How do I upgrade back to Win 8 after downgrading to Win 7?
(Firstly, apologies if this is in the wrong topic) So this is probably a bit of an unusual problem... I purchased my HP Envy laptop a few months back - it came pre-installed with Windows 8. This ended...
View ArticleSolved How do I swap monitor identity numbers?
I have two monitors and when I boot up my computer the UEFI splash screen appears on my smaller second monitor, rather than on the main monitor where I want it, but the login screen appears on the main...
View ArticleWindows 8 Clean Install
I want to do a clean install of windows 8, then reinstall windows 8.1, is it possible to save my settings before the install and reinstall them after I reinstalled windows 8? Thanks
View ArticleHow to reset windows 8.1?
Hi guys, I bought an Asus Vivobook S551LB. Paying around 1150 for it, the specs seemed good and I thought it'd be a fairly quick laptop. Turns out... It's really slow, and freezes a lot. It was...
View ArticleWindows 8 reinstalling with the same product key
Hello Guys , So I have founded this site in Microsoft : Upgrade Windows with only a product key - Windows Help (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-product-key-only) which i think it...
View ArticleCan USB be reused after install
I have a 16GB USB flash drive that I will plan to format and download the Windows ISO file to. I wondered if I would be able to reuse the flash drive after installing Windows? Would I be able to add...
View ArticleSome questions regarding GPT, UEFI & Triple Booting
Hello guys. I plan to triple boot Windows 8.1 Pro, Mac OS X Mavericks and Ubuntu 14.04 TLS on my machine. I just had a few question regarding the same and some questions about UEFI & GPT. Now, I'm...
View ArticleUpgrading Windows 7 Pro to Windows 8.1 Pro
Hi all, I am new to forum , and would like to post a problem. I want to upgrade windows 7 Pro system to windows 8.1 pro without loosing data or installed software settings. is there a easy/legal way to...
View ArticleSolved wipe out linux & install windows?
i bought a desktop with only linux installed ,can put in windows 8 disc & wipe out linux & install windows? thanks
View ArticleCannot format SSD during Windows Install on new system
Hello, Ive just built my friend a new system: Intel 4590 Gigabyte R9 280x Asrock z97m Pro4 Gskill 8gb ram Samsung 840 250gb SSD etc, etc When I try to install windows it will fail at 0% of copying...
View ArticleWin7/Win8 Dual Boot Problem
I just installed Windows 7 on my HP Envy m6 1125. I am not sure what to do because I cannot locate drivers to install on Windows 7 so I'm stuck. I try to boot to Windows 8 at start up but it does not...
View Articlewindows 8 restart problems, starts new user creation
windows 8 restart problems, starts new user creation Ok, This is weird. I was hoping if any one could help me before I re install windows. Whenever I press restart on my windows 8.1 pc. Windows thinks...
View ArticleSolved How to merge partitions ?
I had a 17 GB unallocated partition. I changed it to a Primary partition. It is empty. Can I merge it with the C:\ partition ? Picture--- Attachment 50414...
View Articleabout upgrading mainboard with win 8.1 pro??
OK so when i first got my alienware it was a good machine had win 7 on it i upgraded it to win 8 with a retail copy of win 8 from walmart, i then went from win 8 to 8.1 pro with media center, i had a...
View ArticleThinking of upgrading to 8.1 again but troubles?
Hi I'm planning to upgrade my PC hardware, I have the 280X for my next upgrade planes But ATI not supporting 8 driver forcing you to move to 8.1 Before 8 I installed 8.1 (fresh install) but I got all...
View ArticleHow do I Boot to the correct Partition?
Hi Lenovo g505 History - What I did so far, is further down Computer went badly wrong and would not Boot into Windows (belongs to my mates 11 year old) I decided to a Factory Restore it seemed the best...
View ArticleHow do I Boot to the correct Partition?
Hi Lenovo g505 History - What I did so far, is further down Computer went badly wrong and would not Boot into Windows (belongs to my mates 11 year old) I decided to a Factory Restore it seemed the best...
View ArticleI made a recovery drive, and it doesn't work.
Unfortunately I also deleted the recovery partition. I am on a Vizio CT14-A4, which had Windows 8 preinstalled. I've upgraded to 8.1. I can boot from the drive but it does no see any recovery...
View Articlehaving trouble booting windows 8.1 from cd drive
computer specs, GeForce GTX 760 and i5-4670k CPU. MSI Z97-G45 Gaming Series motherboard. bought this from somebody with no windows installed on it. computer came with no cd's. bought a new copy of...
View ArticleHow to wipe and reinstall from usb flash window 8
Alright, So I purchased a Dell xps 18 tablet all in one hybrid. I purchased it used and out of warranty. It won't let me update because it keeps saying windows 8 can't activate. Even if I manually use...
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