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[Fixed] “Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition” during installing Windows 8.1(8, 7, Vista, etc) from USB

By druss | July 16, 2014


If you try to install any version of Windows from USB falsh drive you may got this error: “Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition”

I have already found tricky solution for Windows 7 but it didn’t help me with Windows 8.1.



So I have found another solution that will be suitable for any Windows version.

Basically you just need to copy all installation files from USB flash drive to your HDD (or SDD) drive and make it bootable, and then continue installation from HDD to HDD

Step by step instruction:

Boot windows installation from USB drive
Press Shift+F10
In console type diskpart.exe and press enter. In this program execute following:
select disk=0. Disk 0 is your destination drive, so be careful, all information on this drive will be removed.
create partition primary size=xxx, where xxx – is the size of new partition
select partition=1
active
format fs=ntfs quick
assign
exit, now you have bootable drive C
Navigate to USB flash drive, in my case: cd d:
Copy all files from USB drive to C: drive: xcopy d: c: /e /h /k
Go to boot folder: cd boot
Make you C: drive bootable with following command: bootsect /nt60 c:
Put off USB drive from computer and restart them.
Install Windows
Remove unnecessary menu item from bootscreen:
Run cmd.exe as Administrator
See boot menu list bcdedit
Find Windows Setup and copy identifier
Run bcdedit /delete {identifier}
PROFIT!
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153 thoughts on “[Fixed] “Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition” during installing Windows 8.1(8, 7, Vista, etc) from USB”

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Sayed
August 30, 2014
5. Copy all files from USB drive to C: drive: xcopy d: c: /e /h /k
couldn’t understand please help me.
still I’m facing this problem ” Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition”

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dokimeister
November 15, 2014
Hi!

Have you tried setting the SATA Mode selection (in BIOS) to IDE instead of AHCI?

You can install this way. After the installation is finished, you can switch it back to AHCI.

Hope this helps!

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Leee
April 11, 2015
TY so much! This was the greatest help to me.

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Agostino
May 17, 2015
Another possible solution in AHCI mode with Sata3 on asus p7p55D-e LX:

The drive were you will install Windows (an SSD corsair force3 in my case) should stay in the PORT0 in order to be the first drive recognized.
This worked for me.

I did several attempts (remove usb stick, try a set up from external hard disk and more).

To note that Ubuntu installation went just fine in every case. Windows sux.

Regards

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Gnugster
May 30, 2015
This work for me.
Ty

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Grimlock
July 26, 2014
TY TY TY TY T Y.

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nabeel alsobou
March 14, 2015
Thank you for your hard work in just want any one else have this problem to try to change the USB flash drive… Don’t use Kingston i don’t know why but I tried every single solution on every single website and forum nothing worked i just replaced my Kingston bootable flash with another one and it worked smoothly…. I hope it will work with you too it’s deserve a try in comparison with the effort you will have to find a solution for this problem

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rivhop
March 21, 2015
man, I tried your advice, and it works like a charm. I change from kingstone to another brand, and it go flawlesly..
And i just hate my kingstone fd for this.

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Loma chiyaa
April 19, 2015
Million times thank you, i spent 5 hours banging my head on wall until i red this

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gawdemmet
May 16, 2015
yup. this did it for me too. I don’t understand why. a flash drive is a flash drive. but apparently kingstom is just shit

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Manick
July 29, 2014
Thnx a lot , after 10hrs headache , u finally made me to do it ….thnk God I luckily saw ur msg…. Thnx a lot….

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Kabil
August 8, 2014
Thanks.. it worked