Windows 10: Windows 10 installed and now my comlputer won't start

Ok sorry been away from my PC family emergency! It says I don't have required device or partitions set or something. Like that! I can get get it to boot from USB I made if I click install then click custom install it takes me to page that says where do you want to install windows ? Is this where I need to be?

 

O.k. i understand. I started to realize since you were gone that if you do not have UEFI BIOS, then you can not boot to Advanced options, but you were not even able to do a repair from USB Flash Drive or get past it at the time. Think we might of believed the boot record was corrupted on drive. So what are you telling me, you wish to do a clean install of Windows 10 ?

If so not sure amount of partitions on the drive what it shows when you get to this screen. Is there only one hard drive or 2 ? Did you backup all important files to another device first ? Did you say you have Windows 7 recovery discs or i wonder if hard drive has a recovery partition for Windows 7 ? Want to make sure of some of this before proceeding.

 

Yes I want to do a clean install of windows 10 ! Ok I can get it to boot from a cd or USB I do not have recovery disc for 7 It says i have 3 partitions system HP and another one I can't remember i would have to go back .my brother in law did my last back up and I don't know how he did it but I know all my pics and important documents are on my external

 

I wish there was a phone hotline this would be easier

 

Wiping HP partition would get rid of backup for Windows 7, but not sure if will or would work anyway if do a custom clean install and keep that partition. Have no discs, no going back to Windows 7. After 30 days of having the upgrade you can not roll back to Windows 7. Most people will make a system image with software called Macrium reflect before doing the upgrade to Windows 10. If you are not concerned about ever going back to Win7 you can just delete all partitions till you see all unallocated space on all drives.
Select Drive 0 to install Windows 10. Not sure how many others drives you have besides the one with OS and HP recovery.

 

Yes, not as easy this way, but similar on phone, in person always the easiest.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...n-install.html

 

To do a clean install on a a leagcy/MBR PC, laptop HP?

Make sure the boot order is USB and/or DVD drive first. For HP it is usually F10 when booting. Also, if your BIOS supports UEFI, make sure that legacy boot is enabled.

After boot order is set, insert your Win 10 usb, or DVD ISO, and restart. Press the ESC key to choose how to boot. If UEFI (which is the default for win 10 install) is present, choose the non UEFI boot. The fresh install should then be allowed on the partition you select in the win 10 install menu.

 

Ok it's working! I thought my computer was a goner! Thanks so much!