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    Cant install windows 8!!!Please help!!!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Beowulf112, Oct 31, 2013.

  1. Beowulf112

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    Helloo guys i have a big problem while installing windows 8.I bought a new acer with free dos.When i try to boot in legacy mode everything goes fine until the partition select option and it give me 3 partition(now 2 cause i formated it) and i cant select a partition cause it gives me a gpt error?but when i try to boot in uefi it doesnt recognize any boot device?any solution for that?why uefi doesnt recognize any boot device?its a big problem cause its a free dos
    I found a article with same problem

    Installing never gets past post splash screen
    It also gives me the same like last two pictures in these article?please help im so furious about this problem
     
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    Btw in bios i cant turn off secure boot in uefi mod while in legacy its not a option
     
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    There are two types of partition style: MBR or GPT. If you were running UEFI and wanted to switch back to legacy BIOS you'll need to convert the drive to MBR.

    Convert

    Don't know about the free dos.
     
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    I cant install in uefi cause it doesnt detects any bootable device?i can only install in legacy but than i get gpt error when i need to select the drive...so what can i do?im desperate..i tryied to clean the disk in command line but still no luck..any chance to convert that in the command line?or i need to install maybe windows 7 or some linux to convert that?Maybe linux and windows 7 wont give me got error in legacy mode?
     
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    What are you installing from, DVD or USB device?
    If USB you'll need to make your usb compliant using Rufus to create the bootable installation files. Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way
    You're sounding desperate but I don't think this is going to be as quick as you'd like.
    You should probably use the CLEAN command and let window installer setup your drives.
     
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    Shift + F10 at the language selection screen for command prompt.

    Make sure you select the correct disk - that'd be the one you're installing windows onto.

    DISKPART
    LIST DISK
    SELECT DISK 0
    CLEAN
    CONVERT MBR
     
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    Make sure you select the correct disk - that'd be the one you're installing windows onto.
     
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    Here's some links that may help you straighten things out if you're still stuck out there:
    UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive - Create in Windows
    UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 8
    Clean Install - Windows 8

    I know how confusing this stuff gets, especially if you don't have a lot of time available to figure it out. I was just looking something up and remembered where these tutorials were.

    Good luck with it. It doesn't sound like the machine hardware is broken, just the installation instructions/requirements.

    EDIT: Also, see option two: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/26193-convert-mbr-disk-gpt-disk.html
     
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    Guys i managed it :) i saw on internet the solution..rcb is just like you said also..so if anyone has same problema do disk part in command line like rcb said
     
    Beowulf112, Nov 5, 2013
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