[SOLVED] Strange screen trying to boot Windows 10 installation from USB

[babaika]

Hi,

I am running WIN 7 (32bit).

I am trying to install WIN 10 (64 bit) from USB, yet when I put the USB in and restart the PC, instead of taking me through WIN10 installation, it gives me such screen:

I have lifetme experience of installing Win xp, Win 7 from bootable USBs, so it is not some stupid mistake on my part.

Can this be that my PC does not support WIN10? (I doubt it as HW requirements are met)

Or can this be specifictally that 64 bit win10 not supported?

What other explanation could there be?

Thanks

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

did you use the MS Media Creation Tool or try to manually convert an .iso to a bootable flash drive?

 

[babaika]

did you use the MS Media Creation Tool or try to manually convert an .iso to a bootable flash drive?

I used RUFUS program/tool to make my USB bootable.
Had no problems with previous bootable USB builds, as I used RUFUS before.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

so use the actual Media Creation Tool.
10 is not 7 or XP.

 

[babaika]

so use the actual Media Creation Tool.
10 is not 7 or XP.

Can you elaborate what new information you have?
Since lots and lots of people are having no problem with RUFUS, here is just one random example that says you can either use MCT or third party app (specifically mentions rufus as well):

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abpAPQH1RsI

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

Can you elaborate what new information you have?

that it is obviously NOT working for you.

 

[babaika]

that it is obviously NOT working for you.

My question is why do you say rufus over MCT is the problem when we know that millions of people use rufus for WIN10 bootable usb without problems?
This fact alone suggest that most likely the problem is elsewhere.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

My question is why do you say rufus over MCT is the problem

because if it's not working for you, something is not configured correctly.
if you can't figure out how to manually setup the system partitions and the boot manager on the USB drive than this tool could possibly do it for you.

one thing you can still try is disabling\disconnecting any SATA III or M.2 drives when loading the USB based OS.
it's possible there are other system partitions interfering with the USB's ability to boot correctly.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Can this be that my PC does not support WIN10? (I doubt it as HW requirements are met)
Or can this be specifictally that 64 bit win10 not supported?
What other explanation could there be?

We know nothing about your pc.
Please list full technical specs of your hardware.

 

[Deleted member 14196]

I doubt that millions of people are using Rüfüs as well. People make these stupid overblown statements all the time. Most people use the media creation tool without any issue

I detest Rufus and I always have and it has never worked properly for me not even back in the old days. I regard it as junk

 

[Colif]

that looks more like a problem with the PC and not the installer, as if you get that on restart, does it show the bios screen at all or just that?

specs as requested above would help

if that is after bios flash screen, maybe try another USB?

 

[babaika]

Hi,

I confirm that USB bootable drive is fine. (I tried putting it into another win7 PC and it started win10 installation process).
So some kind of problem is on my PC side.

As requested:
motherboard:
H61M-P20 (G3)
Pentium G2120
6GB ram (only 4Gb at this moment as that is the max limit for 32bit win7)

 

[Colif]

DO you get the bios flash screen? or is that all you get? have you installed win 10 on this PC before? its likely it would work if you updated from win 7 to 10. Just time consuming.

its got win 8.1 drivers, so its not that bad. the only win 10 drivers are realtek ones.
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/H61M-P20-G3#down-driver&Win8.1 64

that board normally gets an error 99 https://appuals.com/msi-motherboard-error-99/
but i can't see anyone with that screen you got.

 

[SkyNetRising]

motherboard:H61M-P20 (G3)

That's very old system. Doesn't seem to support UEFI.

You have to prepare your windows installation media for legacy boot (MBR partition scheme with rufus).

 

[babaika]

That's very old system. Doesn't seem to support UEFI.

You have to prepare your windows installation media for legacy boot (MBR partition scheme with rufus).

This solved the issue, thanks!