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View ArticleClean Install Windows 8.1 on New XPS 8700
Hello--I have a new Dell XPS 8700 i7-4770 (still in the box!) and would like to perform a clean install of windows 8.1. Windows came pre-installed on the machine. The reason I'd like to do this is to...
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View ArticleDual Boot Windows 8.1 and 7 Boot issue
Ok so I have searched all over the internet looking for an answer to this. I have an HP Pavilion P7-1459 that came OEM with Windows 8 on it. I added a new HDD and installed windows 7 on it (had to...
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hello folks i have a strange dillema i have a windows 8.1 pro oem dvd i purchased from a retailer,just a few weeks ago my mainboard started smoking and fized,it was an asrock fatal1ty,so I replaced it...
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