Unable to set up Windows 7, 10 or 11 due to various issues
Unable to set up Windows 7, 10 or 11 due to various issues
They probably meant testing the drive but using a USB stick for the installer. (Hope so!) I’m not sure either of you installed Windows 10 more than once—just in 2017, I downloaded the ISO onto my phone, copied it to a USB drive, and ran it. The setup usually finished in about eight minutes, and it’s still working today. I’m just saying some people get too caught up, just download the ISO and install. Of course, you still need the right BIOS settings, but that’s pretty straightforward.
Installing Windows often seems the simplest process until your system refuses to cooperate after years of use. I've experimented with various fixes, but many turned out to be issues: - NVME not recognized → switched slots, reformatted to NTFS, and it finally detected. - Driver installation prompts → no clear solution, random drivers don’t help. - Tools fail to install → I’ve tested numerous utilities, even doing it by hand, but nothing works consistently. - Computer won’t boot → tried SATA HDD and SATA SSD without NVME, still no success. Even changing BIOS settings didn’t resolve the issue. It’s frustrating when everything seems to work on one machine but not another. I’m trying to stay methodical, but hardware limitations and time constraints make it hard to pinpoint exactly what’s wrong.
I understand your point. It might just be an unusual configuration in BIOS or formatting issues. Have you completely erased the drive, leaving no remnants of previous partitions? I don’t think that’s an issue since I downloaded the Windows 10 ISO from my phone. The operating system you use doesn’t matter as much as the USB stick being formatted correctly. As long as it’s FAT32, at least 8GB in size, and the hardware supports it, everything should work fine. Also, make sure there are no unexpected partitions on the drive you plan to install Windows on.
Never experienced any difficulties before; I've successfully installed Windows 7, 10, 11 or various operating systems like Arch, Gentoo, Batocera, Ubuntu, Mint and more—both dual and triple booting are smooth. From Linux or other OSes, the main reason for issues is often related to specific tools or changes in Windows that break compatibility. I've already explored all standard troubleshooting methods and even considered solutions I thought might not help. I was frustrated because the Windows Installer wouldn't function for unknown files. Now I'm free from time constraints and discovered the issue... NVME: Cleaned, wiped, or brand new. I used nvme-cli to erase it completely and ran a hexdump to confirm it was reset. All FAT32 files are standard, regardless of OS, and should be uniform across platforms—typically up to 4GB per file. That means files larger than 4GB can't fit unless split. This explains why my previous attempts failed. The real answer is hardware-related; I swapped RAM and it resolved the problem. I'll test further, but it seems both or at least one unit might be faulty, especially since the issue started recently. TL;DR: @OddOod You were correct—it's hardware. I switched RAM and it worked. I appreciate everyone's help. Also, my English is still a work in progress! Thanks a lot!