w10 beta failed

I dowlnoaded "WindowsTechnicalPreview-x64-EN-GB" & "RUFUS-2.2" & waiting for the w10 full issue end of July to create the w10 USB.

When I do this clean install will I loose my 5 Logical partitions?

Please explain this:- "Secure Boot in your UEFI firmware" I do not have it, on start up I go to BIOS.

nichos said:

I dowlnoaded "WindowsTechnicalPreview-x64-EN-GB" & "RUFUS-2.2" & waiting for the w10 full issue end of July to create the w10 USB.

When I do this clean install will I loose my 5 Logical partitions?

Please explain this:- "Secure Boot in your UEFI firmware" I do not have it, on start up I go to BIOS.

First off, I note that your computer is self-built, which means we don't have anything to go on as to what is and isn't included in your system.

1. Please give us the name and version of your BIOS.

For instance, one of my laptops has Phoenix BIOS. Others have AMI BIOS. Both of these are legacy BIOS and not UEFI.

My newer laptop has only F.34 for the BIOS Version. I know this computer is UEFI. Also, this desktop has UEFI BIOS. Neither have a named BIOS version.

2. Windows 10 installs only on the partition you tell it to install on. Just be sure you point to the right partition! Although some have said Windows 10 took out other partitions, I haven't had this happen to me. I do disconnect any external hard drives I'm not willing to lose, just in case a "user error" occurs (I choose the wrong partition to install on). :)

Once we know exactly which BIOS you have, then we can advise accordingly. At this point, I strongely suspect that I've been "instructing" you on UEFI BIOS but you have Legacy BIOS! Shame on me if that's the case!

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

nichos said:

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

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.

nichos said:

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. :)

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

nichos said:

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?

OK will do.