Windows 8.1 Install Error 0xC1900101-0x20017

@RTheb,

I would like to thank you for taking the time to post this valuable information.  It will help many.

@Kris Vekens,

Re: Raid hard drives

Try connecting your system to the internet, through whatever built in ethernet you have.  Hopefully Windows will search for the necessary drivers.

Windows 8 thread - similar situation which may help

I have been suffering this error since the RTM was released and I had resigned to wait it out until reading the threads here.

I haven't posted as I had no problem installing the RTM on both x86 and x64 Laptops and Desktops and thought the error code message on the one computer was due to the fact it is an old Black MacBook Core Duo which I assumed was the major cause of the failure of 8.1.

I had upgraded the Bootcamp Windows 7 to Windows 8 flawlessly on the MacBook last December and thought the RTM x86 of 8.1 would be flawless as well.

Wrong!

Since I couldn't get the RTM to install I just waited until the Windows Store Update was released and began to try to update which resulted continuously in the dreaded 0xC1900101-0x20017 error.

Today I succeeded in updating to Windows 8.1 x86 using the Windows Store.

I can confirm it is a driver issue as the install finally succeeded after removing additional programs and drivers.

I suspect it is the Magic Iso / Magic Disc drivers but I can't positively state this because I also removed the Intel Desktop Manager software at the same time so it may as well be just the Intel Desktop Manager Drivers.

After removing these drivers I ran MSCONFIG and disabled all the Services including the Microsoft Services. I then used Task Manager and disabled all the Startup items.

I then rebooted, went to the Windows Store after the reboot, and started the Windows 8.1 Update again  for the 8th or 9th time.

I trully expected the dreaded 0xC1900101-0x20017 error but amazingly after the restart Windows 8.1 fully installed and I am posting this using 8.1.

This is definitely a Driver Conflict Issue and if I can get it running on an old MacBook with all the additional inherent Bootcamp issues you can as well without resorting to a Refresh wipe.

Hopefully it is the Magic Iso /Magic Disc or Deamon Tools ( or perhaps the Intel Desktop Manager) drivers that are causing the issues so let us know if this works for you so we can put this error to bed once and for all.

If not then the only solution is a methodical step by step uninstall of suspected drivers.

I finally got Windows 8.1 up and running after physically disconnecting my 2 HDD's which were set in Raid-0 (I also have an SSD which contains the OS-system, the 2 HDD's in RAID-0 are for storage purposes).

After the installation completed and all other hardware and updates were installed i tried to reconnect the HDD's, but each time i got a BSOD when booting. So now i have Windows 8.1 but at the loss of 500GB !

Anyone using SteelSeries engine 2

Would you mind uploading the setup or rollback log to your SkyDrive account and post a link back?

C:\Windows\Panther\setup  Rollback log

Instead of doing a clean install I restore the drive with a backup copy from 6 months ago and it still didn't update.