windows wont install

[Etonic]

i just built my pc and im trying to install windows without a cd drive, i've tried getting it straight from windows and using their software to put it on a usb, and i've used imgburn/rufus, but i get an error message "windows cannot install required files. the file may be corrupt or missing. make sure all files required for installation are available , then restart the installation error code: 0x80070570" any idea on whats wrong?

[PowerPigeon]

Have you tried creating the installation media more than once? Has this happened every time?

[ttam]

Sounds like a bad ISO

[Etonic]

Have you tried creating the installation media more than once? Has this happened every time?

i've done it twice from windows site and once from img burn, and it always happens

[PowerPigeon]

Sounds like a bad ISO

Doing a bit of research that sounds like the most likely issue.

 

i've done it twice from windows site and once from img burn, and it always happens

Are you downloading the ISO via wireless or over an Ethernet connection? Someone I found online had the same issue as you, and was able to get the installation working by downloading the ISO over Ethernet. You might be getting an incomplete ISO due to packet loss if you are using WiFi.

[Etonic]

Doing a bit of research that sounds like the most likely issue.

 

Are you downloading the ISO via wireless or over an Ethernet connection? Someone I found online had the same issue as you, and was able to get the installation working by downloading the ISO over Ethernet. You might be getting an incomplete ISO due to packet loss if you are using WiFi.

downloading via ethernet on my laptop. how could i get a good iso? or should just get a external disc drive and use that? i was hoping to get it done tonight

[PowerPigeon]

downloading via ethernet on my laptop. how could i get a good iso? or should just get a external disc drive and use that? i was hoping to get it done tonight

You are downloading the ISO through the Windows Create Media tool found here, correct? Have you tried both downloading the ISO and creating a bootable drive with the tool?

[Etonic]

You are downloading the ISO through the Windows Create Media tool found here, correct? Have you tried both downloading the ISO and creating a bootable drive with the tool?

ive done both and still get the same error code

[Etonic]

You are downloading the ISO through the Windows Create Media tool found here, correct? Have you tried both downloading the ISO and creating a bootable drive with the tool?

i tried using making a bootable usb from that site, then that didnt work so i got an iso from the disc with imgburn, then used rufus to mount it on my usb, and that still didnt work, and i also tried on my second hdd, put it does the same thing

[PowerPigeon]

i tried using making a bootable usb from that site, then that didnt work so i got an iso from the disc with imgburn, then used rufus to mount it on my usb, and that still didnt work, and i also tried on my second hdd, put it does the same thing

When you get the error message after the install fails, what options do you have to click on? I've found a thread suggesting that if you click "Cancel" you can simply restart the install process and is may work.

[Etonic]

When you get the error message after the install fails, what options do you have to click on? I've found a thread suggesting that if you click "Cancel" you can simply restart the install process and is may work.

ok or close, i dont remeber, then it takes a second and goes back to the beggining of the install

[PowerPigeon]

ok or close, i dont remeber, then it takes a second and goes back to the beggining of the install

Have you tried restarting the install right from there without rebooting?

[Etonic]

Have you tried restarting the install right from there without rebooting?

yeah, same error code

[PowerPigeon]

yeah, same error code

Do you have an installation DVD that came with your product code that you could use? It may be that you just need to spend $20 on an external DVD drive in order to install your OS, that's what I did with my computer.

 

How many sticks of RAM do you have in your computer? Can you try installing with just a single stick installed?

[Etonic]

Do you have an installation DVD that came with your product code that you could use? It may be that you just need to spend $20 on an external DVD drive in order to install your OS, that's what I did with my computer.

 

How many sticks of RAM do you have in your computer? Can you try installing with just a single stick installed?

i have the disc and i can get an external disc drive, kinda sucks but if nothing else works. and 2x4gb

[PowerPigeon]

i have the disc and i can get an external disc drive, kinda sucks but if nothing else works. and 2x4gb

Try taking one stick of memory out and running the install, if it doesn't work try the other stick. If/when you get Windows installed install the other RAM stick and maybe run Memtest to see if everything is working okay.

 

If that doesn't work, the disc drive is probably the best way to go.

[Etonic]

Try taking one stick of memory out and running the install, if it doesn't work try the other stick. If/when you get Windows installed install the other RAM stick and maybe run Memtest to see if everything is working okay.

 

If that doesn't work, the disc drive is probably the best way to go.

okay, i'll try that,i pulled one stick and am going through the install now, hopfully it works

[PowerPigeon]

okay, i'll try that,i pulled one stick and am going through the install now, hopfully it works

Good luck! I'll keep my fingers crossed, get back to me when you've tried both DIMMs.

[Etonic]

Good luck! I'll keep my fingers crossed, get back to me when you've tried both DIMMs.

tried pulling a dimm and now it says "press any key to boot from usb" and anything i press doesnt work

[Etonic]

tried pulling a dimm and now it says "press any key to boot from usb" and anything i press doesnt work

nevermind, it just decided to work

[GoodBytes]

Be sure to NOT use USB 3.0, missing drivers can cause this.

If you are using disc, then it could be the optical drive that you have have dust or trouble reading the disk you have (numerous reasons, form simply not liking it, the pack of disk you got is faulty or has some disc inside that are faulty (yes, it happens), or the optical drive can't hold the disc properly when it spins, making the disk spin at variable speed and can't read the data correctly, etc..)

[PowerPigeon]

nevermind, it just decided to work

Is that booting to the USB drive that is working or the installation that is working?

[Etonic]

Is that booting to the USB drive that is working or the installation that is working?

i pressed "any key" and nothing happened, it decided to work, i tried one dimm and it gave me the same code, i switched it, and it seems to be working, its at 74% so far, so it should work

[Etonic]

Is that booting to the USB drive that is working or the installation that is working?

installed worked, what progragm do i run to test the second stick?

[PowerPigeon]

installed worked, what progragm do i run to test the second stick?

Did you have to remove a RAM stick to make it work? If you did, put it back in an try www.memtest86.com. I'm not really an expert on memory, so I won't be able to help you with the test results or setting it up, but I'm sure someone on the forum would be able to.