Sandisk Extreme USB 3.0 - Windows Installation fails

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Found a workaround suggested by x23piracy  and  Stimpy  here:

http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/All-SanDisk-USB-Flash-Drives/Sandisk-Extreme-USB-3-0-unusable-as-Windows-Install-Medium-all/td-p/293233

At the step when Windows 7 setup prompts to create and/or select partition to deploy Windows 7 to:

  • unplug SanDisk Extreme USB3.0 flash drive from USB port;

  • click Refresh button;

  • setup will still indicate that Windows cannot be installed on hard drive, just ignore it;

  • plug back SanDisk Extreme USB3.0 flash drive;

  • click again on Refresh button;

  • now you can create if required new partition for Windows and the setup will automatically create 100MB System Reserved partition;

  • proceed and complete Windows 7 installation.

Thank you, x23piracy and  Stimpy!

I should say it is far from ideal, and I am quite disappointed as new owner of SanDisk product because this issue has been reported to SanDisk at least in February 2013 if not earlier. But at least I don’t have to just give up on it yet.

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