Need assistance with setting up Windows 98.1?

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Need assistance with setting up Windows 98.1?

Need assistance with setting up Windows 98.1?

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Aumarke
Junior Member

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05-13-2016, 10:08 AM

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I just put together my new machine and installed Windows 7, but I didn’t want to stick with it, so I upgraded to Windows 8.1. When I booted up, I went through BIOS, chose the USB as the boot device, and selected my 500GB HDD. The OS installer asked me to pick the HDD, then I selected mine. It showed only 464GB instead of the full 500GB. After trying to format it, the process stalled. I tried using DiskPart again, but it didn’t help. I’ve used several fixes before, so I thought I’d repeat what worked for Windows 7. Now I’m stuck and really confused—wasting another ten hours on DBA won’t help. Please assist me urgently!

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Aumarke

05-13-2016, 10:08 AM #1

I just put together my new machine and installed Windows 7, but I didn’t want to stick with it, so I upgraded to Windows 8.1. When I booted up, I went through BIOS, chose the USB as the boot device, and selected my 500GB HDD. The OS installer asked me to pick the HDD, then I selected mine. It showed only 464GB instead of the full 500GB. After trying to format it, the process stalled. I tried using DiskPart again, but it didn’t help. I’ve used several fixes before, so I thought I’d repeat what worked for Windows 7. Now I’m stuck and really confused—wasting another ten hours on DBA won’t help. Please assist me urgently!

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Ghosteyez
Member

123

05-14-2016, 03:31 PM

#2

Do you have a bootable USB or DVD copy of Windows 8.1 ready to use? Make sure to remove every partition listed in the installer before choosing the unallocated space, then pick 'New' followed by 'Next'.

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Ghosteyez

05-14-2016, 03:31 PM #2

Do you have a bootable USB or DVD copy of Windows 8.1 ready to use? Make sure to remove every partition listed in the installer before choosing the unallocated space, then pick 'New' followed by 'Next'.

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D4rKSlayer95
Member

229

05-14-2016, 04:32 PM

#3

I pressed the format option but it didn’t work. I have a USB drive with Windows 8.1 installed, and I’ve tried that too—it still shows the same error.

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D4rKSlayer95

05-14-2016, 04:32 PM #3

I pressed the format option but it didn’t work. I have a USB drive with Windows 8.1 installed, and I’ve tried that too—it still shows the same error.

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DeathRtH
Junior Member

15

05-14-2016, 08:02 PM

#4

Every HDD and SSD functions similarly

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DeathRtH

05-14-2016, 08:02 PM #4

Every HDD and SSD functions similarly

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WitherStarWolf
Member

223

05-14-2016, 11:05 PM

#5

Sure, review the guide at the provided link to improve your score from 7 to 8.1.

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WitherStarWolf

05-14-2016, 11:05 PM #5

Sure, review the guide at the provided link to improve your score from 7 to 8.1.

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_Vinn_
Junior Member

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05-28-2016, 05:20 AM

#6

You haven’t saved your progress yet, so you don’t need to reinstall.

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_Vinn_

05-28-2016, 05:20 AM #6

You haven’t saved your progress yet, so you don’t need to reinstall.