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f you try to install any version of Windows from USB falsh drive you may got this error: “Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition”
 
I have already found tricky solution for Windows 7 but it didn’t help me with Windows 8.1.
 
So I have found another solution that will be suitable for any Windows version.
 
Basically you just need to copy all installation files from USB flash drive to your HDD (or SDD) drive and make it bootable, and then continue installation from HDD to HDD
 
Step by step instruction:
 
Boot windows installation from USB drive
Press Shift+F10
In console type diskpart.exe and press enter. In this program execute following:
select disk=0. Disk 0 is your destination drive, so be careful, all information on this drive will be removed.
create partition primary size=xxx, where xxx – is the size of new partition
select partition=1
active
format fs=ntfs quick
assign
exit, now you have bootable drive C
Navigate to USB flash drive, in my case: cd d:
Copy all files from USB drive to C: drive: xcopy d: c: /e /h /k
Go to boot folder: cd boot
Make you C: drive bootable with following command: bootsect /nt60 c:
Put off USB drive from computer and restart them.
Install Windows
Remove unnecessary menu item from bootscreen:
Run cmd.exe as Administrator
See boot menu list bcdedit
Find Windows Setup and copy identifier
Run bcdedit /delete {identifier}
PROFIT!

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