Tried and failed with 8.1 months ago
Hi, Been meaning to write a note here for perhaps some tips and suggestions on what to do to get my 8.0 upgraded successfully to 8.1. Months ago I was very excited to upgrade as I read of all the great...
View ArticleWant to REbuild Win8-Do I need Win7 1st
Hi, When Win8 came out I purchased the upgrade disk (as I was running Win7) and installed with no problems.Now,15 months later I want to rebuild the system to clear out assorted crap you acquire over...
View Article8GB USB flash drive not eligible as installer boot media?
For some reason, Windows 8.1. downloader package refuses to see my 8GB SanDisk flash drive as a target for creating bootable Windows 8.1 installer USB media. A 16GB Patriot drive is detected and...
View ArticleWon't Let me Reinstall Windows
My computer is pretty slow and I'm looking to do a clean install and start from scratch. I'm currently running Win 8.1 I bought windows 8 a few months ago and my product key is not working anymore...
View ArticleDual Boot (2) copies of Windows 8.1: Is this possible?
I read on this article (http://www.windows8core.com/how-to-install-the-windows-8-1-preview-alongside-windows-8-in-dual-boot-tutorial/?utm_source=disqus-dashboard) you can boot windows 8 and windows 8.1...
View ArticleMissing or Corrupt Files - Detected SFC Output
My windows update, windows defender and lots of other programs including Vistart start menu refuse to work. I run the Windowsupdatediagnostic download and it tells me the SFC Output is corrupted or...
View ArticleHow to recover windows 8 on an acer aspire e1-571
i wanted to install w7 so i accidentally formatted some drives. then noticed i cant install w7 because of the gtp partition. as you can see in the pic partition 1 the recovery one looks like it wasn't...
View ArticleCloning to SSD, cannot boot. Repair disk cannot fix issue
Hello! I'm new here(obviously). Well, last week I bought a laptop(ASUS N56JR) with a 750gb hdd. And today I went to Microcenter, saw a PNY XLR8 240gb SSD for $100 and bought it. I used a cloning...
View ArticleQuestion about Dual Booting Win8.1 Pro and Win7 Ultimate
Greetings, This is my first posting in the EightForums, having spent most of my time the past few years in the SevenForums. But now I have Win8.1 and so I'm here.:cool: I have a dual booting question...
View ArticleWindows 8 or 8.1 on Touch Screen Ultrabook
There's probably a sticky for this somewhere or something, but I can't find it, so here goes. Just got a new laptop which came with windows 8, It's an Asus Zenbook UX302LG. I tried Windows 8 a bit...
View Articlethis app cannot run on your PC
i just turned on my asus x550l and i get a notification that i have to upgrade my nvidia geforce driver. I downloaded it and tried running it. i get the message 'this app cannot run on your PC.' i...
View ArticleIssues downgrading 8 to 7
Hello, we recive lenovo all in one touch screen desktops at our business. Is there a ms dvd that contains all drivers for windows 7? the 1st thing I havce to do is enable CSM and put the dvd drive as...
View ArticleGigabyte MB-Windows 8 OS option in BIOS..crashes?
Quick question. I have a Z77-D3H motherboard. I have been having crashes, mostly when playing BF4 and when the game starts up. When I mean crashes, I am talking about a hard shutdown and reboot. I did...
View ArticleWhich Partitions Do I Need In Windows 8?
Hello everyone, I have Windows 8.1 64 bit and I wanted to see if I have any extra partitions from a Ubuntu dual boot that I have since uninstalled. Here are my current partitions. My system is a...
View ArticleChanging BIOS date of install
Will updating my BIOS changs the date of installation? If not, does the BIOS need to be replaced for this to occur? I am trying to apply to a job but their software is telling them my computer is too...
View Articlereset your PC stucks
i have problems when resetting pc its a preinstalled windows 8 lap top taking too much time "reset your PC" "please wait" and then appers insert cd
View Articledual boot windows 8 and windows 7
hello guys : as a beginner i know nothing about dual booting and i never installed any windows by my self before but i would like to give it a try so that's why i'm posting this thread and i need your...
View ArticleNeed USB Driver for HP-d035dx Notebook Downgrade 8 to 7
I downgraded this laptop from 8 to 7. The only driver I'm having problems is the USB controller. I went to the HP we site and selected the Windows 7 driver but I get an error: (This computer does not...
View Articlehow to add windows update in windows 8.1 installer disc?
i have download all update related with windows 8.1 but all of them in .cab file format can i customize windows 8.1 installer and add this update into them? so i can re-install windows 8.1 with all...
View ArticleSolved Windows 8.1 installation taking forever
II fail to understand why windows 8.1 is taking forever to install. I removed my third party anti virus and the installation process went by smoothly. I got to the one drive screen and logged on to...
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