB 240.27 GB free

 

OK, this tells the tale now, Nick. You have Legacy BIOS and should be able to just burn your ISO to DVD. Insert the DVD into the drive and boot from it.

I use the free burncdcc which can be found here: http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/dow...e-software.htm It's an older app, but I still find it the easiest ISO burning software to be had.

 

How about my 8gb stick that I used for the failed w10 Beta, it is still there, what will happen if I use it?

Why did it fail I wonder.

 

You could probably use that stick, but I've always just used a DVD to install to a computer with Legacy BIOS.

Who knows why it failed. It could be any number of things. When I have a failure, I always do a new download and start from scratch. That's my nature and it may not be necessary for you.

Make a backup and try it . . . you've done it before. *Smile

 

I could not do it on dvd but, used an iso to stick program.

With the stick connected & the bios set for it to boot, it failed to boot.

I d.clicked on "setup" in the stick & started the installation of w10 on my spare HD but, for 1.5hrs the dots keep turning on "19% complete" with no change or other information. Let's see if it ever completes!!! .....nick

 

It could be that your ISO is corrupted and you need to re-download it?

 

Hi again,

After 4 hrs had to abandon that but, I found the reason why.

The info you gave me comes with the ISO for uefi, the "Technical" one, as default. Now I realised that on the top left has the option to dawnload for BIOS or uefi.

The BIOS ISO I had already (the one that failed) so used rufus to put it in my USB.

The USB worked on restart & w10 is duly running on the spare HD this afternoon, only hope it boots up in the morning, this time. If all OK when the next issue comes in Jly I'll update my main PC.

The only thing, my 5 logical partitions are gone. Any easier way to get them back than to create them & copy all files from my main PC?

I was asked for my MS Account em address, I entered mine but was not recognised so I opted out of that. Is the MS ACC. necessary, what does it do?

It all took 00:50 mnts. ....thanks for your persistence to help me ....nick