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My son's laptop was failing for the second time, so he decided to erase the hard drive and try to install Windows 8.1 back onto it, but it doesn't install. My error message (as shown in the photo) is:
We couldn't install Windows in the location you chose.
Please check your media drive. Here's more info about what happened: 0x8007045d.
martin hanley
Posted 2015-05-26T18:29:39.340
Reputation: 11
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0x8007045D = ERROR_IO_DEVICE (The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error).
That error indicates a problem with the HDD.
Boot from the install media and instead of install, select "repair your computer" option. Select the command prompt at the x sources prompt type:-
DISKPART
LIST DISK
SELECT DISK 0 (Where Disk 0 is the internal HDD)
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
FORMAT FS=NTFS LABEL="Local Disk"
ACTIVE
EXIT
Restart computer with install media, and this time select install.
td512
Posted 2015-05-26T18:29:39.340
Reputation: 4 778
cheers greetings and salutations – martin hanley – 2015-05-26T19:21:30.943
thank you TD.512 but it stuck on 4%, i'm guessing its goosed – martin hanley – 2015-05-26T21:05:06.737
yeah. still, if the answer helped, mind marking it as the answer? – td512 – 2015-05-26T21:11:06.077
is there any other way to repair the hard drive ? – martin hanley – 2015-05-26T22:12:43.840
What is your question? Please update your question to include all relevant information required to help you. – Ramhound – 2015-05-26T18:31:54.380
That error is generally associated with a problem with your HDD. Having said that, with regard to the body of your question, Huh? – EBGreen – 2015-05-26T18:32:10.733
It's unclear what you're asking here. It sounds like you have a failing disk, but we need far more information than that. I'm FTC'ing as unclear. – AStopher – 2015-05-26T18:35:25.953
my sons laptop was failing for the second time, so he decided to erase the hard drive and try to install windows 8.1 back onto it but it doesn't install giving error code 0x8007045D – martin hanley – 2015-05-26T18:57:00.570