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Solved How do I install on Windows 8 laptop without login?

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1st I've nuked my drive on a Samsung laptop because I want to sell it! 2nd I've installed Windows 8Pro. I cannot login to laptop as this would cause problems having to rename account etc... 3rd I need to re-install Samsung recovery tool. The problem is I need to be logged in to install! Any Ideas? Thanks for your help!

problems after upgrading

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Hi, since installing windows 8 pro (suggested by the wizard) several apps fail to work. The caculator, internet options in the control panel and most important of all the help & support app. I originally downloaded Win 8 but also took the option of the disk as well, since receiving it I have repeated the download, choosing the option to retain my files. I am using a 64bit system . Can anyone...

Help Needed for buying Windows 8 laptop

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Hii I am going to buy new laptop which already have *Windows 8 Single Language, English (64bit) *pre installed but if i want to buy with *Windows 8, English (64bit) *then i have to pay around $35 Extra and for *Windows 8 Pro, English (64bit)* i have to pay $80 extra . So my question is if i will buy laptop with *Windows 8 Single Language, English (64bit) *or *Windows** 8, English (64bit) *then...

Moving OS from HDD to SSD in lenovo u410 ultrabook

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I recently bought a lenovo u410 ultrabook that has a ssd built in. I am wondering if there is a way to move the OS to the ssd? Any help would be very appreciated.

Restoring Boot Record for Win 7/Win 8 dual boot set up

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I had a Windows 7/Windows 8 dual boot set up, each OS on its own disk but I had to reinatall Windows 7 and as a result I can no longer boot Windows 8. Can anyone please tell me if there is a way to restore my Master Boot Record so I can choose either OS on booting without having to reinstall Windows 8

Dual boot Windows 8 with Win Xp?

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How about to dualboot Win8 with Win Xp? Is it possible? I had sony vaio and it can't be installed on there... My notebook has OEM Win8 Single Languange... When I was insert CD of Win Xp and it's saying "Installing Windows XP" my screen turns into BSOD and it's say I have an error because there are have virus or something..and command me to type CHKDSK /F in command prompt. I need that...

Solved Purchased Win 8 upgrade, but couldn't download installer

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I just purchased an upgrade key through the upgrade assistant, but when I clicked "install from desktop later", nothing happened. I tried installing using the win pro with mediacenter installer, but it's telling me that I can't use the key with this version of windows. I would have used the instructions to do clean install with win8 upgrade, but I don't have the normal installer. Is there any...

Intel Pro Network problem.

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Hi. I want to upgrade my old Vostro 400 running Vista to Win 8, but running the Win8 upgrading assistant i found the following uncompatibility among any other minor stuff: "Intel(R) PRO Network Connections 12.1.11.0" As far i know there are no new drivers available. Intel website refers to Dell and there is no Win 7 or Win 8 drivers for my desktop I've read that it could cause that...

Windows 8 - Driver update failure - Inaccessible boot

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Dear forumreaders, Thanks for reading my post. After a whole weekend of searching, trying different options... I don't know what to do anymore. After installing windows 8, which worked fine, my desktop suddenly freezes at any given time. Reboot is the only option. (I boot in AHCI for what it is worth). I've tried installing in IDE mode, same result.

Dual Boot Win 7 and Win 8 major issue Please Help

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Hello, I am having a major issue with my dual boot system. I installed Win 8 on a clean partition over thanksgiving weekend and up until now all has been working perfectly and I have been able to use both Windows 7 and Windows 8. This morning my laptop appeared to lockup and I went to reboot. I was working in Windows 7 at the time. When I rebooted I had no option to boot into Windows...

Help with file distribution

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This is my first post on this site so I hope this is the correct forum for this topic. I'm finally upgrading to a new PC which of course will have Windows 8. I'm coming off of an XP machine and will need to transfer my files and folders. Simple enough, however I've read both here and MS site about the libraries and file system that W8 uses and how they're different than older versions so I'm now...

Error on Install

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I'm trying to install Win 8 Pro. After a few mins into the beginning of the install, I receive the following error "Windows cannot read the setting from the unattend answer file." Pretty much all the solutions I've come across during a search deal with this error and installing in a VMware environment. I'm not doing that. This is a clean install. Thanks

BSOD starting windows 8, error minidump

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i uploaded result of SF diagnostic tool. what should I do?

Hey all Windows 8 AHCI problem.

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Greets and merry xmas. I've been banging my head off the table trying to get AHCI enabled on my new install im running a. Asus Crosshair V Formula AMD 8 core cpu 2x 6970's XFire 16gig ram 2 OCZ Agility 3's (none raid) and an OCZ 4. i have downloaded the latest AHCI drivers from AMD installed them i have tried doing all the reg tweaks Storeahci the start override ect but every time i...

Sony Vaio VPCEH38FN - clean install to Windows 8 pro

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I have a Sony Vaio with windows 7 home basic 64 bit, model *VPCEH38FN* When I run the windows 8 upgrade assistant, it shows me that the Bluetooth Win7(64) suite is not compatible. How can I make bluetooth on my laptop work after the upgrade? Is there any other software available I also want to know about the Vaio pre installed software which are already installed, if i do a clean install how...

shim64_bcbfhb.dll error

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Hello guys, I did a search on both Windows 7 and 8 forum, but came empty handed. I just installed Windows 8 Pro over Windows 7 Ultimate and I get a dll error message that comes and goes continously. I disabled all services through msconfig and was able to figure out that it is one of Microsoft's Corporation services. They have a lot so I will need to spend a couple hours booting and...

Problem with Windows 8, adding an old drive with Windows 7

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Let me explain my situation... Recently, my parents purchased a dell xps computer over black friday, which came pre-loaded with Windows 8.. I hate windows 8.. but that's besides the point. This dell was supposed to replace an older inspiron that had Windows 7 installed on it... So, what I wanted to do was basically take the hard drive out of the older inspiron with windows 7 and connect it to...

Sony VAIO T Series SVT13112FXS 13.3" dual boots problem

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Hello all, I am very new to the forum I have a problem with dual boots. I created a USB boot drive and I was able to boot up into an install menu and up to the license agreement screen, and following screen.

Win8 Recovery DVD Not Bootable!

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I just created the HP Recovery DVD in windows 8 Single Language. The creation processes were successful. I used 4 DVD as required. But to my greatest disappointment, the first DVD (which suppose to have the setup.exe or whatever it is called) does not have it. None of the DVD has it. So, I can't make a fresh installation from the DVDs I created. Please, how do I get the missing file...

Windows 8 x64 - Two Control Panel icons in Taskbar..?!

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Since I installed Windows 8 (on top of Vista x64 Ultimate) I have two Control Panel icons in the Taskbar. If I right click and choose Delete to the one on the left, nothing happens. If I right click and choose Delete to the one on the right, it deletes, but it reappears after a Reboot. This is driving me nuts. I only want one icon. How can I achieve this?
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