Error, Windows cannot be installed to this disk. This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk.

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• This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk

  I get the error message "this computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk" when you try to install Windows Vista on a Western Digital Scorpio 640 Gb SATA hard drive in my laptop Q320.  The laptop works very well with WD Scorpio 320 GB hard drives.  I formatted the disk in the installation procedure and use Diskpart to create a partition/format etc, but still no luck.  I have only one disk in the machine.  Can someone advise. Thank you

  Are you sure you are using the correct bit size on the disk (32-bit or 64-bit) depending on your computer?  Download and check things with the Vista Upgrade Advisor:http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Windows-Vista-Upgrade-Advisor-Download-40277.html (although I suppose that it is is not possible if you have already formatted the drive) and at least check the different devices and installed the software in Vista Compatibility Center: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-vista/.

  Here is an article on this specific problem with recommended solutions: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925481/en-us.  Note that it says may be a problem with the BIOS (the installation or version) - so you should check the settings and then contact the manufacturer of the computer for the updates that you can install.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

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• RAID 0 for a RAID configuration not "this computer's hardware may not supported booting from this drive.

  I want to install a new HARD drive in a tower of the mine to a friend. It was initially created as a RAID 0 configuration with two 160 GB HDD. The replacement is a single 1 TB of HARD drive. I get the message "this computer's hardware may not supported booting to this disk.» Am I missing an approach from a RAID 0 for a RAID configuration, no?

  Hi RegularPencils,

  I suggest that you check in the basic input/output system (BIOS), if you find an option to disable the RAID. If you find, disable the RAID and try to install Windows vista, check if it helps.

  Important: Change (CMOS) BIOS/complementary metal oxide semiconductor settings can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the configuration of the BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

  Error message when you try to install Windows Vista on a computer that contains multiple RAW hard disks: "Windows cannot find a system volume that meets its criteria for installation.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/933925

  I hope this helps!

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.

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• When you try to install Windows 7, download "this computer's hardware may not supported booting from this drive.

  I have a LG laptop I want to install Windows 7 on my try to choose a hard drive it says hardware on this computer, but it may not support booting to this disk. Ensure that the drive controller is enabled in the computer's BIOS menu. Please tell me the solution of this problem.

  See the following topics:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/925481

  Boot from the Windows 7 DVD

  Click Install now

  Accept the license agreement

  When the option is displayed to select a type of installation, click (Custom advanced)

  Click on drive Options

  Select the disc/s click on Delete

  Click new

  Click on apply

  Click OK

  Click Format, and then click next to proceed with the installation

• Error: "Windows cannot be installed to this disk.

  I do a custom installation of Windows 7 64-bit and am boot from upgrade retail DVD. Motherboard is an Intel D975XBX . I have the latest version of the BIOS from Intel. I do not use the integrated RAID SATA Silicon Image controller and hear my SATA to emulate IDE mode in the BIOS. During the startup of Windows 7 DVD, it always tells me that he needs additional drivers, so I point to the latest drivers from Silicon Image Vista 64-bit Intel, and he proceeds to the next screen.

  Then I get the screen that shows me the list of my disks and partitions that asks where I want to install Windows. On every single disc I click on, at the bottom of the dialog box, I see a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark and the message "what Windows can not be installed on the disk ...". "When I click on the"View details"link next to it, I see a dialog box that says:"Windows cannot be installed to this disk. This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk. Make sure that the drive controller is enabled in the computer's BIOS menu. "

  I have four SATA drives, three that I use for several years with Windows XP. The fourth disc is a brand new Western Digital 750 GB that I bought just for Windows 7, so that I can dualboot. I can boot fine in XP, I see all four drives very well and I used the XP Disk Manager to format the new 750 GB drive.

  To repeat: I get the "Windows cannot be installed to this disk" on all readers listed: a vacuum brand new, one that starts well in XP and the other two that I use to store data for the instance of my XP.

  I searched on Microsoft Answers, as well as through the internet for a tip on how to solve this and found nothing.

  Any suggestions?

  Thank you
  Bill

  The only possible answer for you is to find Windows 7 compatible drivers for the Sata controller or get a new controller.

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  Mark L. Ferguson MS - MVP

• Get the error "Windows cannot be installed to this disk" when you try to install Windows 7 after Ubuntu was installed on the desktop computer

  So I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my newly built office. I didn't like, so I had windows 7. I started Windows, and choose to perform a custom, Setup since I did not have before windows. Now, here's the problem, is not letting me install on my drive. I get the message: Windows cannot be installed to this disk. the selected disk is a MBR partition table. on EFI systems, Windoos cannot be installed on GPT disks.    Is my previous installation of Ubuntu, the cause of this? How can I resolve this problem and install windows7?

  GParted allows to format the disk, and then try the installation again.

  Operating instructions GParted: 9 steps - wikiHow

  http://gparted.sourceforge.NET/LiveCD.php

• Cannot install windows 7, error: Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is the GPT partition style.

  Original title: Install windows 7 on GTP style partition

  Nice day

  I try to install windows 7 on my laptop but there is a massege
  Say cannot install windows on the selected drive cos it's GTP
  Partion of style, I was using before windows 8 but then format
  My hard drive please guide me on how to archive this because only through
  I'm really frastrated

  Hi Nnrmalata,

  1. you are trying to install 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7?

  2. What is the brand and model of your computer?

  Boot from GPT is only supported for 64-bit of Windows 7 on UEFI-based systems.

  For more details, refer to this link:

  http://msdn.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/hardware/gg463525.aspx

  If your computer does not support UEFI, back up your important data to an external drive and delete all partitions on hard drives and create a new partition.

  (a) start from the Windows 7 DVD

  (b) click on install now

  (c) in the configuration screen, click Custom (Advanced)

  (d) click on drive Options

  (e) select the partitions to format

  (f) click on Format - this will erase EVERYTHING on this partition

  (g) create a new partition, and then select a partition to install Windows on.

  (h) follow the on-screen instructions and install Windows.

  Note: Converting a hard disk partition or volume from NTFS to FAT32 requires that you reformat the partition, which deletes all the data on this subject. Be sure to back up data that you want to keep before you begin.

  You can check the link for reference:

  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd799232 (WS.10) .aspx

  Note: BIOS change / semiconductor (CMOS) to complementary metal oxide settings can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the configuration of the BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

  If above did not help, please refer to the steps in this link.

  Note: Backup your important data to an external drive

  Change a Table of Partition GUID drive on a main boot drive

  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725797.aspx

  Hope the helps of information. Let us know if you need help with Windows related issues. We will be happy to help you.

• TPG error: Windows cannot be installed to this disk

  Can't do my valid Bootcamp drive to install W8 after formatting win installation, what is the problem?

  Also I don't get the option to choose the size of the partition before BC starts the first time...

  Pro Mac OSX 10.11.3 - Windows 8.1 on DVD

  No one?

• Windows Installer error - hardwaree to the computer may not support booting to this disk.

  I need to reinstall Windows 7 in preparation for upgrade to Windows 10

  I use the Bootcamp Assistant to install Windows 7 and have the following problem.

  1. I partition my SSD 512 drivce, creation of a score of 91 GB for Windows. The partition is created successfully and the MacBook restarts on the Windows Setup disc.

  2, I select my BootCamp (91GB) partition

  3. I then click on "player (Advanced) Option, and then click format.

  4. I then get the following error:

  "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. This computer's hardware may not support booting to

  This disc. Make sure that the drive controller is enabled in the computer's BIOS menu.

  What can I do to solve this problem, so Windows thinks he can boot from this partition?

  Please disconnect all external storage devices, USB hubs and external devices. Run the following two procedures, then try again to BCA.

  Reset the management system (SCM) controller on your Mac - Apple Support

  How to reset the NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

• Windows cannot be installed to this disk. the selected disk is a MBR partition table. The EFI system, Windows cannot be installed on GPT disks

  Server 8 installation error "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. the selected disk is a MBR partition table. The EFI system, Windows cannot be installed to GPT disks.

  

  How do I resolve this problem and install windows 8 as usual? I have several partitions with data... I don't want to delete all partitions and create partitions from scratch and install the os...

  How to get there?

  Windows cannot be installed to this disk. the selected disk is a MBR partition table. The EFI system, Windows cannot be installed to GPT disks.

  This could happen not only windows 8, but also windows 7, windows Server 2008, or 8 server 2008 R2... Troubleshooting steps will be similar for all windows to get this problem...

  I had this problem when installing server 2008 r2 on a dell... T110 server without remove the other partitions or lose all the data on the other drivers, you can solve this problem...

  simply, I have followed these steps using gparted and solved my problem... These measures will be useful for anyone with similar problem... . All the steps that I've documented here... All the steps I've documented here...

  https://www.pcandtablet.com/Windows-8-errors-and-crashes/846/Windows-cannot-be-installed-to-this-disk-the-selected-disk-has-an-MBR-partition-tabl.html

• When you try to install Vista, receive the message "this computer hardware can not supported booting from this drive." Disk 0 unallocated space.

  Original title: Disk 0 space unallocated: when I tried to install Windows Vista.

  Unallocated space of disk 0: when I tried to install Windows Vista on my laptop and the screen table "Windows Installer"down I got the important message"hardware on this computer may not support booting to this disk. Make sure that the drive controller is enabled in the computer's BIOS menu "...

  Name: Disk 0 unallocated space total size 149.0 GB free space 149.0 GB Type: (empty).
  Please tell me what to do, I'm desperate. Thank you!!!

  Hi n m,

  Boot you from the DVD to start the installation, or have you started the installation in the existing version of Windows?

  I would like to know if you want to perform a new installation or an upgrade installation.

  You can not install Windows on an unallocated partition, if you install vista on brand\fresh the new hard disk, you will need to create partitions on the hard disk.

  Method 1:  Format the partition and then try to install Windows Vista.

  Important: The applications on the computer and all data will be lost when you format (New Installation) of the partition.

  Method 2: You can follow the steps mentioned in the article below

  Error message when you try to install Windows Vista on a computer that has initialized the hard drives: "this computer's hardware can not supported booting from this drive.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/925481

  Thank you, and in what concerns:

  Ajay K

  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• My xp upgrade window window error 7 "Windows cannot be installed to this disk pahrd space.

  Original title: update my Windows xp to Windows 7.

  Edit: Switched from Windows XP to Windows 7.

  Hi, I'm installing ion window 7 my laptop which is a window XP, when I install on a partition, it says: Windows cannot be installed to this disk pahrd space. Windows must be installed on a partition formatted in NTFS. What does that mean?

  Hi Steven,

  Thanks for the details.

  The error message indicates that you need convert a Partition to the NTFS file system. Because Windows XP supports two disk file systems: the table of allocation of file (FAT) file system and the file system NTFS and Windows 7 supports NTFS only if you need to convert the partition to NTFS first to start the installation.

  You can take the help of the article next to use Convert.exe to convert a Partition to the NTFS file system, and then try to upgrade or install Windows 7.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/314097/en-us

  I hope this helps.

• Boot Camp Windows Installation 10 - "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. It's the GPT partition style.

  Hello

  I tried to dual boot Windows 10 alongside OS X El Capitan on my iMac 21.5 inch i5 end 2013. I have followed all the instructions in the Boot Camp assistant, restart, choose the yellow 'Windows' drive to boot from, but when I get to the Windows installation, enter the product key and language, and then select the partition (0-4, the partition Disk Partition) it tells me that "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is the GPT partition style. »

  So I found this answer: How do I install Windows 8.1 on Haswell MBP

  But then I received the same error.

  Tried this: http://macriot.com/mcrt/?p=2362

  But fdisk TPG allow me to change anything, as the SIP is enabled.

  Tried to disable SIP via a command line in a terminal in recovery mode, but got an error-bash: command not found csrutil.

  So now I'm stuck on all fronts. Any ideas?

  Thank you

  RedPanda

  1. your iMac end 2013 supports the facilities of BIOS/MBR and GPT/EFI.

  2. the legacy BIOS/MBR method requires a hybrid MBR.

  3 EFI/GPT is recommended for your specific model.

  4. you can use the GPT Fdisk steps in your link to make your drive a GPT disk only. It is not enough.

  5. you will need to convert the FAT32 partition space using the following OS X Terminal

  diskutil eraseVolume free disk0s4 FREE

  This will return an error, because free space is not associated with disk slices.

  6. at this point, use the USB installer created by the wizard of BC, boot from it and hold down the Alt/Option key and select Boot EFI (not Windows). Point to the portion of the free space that you see after the + 620 MB Recovery HD. It will separate into a small (128 MB) MSR and the rest as MSD (NTFS).

  7. do not install W7 in Boot EFI, because it has some difficulties.

  8. when Windows is installed, and BC drivers are not installed, run setup.exe from the Bootcamp folder.

  9. If csrutil is not found, you are in the recovery of the Internet, because your local Recovery HD is corrupted. The rescue of the failure of the local recovery is restoration of Internet. Your must be on El Capitan. There is no csrutil (or SIP) before El Capitan.

• Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is a MBR patition table.

  I recently bought a desktop computer with Windows 7 Home Premium x 64 preinstalled (OEM). I tried to install Windows 7 Ultimate x 64 on this computer, but I received the following error message:

  Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is a MBR partition table. On EFI systems, Windows cannot be installed to GPT disks.

  The 1 TB of HARD drive on this computer has three partitions:

  NTFS SYSTEM 100 - healthy (System, the Active Primary Partition)

  OPERATING SYSTEM (C :)) 9148.04 GB NTFS - healthy (start, page file, crash dump, primary Partition))

  HP_RECOVERY (D :)) 13.37 GB NTFS - healthy (Primary Partition))

  Please advice. Thanks in advance.

  I'm trying to install a new copy of Windows.

  Disconnect your 2nd monitor temporarily, then go to your computer manufacturer's support web site and search for Windows 7 drivers for your specific model number.

  If there are Windows 7 drivers, then to download to a folder on your hard drive and install all of them, starting with the card drivers mother/chipset, SATA, LAN, Audio, USB, graphics, Webcam, Etc., and so on.

  List of computer manufacturer support sites:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/contact-support/computer-manufacturers

  If you have an Intel motherboard, you can try the Intel driver update utility: http://www.intel.com/support/detect.htm?iid=dc_iduu

  Tips for solving common driver problems
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/tips-for-fixing-common-driver-problems
  Vista: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Tips-for-fixing-common-driver-problems

  Graphics/video drivers:
  Check the download site of the manufacture of the graphics card for the latest Windows 7 drivers for your card.
  ATI: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx
  NVIDIA: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• "windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is the GPT partition style. »

  I want to convert Windows 8 for windows 7, but it pops up like this: ""windows cannot be installed to this disk. " The selected disk is the GPT partition style. »

  so, I format the OS partition but it always seems the same problem. ? What should I do, I can't delete or format the data partition because it just my backup data.

  It is a problem with the way that you start from Installation

  Reboot and press F12
  You should see 2 similar startup options on the installation disc you started with
  Try both of them, one of them will work
  This fixed it for me when I faced this problem
  If this does not work for you, check the BIOS settings