Win10 upgrade asking me to uninstall already-removed Acronis software

@lbeachmike


Back to the clean install option for a sec...
(there is something wrong with Win 7 that's preventing you from upgrading to Windows 10).


1. Go here and get the Media Creation tool, and use it to Create Windows 10 installation media.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...load/windows10

2. Download all your motherboard drivers from the manufacturer's site and save them on another drive.

3. Do the same for your vid card driver.

4. Then download the ISO for the Partition Wizard 8.1 boot CD.
Dropbox - pwhe8.1.iso.7z - Simplify your life

5. Make the Partition Wizard boot CD or USB. Boot from it. Delete all the partitions on the drive you want to install Windows 10 on. To make the Partition Wizard boot USB, you'll need a program like Rufus.

6. Unhook the internet and all the drives except the one you are installing Windows 10 on.

7. Install Windows 10 using the Win 7 product key.

8. When you get to the Win 10 desktop... turn the comp OFF and rehook all the other drives.

9. Install the motherboard drivers (chipset driver first), and then the vid card driver.

10. Then rehook the internet and do the few remaining Windows Updates.

11. Then install your programs and games and w/e.

12. Then make a backup with Macrium Reflect.

Then... it's Miller time!

Acronis 2012 - aaaaaarghh!!!!!

The software engineering and support is rubbish. The uninstaller and removal tool doesn't work leaving behind many registry entries and low level disk filters.

See Solved - Safe Removal of Acronis True Image Drivers | Windows 8 Help Forums

lbeachmike said:

Haha - neat. The solution was ridiculous. I can't even believe this was the problem or I'd have had it fixed immediately.

This is soooooooooooooooooo stupid. Microsoft has outdone themselves here with such a crappy installer ...

It was upset about the installation of Acronis True Image that was on the other non-system drive.

We mentioned it briefly earlier in the thread and I think the response was something like "well, this is Microsoft we're talking about ..." yet that seemed so absurd that I didn't take it seriously enough to try it.

So, I disconnected the other drive, and like f'ing magic, problem solved. I have very unfavorable thoughts for Microsoft right now. Though at least I now have an arsenal of nifty tools, and a really great forum to visit when this things bombs half way through the actual installation.

I appreciate that you guys totally hung in there on this one and offered so much help!

Warning: I will be back with many more questions!

Starting with this quick one - instead of physically disconnecting the other drive, could I have just gone into Disk Management, right-clicked and chosen "Offline"?

Thanks!

Mike

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I did not get to enjoy success for very long. Most of the words that come to mind right now start with the letter F.

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Go into your BIOS and look for the Secure Boot option, disable it.

Not sure about the "Offline" instead of physically disconnect.

It should have little to no bearing on supporting Windows. There are others, members over in the hardware thread, that would know better. I think there's even a thread there, or in Chillout, where they make really old hardware run Windows. They would know better, out of my bailiwick.

lbeachmike said:

Hmm - lots of threads on this issue. Looks like usually BIOS or boot-related configuration issues. I may need to update my BIOS version. This mobo is 10 years old.

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I cannot find any settings in my bios for this or any other boot-type options that I see mentioned in other threads on this issue. That's why I think I need to update the BIOS.

My BIOS version appears to be from 2011. Latest is 11/27/2012. Wondering if my mobo + updated bios will support what is needed for Win10.

I also see a lot about people who used Paragon cloning software and it apparently introduced some issue with the ability to boot Win10. I used Samsung's Data Migration software to clone my drive before the upgrade. I have not seen anything about that, but I'm wondering if that's another possibility.

That's highly possible. There seem to be many Windows 10 issues that are solved by flashing to the latest BIOS. Especially update and upgrade issues.


Be advised that almost every time, for ASUS motherboards, the BIOS file must be renamed before attempting the BIOS flash.
The exact instructions will be in your motherboard manual... (available in pdf form at the ASUS website).

Hmmmmm, good idea!

Quickest way to that would be

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...load/windows10

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691209