I downloaded a Windows multi-edition ISO from here.
I then flashed it to a USB drive using Rufus 20.0. Later, I booted it to Setup, with just having converted my SSD to GPT & formatting a partition to NTFS. In the part asking which partition to install Windows, if I select the empty partition I just formatted, & clicked Next, this will show:
It says at the bottom: We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information, see the Setup log files.
Clicking the format button on said partition would only show the hour clock cursor & then nothing would happen. Then the same prompt would show upon clicking Next still.
The only way to get through is to start the Setup with said partition unallocated or Delete said partition to become unallocated right at this point.
From here, one can either:
- Press New would create a partition fit for Windows & that is what you select, pressing Next. Although not without creating at least another partition, which is System.
- Press Next & the partition fit for Windows & the other partitions are created. Partition fit for windows is selected. This is process is not shown.
Basically, a partition can't be located, if there are no accompanying System partition & such. I find this setup of having extra partition annoying.
And yet this is not the real problem & only what compounds.
When I get to installation & when files have been copied to 81%, this pops up:
It says at the bottom: Windows cannot install required files. The file may be corrupt or missing. Make sure all files required for installation are available, & restart the installation. Error code: 0x80070570
The installation just stops there. I'm pretty sure the image I flashed to my USB drive is the unmodified copy of what I've downloaded from the link above. I've tried it on Rufus 20.0 & Rufus 17.0... It should work. I'm reporting 2 issues right now (though only the latter really maters) because they could be symptoms of the same malady.
Lastly, pardon that I do not have my phone to take decent pics.
AFTERTHOUGHTS: You guys think maybe Bill Gates is after me? It's very easy to hide scripts that if the client has my IP address, the server gives a different file.
UPDATE: I downloaded a fresh ISO & had another one created from media creation tool. Both ISOs gets past the second problem. So the previous ISO is to be blamed (as asserted by Akeo). Now, I would like to turn the attention to the first problem. I want to stop the need to have extra System partitions. Specifically because in my autounattend.xml for my modified Windows Setup, I specifically refer to C: & D: as partition 1 & 2. Having more partition throws the numeric off.