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How To Fix Broken Recovery Options after 8.1 Upgrade.

What i am trying to do: Update installation media and recovery options to reflect that of the current installed OS version.(8.1) What i have done: Updated to 8.1 from Store after running/using 8 which...

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How to uninstall Windows XP from dual-boot with Windows 8?

I have a dual-boot system with Windows 8 and Windows XP. Now, I need to uninstall Windows XP so that I can install Ubuntu. But the problem is the partition having XP is active and it is the system...

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how do i restore windows 8 to a new hard disk

Hello, the hard disk of a Samsung Ultra 5 crashed. I have got a new hard disk. How do i restore windows 8 and Samsung drivers to the new hard disk? My friend has an exact notebook. How do i copy the...

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windows 8 key

Hi I am new user of win 8, I bought a lenovo laptop which has win 8 on it and is not activated. I want to install a SSD and do a clean install for win 8. I have previously done win 7 clean install. I...

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Repair without disc

Hi, I have removed a Linux Distro from my dual boot, it was running GRUB2 as the bootloader and now I need to repair windows to get the bootloader fixed and overwrite GRUB with the normal loader....

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Dual booting Kali in Windows 8.1 error help

I am trying to dual boot Kali with Windows 8.1 and I keep getting three errors at the installation menu. I also carefully checked that I have followed the installation instructions correctly and I...

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Error on installing Win7 in UEFI

I have tried installing Win 7 in UEFI on my old Asus K56JV Laptop. I have used a tutorial by Brink to create the bootable usb. The system can see it but after it has loaded, I get the following...

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Can't upgrade to Windows 8 from Windows Vista

Hello, I'm using Windows Vista Home Premium and I would upgrade to Windows 8 but when I start the *Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant *I always get this error (*Sorry, Windows 8 isn't avaible for online...

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Stuck on Windows 8.1 Evaluation

Hello, I've purchased my Lenovo Twist (came with w8.0) about a year ago and I've upgraded to windows 8.1 when it was released in the windows store. Months after I upgraded I ran into a few problems, I...

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Advice needed Re: installing Win 8 to a new HDD

Hello, Apologies if this topic has already been covered, My wife has a HP Sleekbook 15-b050sa which came with Win 8 pre-loaded, problem is my young son knocked it off the table causing the hard drive...

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Installing Windows 8 to an SSD

I am planning on purchasing an SSD to put in my laptop, but it will not be replacing the standard hard drive, they will just be side-by-side. I will be completely reformatting the regular drive so that...

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Windows 8 DVD, Computer just reboots after the logo

I am trying to boot from the windows installation disc but after the window logo, for a split-second it says your pc ran into a problem, I didn't even notice the first time because it was so fast, then...

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Will This Setup Work?

On one of my computers I have a 120 gig SSD with Win 7 and programs installed. There's also a 500 gig mechanical drive for data. I'm thinking of sticking another mechanical drive in there just for Win...

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Why do I get a message asking me to instal Windows 8.1

Although I already have Windows 8.1 installed on my computer, why does a message crop up every now and again when I am on the internet telling me that I have Windows 8 and I need to go to the Microsoft...

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Setup without Microsoft Account

I am trying to setup a new Windows 8 computer that is going to be a gift. I need to go through the setup procedure so I can install some software which is also part of the gift. How can I do this...

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Moved HDD with Windows 8.1 to new CPU/MOBO. Now no boot.

Hello. First time building a pc. I completed build (asrock extreme4 MOBO, I5 4670k,) Using the HDD from an asus prebuilt comp (with an amd A85500 cpu) external boot went well and all hard where works...

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Can not boot Ubuntu 14.04 form USB on W8.1

Hi everyone, I have problem about booting from usb. I will add a short video about what is going on when I am trying to boot from usb but first let me show you picture of my system information. Image:...

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Recovery Enviroment removed after BitLocker

Hello! I've been looking on the worlds greatest text book and am unable to find a solution. I'm using a retail version of Windows 8 Pro and am creating my on refresh images. I can perform a refresh...

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Can't install Win 8 from internal partition

Hello! Back story: With Windows 7 Using legacy bios settings I was able to use EasyBCD to add another entry to the boot menu, referring to the boot.wim file of a copied ISO image to another partition...

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Registry edit required to get some software to work.

Hi, One of our software providers has instructed us to make some changes to our Win 8 PC's registry to get the software to work properly. They have sent me details of what changes are required: * Open...

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