Impossible to clean install win 10 from usb or Iso on formatted drive

kinotropiks · 05 Jun 2017

Hi everybody, Yaheeeeeee !! This time, thanks to your support, the install was successful ! :) (Rufus has done the job, thanks for the hints on how to parameter Navy :)) No error during the whole installation process :) Thanks a lot ! :) I'll remember this for the next time :) Everything seems to work fine, except for some errors I noticed in the events log though... Is this the right thread to ask for help about them here, or should I ask in another section ? I'd like to understand what these errors are, and why they occur. (I think I might have done something I shouldn't have, that confuses windows a little bit (and re-reading this thread I just noticed that Mooly had suggested a partinioning method that would have avoided these issues maybe ?...: After the 930 Go c: (sytem) partion was created automatically, I wanted to add a D: patition for all my data. (should have done it during the installation process I guess...) I tried to shrink the c: partition via windows tools, but it would only allow me to shrink it to 450Go or so (leaving half of my drive for the OS...). So, after reading some tutorials, I used MiniTool Partition Wizard to split the only existing partition (c:), leaving 100Go for the system, and the remaining space for data... Does that mess with the way windows classifies files etc... I know I'm asking you guys a lot, but could you have a look at the events log errors here. If not, I totally understand, and I'll open a new thread in the right section :) Once again, thanks for your help ! :)

kinotropiks · 05 Jun 2017

Once again, thanks everyone for you help :) See you

NavyLCDR · 05 Jun 2017

Glad it worked out for you! Shrinking the Windows partition to make room for a data partition will have no affect on Windows operation, unless it runs out of physical memory and space in the Windows partition for a page file.

Mooly · 06 Jun 2017

Pleased it all worked out in the end.

I tried to shrink the c: partition via windows tools, but it would only allow me to shrink it to 450Go or so (leaving half of my drive for the OS...). So, after reading some tutorials, I used MiniTool Partition Wizard to split the only existing partition

That is why I recommended setting the initial partition size very small (20Gb) for the initial install. It prevents such issues and allows you to expand to whatever size you want later.

kinotropiks · 06 Jun 2017

Yes, not I understand why :) I'll be warned for next time :) Hope next time is not soon though :) Thanks Mooly ! :)

Mooly · 06 Jun 2017

You're welcome :) (the more clean installs you do, the quicker and more confident you become)

You should now make a system image of your completed installation, then you can try anything you want safe in the knowledge that you can always restore back to where you started from.

kinotropiks · 06 Jun 2017

Yes, that's planned. What do you think about Macrium Free ?

Mooly · 06 Jun 2017

Its an excellent program and I can thoroughly recommend it, however, having used it for many months I have 'defected' :) back to Windows own disk image utility (following a clean install of the latest W10 version) that is included with W10. Macrium never failed me, and neither has Windows.