• I am having the same issues,but not windows 7,.I am trying to reinstall windows 8.1,with media from a usb.I also deleted a partition that was not labeled,and now have reinstalled windows once,and the registry went all haywire.I had a virus that no virus software detects,I have removed everything from the pc.Using usb (windows 8.1 media) to reinstall,the error comes up as his did,(0x8030002c),Windows is unable to install the selected partition. "The partitions on the disk selected are not in the recommended order".
• 1: drive 0 (Unallocated Space 400.0 MB/free space 400.0 MB)      
• 2: drive 0 (Partition 1 260.0 MB/free space 157.MB=System)  
• 3: drive 0 (Partition 2 128.0 MB/free space 128.0 MB=MSR (Reserved)  
• 4: drive 0 (Partition 3 678.3 GB/free space 678.1 GB=Primary)
• 5: drive 0 (Unallocated Space 450.0 MB/free space 450.0 MB)
• 6: drive 0 (Partition 4:RECOVERY 19.2 GB/free space 19.1 GB OEM(Reserved)..                                                                                                                                                                      
• I only have the media for 8.1,and all repair discs have been lost.Should I just reinstall windows,pressing "Install windows anyways button"? I search "0x8030002c" and all results found are for windows 7.I downloaded Windows 8.1 media from pc that is windows 7,maybe that's why it shows up error code for windows 7?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Edited by Serenitymine Saturday, July 25, 2015 4:50 PM
• Moved by ZigZag3143xMVP, Moderator Wednesday, July 29, 2015 10:37 AM wrong section for OS

1st there is not any topics on this in windows 8 forums 2nd you need to redirect people looking for this topic to the correct one.Too many people are lost,when it comes to looking for an answer or topic that relates to them.3rd: I DID POST IN WINDOWS 8 FORUMS,this question was to help people find it.Because every question is related to windows 7 wanting to upgrade to 8, points at windows 7.This is a question for windows 8,but if you look for any other topic that is related to this,its all about windows 7 upgrading issues.

Yes I did,and I figured it out all on my own.There is a link in the last post I was checking into,and I was very happy to find a tutorial on this subject.

• Marked as answer by Serenitymine 15 hours 23 minutes ago

Yes I did,and I figured it out all on my own.There is a link in the last post I was checking into,and I was very happy to find a tutorial on this subject.

• Marked as answer by Serenitymine Thursday, July 30, 2015 4:01 PM

Glad to hear this issue has been solved. Thanks for sharing. We really appreciate your time and efforts. Hope your experience will help other community members facing similar problems.