Cerune
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Okay, so my stepfathers laptop was chuck-full of malware to the point where it was barely serviceable. I convinced him it was time to re-install it's OS since it was so screwed that it just wasn't worth the head ache to try to find and remove everything.
So I made a bootable usb installation and went ahead with installing. So when I get to the partitioning/drive setup step I go about it like normal but run into a huge problem, two to be exact.
Problem 1. "Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. See the Setup lof files for more information."
I did some research and found that the problem was caused by the usb device being plugged in at the moment of selecting a drive. The computer doesn't know what to do about having an extra memory attached to it and so it gives you a generic error.
Problem 2. So I take the usb off and try to hit next again and get this error "Error: 0x80300001". After more research I found that this happens because the installer doesn't have the data it needs to install since the usb is now disconnected and won't let me continue.
So I'm stuck in a situation where I can't do anything since the laptop doesn't have a CD/DVD drive. I'm wondering if it's possible to create a small partition, copy the installation files over to it, then run that from BIOS and install like that? I honestly have no idea what to do about this. The laptop doesn't have an OS anymore, so I kinda HAVE to find a way to fix this.
So I made a bootable usb installation and went ahead with installing. So when I get to the partitioning/drive setup step I go about it like normal but run into a huge problem, two to be exact.
Problem 1. "Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. See the Setup lof files for more information."
I did some research and found that the problem was caused by the usb device being plugged in at the moment of selecting a drive. The computer doesn't know what to do about having an extra memory attached to it and so it gives you a generic error.
Problem 2. So I take the usb off and try to hit next again and get this error "Error: 0x80300001". After more research I found that this happens because the installer doesn't have the data it needs to install since the usb is now disconnected and won't let me continue.
So I'm stuck in a situation where I can't do anything since the laptop doesn't have a CD/DVD drive. I'm wondering if it's possible to create a small partition, copy the installation files over to it, then run that from BIOS and install like that? I honestly have no idea what to do about this. The laptop doesn't have an OS anymore, so I kinda HAVE to find a way to fix this.