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HELP lost 24gb msata ssd on my latop

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Hi every one can help me recovery my merory on my msata ssd 24gb on my laptop asus tp 500lb FIRST I CHECK IT ON DISK MANAGEMENT :(:cry: Attachment 66962 (http://www.eightforums.com/attachments/installation-setup/66962-help-lost-24gb-msata-ssd-my-latop-untitled.png) AND I CHECK IT ON IRST :(:cry: Attachment 66963 (http://www.eightforums.com/attachments/installation-setup/66963-help-lost-24gb-msata-ssd-my-latop-untitled.png) AND I CHECK IT ON HD TUN :( Attachment 66964...

Can't install windows 8.1 pro Error code: 0xc0000001

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I have recently finished building a desktop and have been trying to install windows 8.1 for some time with no success my hardware is: Mobo: Asrock 98ODE3 CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Graphics card: PowerColor Radeon R7 370 2GB PCS+ RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Help! factory reset acer v5

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hi its my first time on here can someone help me pls have just brought a used laptop for my son i want to do a factory reset on it i was looking for the Acer eRecovery Management to restore your system but can't find it the laptop was originally windows 8 but the seller update to windows 10 pls can someone help me

Locked out of SP3 and can't reload windows - need help

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The company I was working for went out of business. I have a SP3 that was given to me but I don't have to give it back. I want to wipe it clean and restore it to factory settings, but I can't. I have tried to create a USB boot disc but it wont boot from disc. I have started it up and entered the BIOS but can't get it to do anything to boot from USB. I am now getting a screen that says...

Upgrading from Windows 8.1 with Bing to Windows 8.1 Pro

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I am trying to understand if the process I have followed is incorrect or the product key I have purchased is unreliable. My Dell machine came with Windows 8.1 with Bing and a Dell Recovery Partition. I only have a 32GB hard drive, the partition uses 8GB. I wanted to create more space on the drive by removing the partition. After attempting several other approaches, I concluded that the best...

Windows 8.1 Recovery - Could not find recovery environment

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Hello dear friends, I am using Acer v3-571G, been 3 years now and I had decided to restore my laptop to factory settings as my laptop is getting kinda slow and stuff, but I'm facing problems. I did upgrade from Windows 8 to 8.1. 1. I cannot use recover options in Windows 8.1 because it says "Could not find recovery environment". 2. I cannot use acer recovery management because it says...

Windows 8 bios key new hdd to windows 10

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My laptop hdd has failed and my windows 8 key is on the chip on the motherboard. I will be replace the hdd for a new one I read this: Create installation media for Windows 8.1 - Windows Help (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media) installs windows 8.1 using the embedded oem key Windows 8 oem keys are now accepted for windows 8.1 installations

boot problem while installing windows _

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Hi, I tried to install windows 8 with key on a new HP 280 G1. Despite all attempts to boot with DVD or even a bootable USB I just receive this message: "Load Freedos including Himem xms - memory driver" then an entry to BIOS with C:/ How can I fix this and bootwith DVD or USB?

Problem in re-installing Windows 8.1

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Dear all, I think i did a big mistake when i decided to upgrade to Windows 10. I bought a Toshiba satellite laptop few months ago with Windows 8.1 x64 preinstalled on it.then did upgrade to Windows 10 then the problem started : yesterday i was not even able to start the laptop it says " no bootable device" I downloaded a clean version of Windows 8.1 and used USB to reinstall the system, always...

How do I install Win8 on a t100AH tablet with windows 10

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Good evening everyody, sorry I'm new here. Here's my problem : I have a brand new asus transformer book t100HAN, but it came with windows 10 family edition in it, which I intensely dislike. I have two copies of windows 8 pro (through my university) one x32 and one x64 ; is there any way for me to ditch the windows 10 and install one of my win8 on the t100HAN ? Thanks in advance.

Win 8.1 32bit and 64 bit

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G'day, Windows 8.1 has now successfully been installed on the Samsung notebook mentioned a while ago which had Win 8 64 and 32 installed but that OS broke. I installed the 32 bit version of the two available as I did not know any better. I would now like to instal the 64 bit version in case it is required at a later date as I will not have access to the machine in the future. Is...

Unable too access BIOS on Lenovo G510 (20238) Laptop

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Hello all, this is my first post here so apologies if it is in the wrong category. I have been trying to repair a laptop for my friend that cannot boot up to windows. It is constantly going to Startup repair and whenever I try repairing windows with USB it always fails. Now I am trying to access the bios to change the boot device to the USB drive so I can do a fresh install of windows. ...

Laptop Toshiba C55-A5300 with No bootable Device

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My laptop Satellite Toshiba got stuck and coming to the no boot device status. I created one Bootable USB from Microsoft website that helped to install windows 8 on laptop. It worked fine but slow and took longtime (around 15 minutes) to shutdowns or start. Finding Reader card device with no drive then I download driver from Toshiba website to fix it and could read a card. Using Disk management...

Strange Issue with Windows 8 Activation on Refurb Tablet!

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Hello I recently purchased a manufacture refurbished Lenovo Thinkpad 8 tablet with windows 8.1 pro. All was good until I turned the tablet on and saw the small text at the bottom right of the screen with the version of windows I was running and the build number. I went to check the activation status and it says it's unactivated and the product key it's using won't work. I've never come across...

I turned the power off while downloading Windows 8.1

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I built a pc recently, and I was following the simple steps to install Windows 8.1. I accidentally powered off my power strip, causing the computer to turn off. When I turned it back on it said "an operating system wasn't found. Try disconnecting any drives that don't contain an operating system. Press ctrl+alt+del to restart. I have tried all of this but it still won't work. Thank you...

How to change system partition letter in a fresh install?

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Hello, Is there any way to change or tell windows which letter to use for the default system partition? By default it picks it as C, i want to pick something else while the windows is still in installer mode and didnt start to copy files to drive. Windows 8.1 64 bit pro, installation in UEFI mode with GPT file system.

Solved Cant mount ISO files on Windows 10

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Sorry for my bad english :( hope you understand I recently mount a ISO file on my computer, it work, then i unmount that ISO and a some hours later i needed that ISO again, so I tried to mount and its not working. Im using daemont tools ultra and i can mount a ISO but when i go to "my computer" i dont have there anythink... please help a fix it, i tried so many solutions and it still not...

Windows 8 to 8.1 upgrade

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I am unable to download the windows upgrade to 8.1 64bit from windows 8 64bit, How else can I get the update?I'd also like to take advantage of the free upgrade to Windows 10 before the end of July, but for that I'll have the same problem I can't download the file.

I have a problem with installing windows 8.1....

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Hi there, i tryed to install windows 8.1 when i allready had a windows 7 and now my laptop don't wnat to accept it. How can i do it? I have a lenovo g50

How do I restore recovery partition for 'Reset PC to work?

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Hello. I have a problem with restoring (reseting) my OS to factory image using Recovery partition. The problem is not that uncommon, yet I've tried a gadzillion things and none seem to work (or I've been doing them wrong). And I was hoping you guys could have a look and point me toward a resolution. The computer is an Asus X553M laptop, which came with W8.1 wBing pre-installed and two...
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