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Discus and support XPS 8700,"We couldn't install Windows 10. We've set your PC back to th in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I discovered the problem with the XPS8700 and SSD boot on July 30. I'm sorry to hear about all the similar problems and no solutions. Fortunately I had... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by IrvS, Jul 29, 2015.

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  1. CALBEAR37
    CalBear37 Win User

    XPS 8700,"We couldn't install Windows 10. We've set your PC back to th


    I discovered the problem with the XPS8700 and SSD boot on July 30. I'm sorry to hear about all the similar problems and no solutions. Fortunately I had purchased the computer from Costco and was within the 90 day return policy so a full refund. I'm getting a new XPS8700 with Win 10 installed and will use the SSD more carefully, that is, install programs on the SSD if they allow not using C: This also means the regular recovery partitions are still there in case of emergency.

    If you are interested in new Dell computers Costco is a really good deal. If they have what you want you will save a few $. Of course the 90 day return policy. And they add a 2nd year of tech support by their technicians. No, I don't have any connection to Costco except for being a member for 30 years.
     
    CalBear37, Aug 3, 2015
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  2. LURTONK
    lurtonk Win User

    My fix for 0xC1900101 - 0x20017 install failure. *Smile

    After at least 50 attempts to upgrade my 8700 from 8.1 to 10, I finally found the issue.

    I had tried all of the "other" fixes but when I saw an old 8.0 upgrade issue that was fixed by rebuilding the BOOT and BCD, I decided to try it.

    Steps:
    Make W10 installation USB/DVD from media.
    Boot from USB/DVD
    Go into the advanced section and click on the Startup Repair.
    It still told me it couldn't fix all of the issues.
    Rebooted from C:
    Ran the installation again and success. *Biggrin

    I suspect that by BCD needed to be rebuilt but it wouldn't rebuild from an 8.1 recovery CD.

    There are some free software packages that fix this like EasyBCD.

    Your results may vary
     
    lurtonk, Apr 4, 2018
    #17
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