Windows could not determine valid system volume

[berderder]

Hi everyone,

 

I am booting Windows Vista Home Premium via a bootable USB and am now trying to install.

 

Get error message when I click a disc to install to:

 

"Windows could not determine if this computer contains a valid system volume."

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks for any help you can give. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

delete all partition on the drive and make a new one?

[corrado33]

1 minute ago, berderder said:

Hi everyone,

 

I am booting Windows Vista Home Premium via a bootable USB and am now trying to install.

 

Get error message when I click a disc to install to:

 

"Windows could not determine if this computer contains a valid system volume."

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks for any help you can give. 

Most likely an issue with the audio drivers and them not being included. No audio devices = no system volume. 

 

Just as an aside, I've never seen a computer that supported vista but didn't support 7, why are you installing the buggy crappy version of windows 7? (aka vista.)

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, corrado33 said:

Most likely an issue with the audio drivers and them not being included. No audio devices = no system volume. 

Audio won't affect this at all.

[berderder]

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

delete all partition on the drive and make a new one?

Already deleted all the partitions so I guess they are unallocated space now 

[corrado33]

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Audio won't affect this at all.

Looks like we're both wrong.

 

https://nctritech.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/fix-the-windows-could-not-determine-if-this-computer-contains-a-valid-system-volume-error/

[berderder]

3 minutes ago, corrado33 said:

Most likely an issue with the audio drivers and them not being included. No audio devices = no system volume. 

 

Just as an aside, I've never seen a computer that supported vista but didn't support 7, why are you installing the buggy crappy version of windows 7? (aka vista.)

She has a Vista license key

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, berderder said:

She has a Vista license key

but you still dont' use the damn thing. It losing support this year, most program won't run on it, its slow.

 

Id use windows 10 unactivitaed or linux

[berderder]

1 minute ago, corrado33 said:

Looks like we're both wrong.

 

https://nctritech.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/fix-the-windows-could-not-determine-if-this-computer-contains-a-valid-system-volume-error/

Yes, but how do I install Vista via a bootable USB if I have to unplug the USB?

[berderder]

Boom! It works! I had to unplug a sneaky little xD card I didn't notice. Windows gets tricked and thinks the xD card is somehow bootable or writable or something along those lines. Unplugged it and now it works. Thank you for everyone's comments.