Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase of installation
Are you getting the error: Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase of installation. To install Windows, restart the installation. Learn how to solve.
Today I was trying to install Windows 8 Enterprise Edition RTM 90 day trial on a brand new Laptop from ASUS. I was recording the installation for a video tutorial for Windows 8. I landed into this strange and unexpected error during the installation:
Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase of installation. To install Windows, restart the installation.
This installation error happens after Windows 8 Operating System installation starts and complete copying the files for installation. The error message appears about 10 minutes after the installation of Windows 8 from the DVD.
If you are receiving the same error, most probably it is because your disk is corrupt or could be a result of a failed past installation of Windows 8.
The solution that worked for me to resolve this error was, delete the disk partition and recreate it. Windows 8 installation completed successfully after I recreated the partition.
Here is my scenario which resulted in this error:
1. I am using a brand new Asus Laptop with Intel Pentium processor.
2. This Laptop had only DOS OS preinstalled.
3. I am installing Windows 8 Enterprise RTM edition 90 day trial version.
4. I formatted the hard drive, created 2 partitions and I am installing Windows 8 OS on a partition with 150 GB space.
So, finally this is what I did to get rid of the error 'Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase of installation. To install Windows, restart the installation.':
I deleted the disk partition and recreated. I tried to reinstall Windows 8 after recreating the partition and the error was gone.
Did you also get this error? Try the solution I explained above and let me know if that worked.
thanks buddy... recently my os had crashed and I was trying to reinstall the Windows 7 but I was getting the same error.. i had almost tried 8-10 times but still same error everytime... and now after doing wat u had posted it worked now.. thanks a lot...