In the console, type diskpart.exe and press enter.Press Shift+F10 at the dialog where you see the error message in question to bring up a command line console.If you prefer to do this manually, you can use diskpart from the Windows setup command line to copy the setup/installation files from the USB to the local drive and then use the local drive to both boot from and install to, bypassing the USB completely and preventing Windows from getting confused: Fix #2: Manually create the boot partition This time, everything should go as planned since Windows has been forced to recognize that the setup USB is a removable drive, and it can identify the correct boot drive to install the Windows boot files to. Re-insert your USB at this point, then select “Install Now” again.Click “OK” then exit the setup dialog once more to return to the main setup screen.You’ll see an error about Windows being unable to locate setup files, and asking you to load a CD/DVD driver for Windows setup to proceed:.Back at the main setup page, select “Install Now” without re-inserting your USB stick.You won’t actually leave the setup environment, you’ll just be taken back to the main page. You will be asked to confirm that you’re sure you want to do this and that Windows will not be installed if you do. Press the red “X” button to exit the installation wizard.Upon seeing the error message “Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition,” remove your Windows setup USB from the PC (don’t worry, this is safe since no read or write operations are being made from the USB disk).When you get this error message, it is possible to work around it easily without having to use diskpart or manually re-partition your disks and drives: The easiest solution for this error is to force Windows to re-arrange its ordering of the drives. Fixes for this error Fix #1: Eject and re-insert the USB ![]() ![]() If Windows setup cannot reliably determine which is the boot drive, this error will appear. Also, some USB sticks present themselves to Microsoft Windows as a regular drive instead of identifying as a bootable USB. This especially happens when using larger USB drives to install Windows or if you have configured your BIOS to boot from the USB drive first always. You can read everything there is to know about the MBR configuration and boot process here.ĭepending on how your PC is configured and which hardware you are using, Windows setup can sometimes be unable to tell which drive is an external USB drive and which drive is a local disk that Windows should be installed to. This error does not normally apply to EFI and UEFI installations of Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10. It depends on your motherboard, your USB interface, the USB stick you are using, and the version of Windows you are installing.ĭuring setup, Windows must identify which drive is your primary boot drive in order to correctly configure the MBR and bootloader. This error is hardware-dependant and its appearance varies from PC to PC. See the setup log files for more information. Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. ![]() If attempting to install Windows from a USB drive, external drive, thumbdrive, USB stick, etc instead of using a CD or DVD, the following error can appear:
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