the installation program could not use the existing partition because it does not contain the required free space

before I have install android 5.0 lollipop on mylaptop but I can't use wifi to connect then I use return windows 8.1 and I decided to install windows 8 because I have experience an error I couldn't manage on windows 8.1 .when I try to install windows 8 it shows me this error Setup could not use the existing partition because it does not contain the required free space... I google search for the solution but could not find so I install the windows partition 8 on my system reserved.

Hi Lawren,

Thank you for your update on the issue.

In this case, you may need to format the entire disk, clean the partitions and reinstall new windows as suggested before. However, I suggest you to contact local support for the backup of your data from hard disk partitions.

Please post back your results for assistance.

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