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When I attempt to install Windows 8.1 on my machine from the Windows Store, on boot I receive a blue screen. The error message indicates that the system was unable to create a ramdisk and shows error number 0xc1900101.
On reboot, it restores my original installation and provides the following error code: 0xc1900101-0x20017.
In reading some other topics, it seems drivers may need to be updated, but as far as I know I am up-to-date. Is there a way to identify which driver had a failure?
Also, on other threads with this code, I see no mention of a "ramdisk". Is that a unique problem?
Thanks in advance for the help!
Edit: Let me note my system has no ramdisk software installed whatsoever.
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Thanks to this thread I know where the problem lies; all the replies are for Windows8 which I had no problems with when upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows8; when Windows8 was the latest version of Windows.
Unfortunately this problem surfaces when upgrading Windows10 to Windows10 Fall Creators edition.
Okay
so after 2 years or so having this problem, Microsoft level 2 technicians resolved the problem for me. They reinstalled windows 8 using a bootable drive, then did the same for 8.1 immediately. This method of installation seemed to bypass any other driver issue and enabled the full installation. Once complete, I thanked them (sooo much) then proceeded to install Windows 10 without any issues. It took several evenings of call backs from Microsoft but they got there and it's like a new machine!
When I attempt to install Windows 8.1 on my machine from the Windows Store, on boot I receive a blue screen. The error message indicates that the system was unable to create a ramdisk and shows error number 0xc1900101.
On reboot, it restores my original installation and provides the following error code: 0xc1900101-0x20017.
In reading some other topics, it seems drivers may need to be updated, but as far as I know I am up-to-date. Is there a way to identify which driver had a failure?
Also, on other threads with this code, I see no mention of a "ramdisk". Is that a unique problem?
Thanks in advance for the help!
Edit: Let me note my system has no ramdisk software installed whatsoever.
how?????
