Windows 10 Installation Troubles

[turkey3_scratch]

Considering I have installed Windows 10 twice before I am surprised to have this problem. I am installing Windows 10 on my new Samsung 850 Pro SSD. It has 119GB unallocated space. On the installation process I am on the step called "Getting files ready for installation". Once it reaches 100% it says Windows needs to restart and closes out. Now here's my problem. When it says Windows needs to restart, when I boot again should I boot to the installation DVD or to the SSD? I tried booting to the SSD which actually took me to what is identical to the DVD's installation stuff (basically it installed an installer).

If I boot to the installation DVD, it simply takes me back to the installation menu like nothing ever happened. When I check my SSD it shows about 6GB is used up. What am I supposed to do? What do I boot to?

I also have the option to boot to UEFI DVD disk or just DVD disk. I did not do UEFI, should I?

 

[AMDAlexK]

You should keep the disk in until it tells you to take it out, or it takes you back to the beginning and then reboot. I did the upgrade from windows 8 so i didn't have this problem, but many times have i been confused as you are.

Hope this helped,
Alex

 

[turkey3_scratch]

So reboot to the disk again or the SSD?

 

[teengohan389]

What's the deal on installing Windows 10 in the first place? I recommend waiting a year for installing because of the constant updates here and there. It's gonna be quite annoying but if you want to try it out, then i'm not gonna stop you.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Okay strange, now it worked all of a sudden after the 4th attempt. Eh, what can I say, surprises every day

 

[MyDNA]

I've configured the boot priority in the bios to first boot from HDD [Samsung 850 EVO 500GB], however, when I commence installing with the Win 10 installation DVD in the DVD drive, I press F9 [HP Pavilion dv6] to get to the "boot option" screen, and select to boot from the CD/DVD. Once the installation files are copied to the SSD there's no more need for the installation DVD, so when the first reboot occurs I let the bios take over, and it boots from the SSD from there on.

This is the same as with any Windows installation. During the initial boot from the installation DVD, any reboot there after should be from the installation drive, because the installer process has copied all necessary files over to the destination HDD, including the boot loader.

This is my understanding.

 

[orlbuckeye]

What's the deal on installing Windows 10 in the first place? I recommend waiting a year for installing because of the constant updates here and there. It's gonna be quite annoying but if you want to try it out, then i'm not gonna stop you.

Windows 10 isn't out until out until later this year. The technical preview is out now and in fact I'm using it now with Spartan browser.

 

[orlbuckeye]

Considering I have installed Windows 10 twice before I am surprised to have this problem. I am installing Windows 10 on my new Samsung 850 Pro SSD. It has 119GB unallocated space. On the installation process I am on the step called "Getting files ready for installation". Once it reaches 100% it says Windows needs to restart and closes out. Now here's my problem. When it says Windows needs to restart, when I boot again should I boot to the installation DVD or to the SSD? I tried booting to the SSD which actually took me to what is identical to the DVD's installation stuff (basically it installed an installer).

If I boot to the installation DVD, it simply takes me back to the installation menu like nothing ever happened. When I check my SSD it shows about 6GB is used up. What am I supposed to do? What do I boot to?

I also have the option to boot to UEFI DVD disk or just DVD disk. I did not do UEFI, should I?

WARNING:
Before you get started installing Windows 10, be sure that you disable Secure Boot if you have UEFI.

You can enable Secure Boot again after Windows installation has finished if you like.


http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1950-windows-10-technical-preview-clean-install.html

 

[MyDNA]

What's the deal on installing Windows 10 in the first place? I recommend waiting a year for installing because of the constant updates here and there. It's gonna be quite annoying but if you want to try it out, then i'm not gonna stop you.

I've joined up with the "Insider" program that microsoft has going, and am testing the new Windows 10 technical preview. Of course, there are continual updates, security patches etc.

Since microsoft decided to get the general public involved in this project, any feedback including problem / bug reporting that the public provide microsoft, should help to create something that the majority of folks want from an OS... well... we can only hope...