Win10 clean install fails - missing media drivers

[Slaughterfreak]

I'm a student and my university has a subscription to Dreamspark, so I got a Win10 key, along with an ISO-file from there. I'm using a Lenovo G700 and trying to perform a clean install from a bootable USB-stick.

I have tried creating this USB-stick with the "Win7 USB DVD Download Tool", using different guides from the internet with NTFS and Fat32 filesystem, launching the setup normally and through UEFI, using the "Media Creation Tool" (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10) to create the USB-stick directly and downloading the ISO file first and creating a bootable USB-stick from that with all the methods above, but no matter which of these methods I use, I get the following error during installation:
"A media driver your computer needs is missing." (http://oi60.tinypic.com/2n1weuq.jpg)

Unfortunatley, I am currently running Win7 Pro x64 on my laptop and the following page says, that the upgrade to Win10 only works from Win8.1, not Win7: https://support.lenovo.com/sg/en/documents/ht103535#lenovonotebook

When I try to use the "Media Creation Tool" to instantly perform an upgrade, I get the following error:
"Something happened... 0x80070422 - 0x90016"

What drivers could the installation possibly be missing? I don't have any external devices plugged in, except for the bootable USB-stick, of course. I tried downloading all drivers for Win7 x64 and Win10 x64 from the Lenovo page (http://support.lenovo.com/sg/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/lenovo-g-series-laptops/lenovo-g700-notebook) and pointing the setup to them, but none of them help.

 

[Fita]

If I've understood your post correctly, the only way you can install Windows 10 on a DOS-only machine is with the full version and a license key. Upgrades require a pre-existing version of Windows 7 or Windows 8 (8.1).

What I have is the cd full version of IWndows 10. I tried to make a copy of the AMD driver for Win 10, but when I browse, it only can detect drive and folder, it didn't show the file.

 

[pasca1228]

If I've understood your post correctly, the only way you can install Windows 10 on a DOS-only machine is with the full version and a license key. Upgrades require a pre-existing version of Windows 7 or Windows 8 (8.1).

What I have is the cd full version of IWndows 10. I tried to make a copy of the AMD driver for Win 10, but when I browse, it only can detect drive and folder, it didn't show the file.

When you insert the Windows DVD, it will allow you to do a clean install, which entails deleting the entire existing partition(s) and operating system, prior to installing Windows 10. You can search for "clean install Windows 10", or consult this one site. Although it concerns a clean install after upgrade, the method still applies (skip to the bottom):

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki/windows_10-windows_install/clean-install-windows-10/1c426bdf-79b1-4d42-be93-17378d93e587
There are multiple sites showing you how.

You should not have to pre-install any AMD drivers, as those will be included in the Windows 10 drivers package and will be installed automatically during the process.

 

[Pixeldamage]

Ok...this is the strangest f'ing solution, but it finally worked for me after spending 2 days trying to do a clean install.

I got this error trying to do a clean install from a USB stick. Try installing till you get this error...then X out of the error till you get the Install screen...then move the USB stick to another port and press Install.

Not sure why moving the USB stick to another port works, but it did for me.

I had to just sign up to Tom's HW to upvote this. A ridiculous work around... but... it works! 😀

 

[chamoeq]

Ok...this is the strangest f'ing solution, but it finally worked for me after spending 2 days trying to do a clean install.

I got this error trying to do a clean install from a USB stick. Try installing till you get this error...then X out of the error till you get the Install screen...then move the USB stick to another port and press Install.

Not sure why moving the USB stick to another port works, but it did for me.

 

[chamoeq]

that was the solution for me ! Thank you 4TXTECH !!

 

[Racersk]

The only driver I could think you might need is the AHCI/RAID driver.

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25165/Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-Intel-RST-RAID-Driver

Download the one that says "f6flpy-x64.zip" then extract the folder onto the USB flash drive. When that comes up browser to that folder from the install prompt and select the iaStor file. Should allow it to see and install properly to your drive but that is normally the only one you need.

Worked PERFECTLY for my Toshiba Protege M00- the old one they said you cant update to Win7!

Thanks Slaughter if your still on the forum!

 

[atulc1]

The only driver I could think you might need is the AHCI/RAID driver.

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25165/Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-Intel-RST-RAID-Driver

that did it, thanks very much

I had to use a different driver while attempting a clean install of Windows 10 on my Dell Precision T3600 with the Intel C600 storage controller. By default, the T3600 is configured with a PERC H310 RAID controller. This is a very basic RAID controller. Therefore, I removed this controller and connected my hard drive to the onboard SATA/SAS controller on the motherboard port labeled HDD0. (For details on enabling the onboard storage controller on this machine, see http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/enterprise-client/f/4448/t/19467923.) I was faced with the same problem described above - the installation media didn't detect my hard drive and asked for storage driver. The driver that worked for my machine can be downloaded from https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25393/Intel-RSTe-AHCI-SCU-Software-RAID-driver-for-Windows-. Once this driver was loaded, Windows 10 installation completed successfully.

 

[NarenMoji]

The only driver I could think you might need is the AHCI/RAID driver.

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25165/Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-Intel-RST-RAID-Driver

that did it, thanks very much

I had to use a different driver while attempting a clean install of Windows 10 on my Dell Precision T3600 with the Intel C600 storage controller. By default, the T3600 is configured with a PERC H310 RAID controller. This is a very basic RAID controller. Therefore, I removed this controller and connected my hard drive to the onboard SATA/SAS controller on the motherboard port labeled HDD0. (For details on enabling the onboard storage controller on this machine, see http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/enterprise-client/f/4448/t/19467923.) I was faced with the same problem described above - the installation media didn't detect my hard drive and asked for storage driver. The driver that worked for my machine can be downloaded from https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25393/Intel-RSTe-AHCI-SCU-Software-RAID-driver-for-Windows-. Once this driver was loaded, Windows 10 installation completed successfully.

its seems better bcz i tried all drivers before

 

[NarenMoji]

No...these all Solutions not working with My Dell optiplex 755
Bad

 

[Eman_5]

Ok...this is the strangest f'ing solution, but it finally worked for me after spending 2 days trying to do a clean install.

I got this error trying to do a clean install from a USB stick. Try installing till you get this error...then X out of the error till you get the Install screen...then move the USB stick to another port and press Install.

Not sure why moving the USB stick to another port works, but it did for me.

I tried this but it didn't work 🙁
I have Lenovo G580 and it has USB 2.0

I tried all these solution but.... didn;t work

 

[yichenw224]

Ok...this is the strangest f'ing solution, but it finally worked for me after spending 2 days trying to do a clean install.

I got this error trying to do a clean install from a USB stick. Try installing till you get this error...then X out of the error till you get the Install screen...then move the USB stick to another port and press Install.

Not sure why moving the USB stick to another port works, but it did for me.

I created an account on this site just to say: This f'cking worked for me too . Thanks for sharing your solution haha. Computers are so illogical sometimes

 

[arielmcsa]

you are the MAN. this saved me. cannot belive this worked. power of the many....
thanks,

 

[JVimes]

For others in my boat who end up here: the USB media creator apparently can mess up without error, and may not like some thumb drives. So, try re-creating the install media, probably on a different thumb drive. Worked for me.

 

[alexoiu]

Bad media/DVD in my case. New one, via media creation tool, solved the issue.

 

[Locutus2z]

This worked for me

1. Download the Windows 10 installation files.
2. Create a Windows 10 bootable media.
3. Boot your computer with the bootable media
4. Click the Repair your computer
5. Click Troubleshoot. Then click Advanced Options. Then click Command Prompt
6. Type the following commands to fix the mbr:

a. Bootrec /fixMbr
b. Bootrec /fixBoot
c. Bootrec /ScanOS
d. Bootrec /RebuildBcd

More here - http://pureinfotech.com/repair-master-boot-record-mbr-windows-10/

 

[Perdux]

This worked for me

1. Download the Windows 10 installation files.
2. Create a Windows 10 bootable media.
3. Boot your computer with the bootable media
4. Click the Repair your computer
5. Click Troubleshoot. Then click Advanced Options. Then click Command Prompt
6. Type the following commands to fix the mbr:

a. Bootrec /fixMbr
b. Bootrec /fixBoot
c. Bootrec /ScanOS
d. Bootrec /RebuildBcd

More here - http://pureinfotech.com/repair-master-boot-record-mbr-windows-10/

 

[Perdux]

This solution worked for me.

Many Thanks.

 

[NilsCox]

Hey folks!

I had the same error, but for another reason: my USB drive had a GPT partition table, which was causing the "missing media driver" error. I used fdisk to change it to MBR, and it worked perfectly.

I didn't see this answer on the internet, so I thought it might help some of you.

And as mkntfs says, have a nice day

 

[Majin Ant]

Adding what fixed it for me just in case someone else has this problem and nothing above works. Hopefully this will give another option to try if all else fails.

I had the same issue. I was installing the iso with winusb on Linux. It didn't work. It was formatting as NTFS which I thought was fine but it kept failing. When I then tried to boot from it it just wouldn't.

I then made a different flash drive FAT32 and copied everything from the NTFS drive to it and booted with that. Oh it worked. That is when I came across this problem.

Spent ages trying to get around it then I had a thought. When I got to the "Install" part I removed the FAT32 drive and put in the NTFS one that wouldn't boot on it's own and it all worked fine from there. So strange.