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Can't boot from cd...

Well, I posted a thread a long time ago about how I cancelled partition editor and windows would keep looking for repairs. So, I deleted the windows 8 partition in hopes of using my windows 7 one...

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Solved Windows 8 RP - 32 or 64 bit version ?

Hi there, I've been running W8 CP on old laptop for a while now and, Metro interface apart, I quite like it ( I installed Classic Shell to get rid of, or at least suppress, the Metro UI ) and I'd now...

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Acer Iconia A200 Win8?

So I have an Acer Iconia A200 with Android ICS. Since Win8 can only be installed on an attached drive is there a way to ghost or image Android so That I can try out win 8 and then when I'm done return...

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Impressive detection/identification of hardware, with one exception

When I installed Windows 7, there were tons of devices on my Asrock Z77 Extreme4 motherboard that were detected but not identified. Windows 8 detected, identified and installed drivers for all of them...

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Windows To Go Installation questions

I have a ton of questions, so without further adieu: (1) Can you install Windows To Go into a VHD on a USB flash drive? (2) Once you've installed Windows To Go on a USB flash drive, can you use...

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Unable format partition during installation (Upgrade from Win7)

Hi, I've finally upgrade my windows 7 to windows 8 release preview version yesterday. However, the installation process is a bit unusual. FYI, my laptop has two partitions: _Partition 0: Reserved for...

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Help with dual booting

i got all of it, and know what to do.. Problem is, whenever im looking for a partition to place the windows 8 source setup on , it cant find my partition which i have created.Attachment 7375...

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can't load vista after windows 8 install

I installed the windows 8 consumer preview today with no issues but am having trouble getting back onto vista. Every time the machine is restarted or shutdown it automatically loads windows 8. Any...

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Solved Ubuntu gone after installing windows 8

I had two OS on my pc Windows 7 and Ubuntu. i was using the ubuntu loader to load my OS's after installed windows 8 i can only see windows 7. All these OS's are in separate partitions. So how do i get...

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Win 8 RP -> RTM

Will we be able to go from the RP to RTM or retail version? We couldn't with Win 7.

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Deleting Windows folders

I accidentally installed Windows 8 on a data drive. I can't delete them. Does anyone know how to delete those folders (Windows, Program Files etc.).

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how to get back blue boot screen.

I had win7 and win8 on my system. then I deleted win7 and installed a fresh copy. the boot screen is now traditional black and white boot screen where we have to choose OS. I want win8 blue boot screen...

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Solved Installing "Windows 8 Release Preview" onto new build...

I'm going to be building a PC very soon. Obviously I'm going to need an OS for it. Rather than shell out £80 for Windows 7 only to upgrade to 8 when it comes out a couple of months later, could I...

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What will happen if I install windows 7 after windows 8?

I have windows 8 RP installed. I want to install windows 7 as dual boot. What will happen to the boot loader and stuff? Will I not be able to log into windows 8?

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Upgrade/Clean install Windows 8 RTM/GA in the future

Hi, For your information, I bought my Asus laptop last year that came with Windows 7 Pro. I'm planning to upgrade to Windows 8 this coming October, however, it seems they require me to provide the...

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Win8 Setup does not recognize memory

Hello, I tried to install different versions of the windows 8 preview (everything 64bit) and it always shows me the error that my system needs at least 2gigs of RAM and Windows cant be installed. I...

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Upgrading windows 7 to windows 8 beta with windows 7 recovery partitio

I have 4 primary partitions at the moment 2 of which are lenovo windows 7 recovery partitions 1 is the C drive and another has drivers for my hardware. if i did an upgrade on the c drive to windows 8...

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Can see screen while installing Windows 8

Hi, new here, and have a question and wondering if anyone else has this problem. When I am installing windows 8, it comes to a point where my screen goes dark, and I can see my cursor, but that's all....

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Change drive letter

When I installed windows 8, I did so by creating a second partition (E) and I kept Vista on my C partition. Right now I want to remove Vista and merge the two partitions again (which I know how to do)....

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Windows 8 installation failure

Last night I was installing he Windows 8 RP over my Win7 partition. Now, when I boot up my laptop, I am greeted with a plain black screen, nothing else, no BIOS, Nada. I tried putting in my windows 7...

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