the registry shows: Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Protogon] "DisplayName"="" "ErrorControl"=dword:00000001 "Group"="Boot File System" "Start"=dword:00000003 "Type"=dword:00000002 start 3 means manual start, let's launch it with the kernel: "Start"=dword:00000000 0 means: Loaded by kernel loader. Components of the driver stack for the boot (startup) volume must be loaded by the kernel loader. updated: does not change anything, format failure again. Could someone enable protogon?
There's nothing to fix - the proper system drivers and the files necessary for Windows 8 to make use of Protogon are not in build 8102 aka the Developer Preview. Stop wasting your time trying to make it work since it's not going to happen.