Invalid partition table?

[evilmeister13]

I'm trying to install windows 8 from my flash drive to a laptop i recently bought, and it keeps giving me an "invalid partition table" error. I'm not sure why, as ive used this same method dozens of times before to install windows. Any suggestions as to why it might be doing this?

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

I'm trying to install windows 8 from my flash drive to a laptop i recently bought, and it keeps giving me an "invalid partition table" error. I'm not sure why, as ive used this same method dozens of times before to install windows. Any suggestions as to why it might be doing this?

 

When does it give you the error, when you try to fromat, when you log in, etc?

[evilmeister13]

I set the laptop to boot from usb. Usually when i do this, the computer will power on, then it will ask me if i would like to boot from usb. I usually hit the space bar and the installation begins. However, this time there is nothing like that, it gives me that error while still in the bios stage of booting up.

[dmegatool]

What's the partition table ? GUID, MBR ? 

 

You may need to change / restore it. 

[evilmeister13]

What's the partition table ? GUID, MBR ?

You may need to change / restore it.

Im uncertain as to what you mean by that.

[dmegatool]

Im uncertain as to what you mean by that.

 

Do you have access to another computer ? 

 

Tools to mess around the partition table are often in commands line though. You should try to create a new MBR or GPT (GPT is newer / better) 

http://sa-blog.azurewebsites.net/post/2013/03/18/cleanup-corrupt-partition-table

[Leonius]

You should probably remake the usb drive. did you use an iso file? if you did just use the windows usb/dvd download tool and recreate the usb drive. Before that whipe the drive. Best way to do this is to use the command prompt and open it with admin rights. 

1. Start command prompt as Administrator and type  diskpart 
2. type  list disk
3. type select disk  and number of your USB disk ( like select disk 1 )
4. type  clean
5. type  create partition primary
6. type  select partition 1
7. type  active
8. type  format quick fs=fat32
9. type  assign
10. type exit  to exit the diskpart utility
11. type exit  to close command prompt

Be careful to select the correct drive number