Factory restore and update = 6 partitions
Grandson's Hp 2000 notebook all screwed up so I conducted a restore to day one. Done all the updates and updated to windows 8.1 Everything working great. Only thing I can find that's not normal (to me)...
View ArticleWindows 8 Pro 8.1 from DreamSpark 64 bit?
Hi, I've installed Windows 8.1 Pro from DreamSpark on a brand new hard drive. All is well. My machine (2xquadcore Xeons with 8GB RAM) says it has 8GB but only uses 4GB - because it has installed the 32...
View ArticleNew HDD, broken MBR (no bootable device found)
I've recently replaced my secondary HDD in HP Pavillion dv7 (primary is SSD@W8.1) and as soon as I booted up computer, I got error "no bootable devices found". The first thing that I tried out was...
View Articleswallowed up 4 partitions
I had 6 partitions. I made 4 into unallocated space & added them to my C:\ partition. Now I have 2 partitions. The EFI one is 100% free space. It is 161 MBs. I was thinking of merging it too. Would...
View ArticleChange the volume image flags values
Hi I am using Windows 8.1 Update and Windows ADK. Without using the ImageX command, how do I change the volume image flags values displayed with the Dism /Get-ImageInfo /ImageFile:"\ command? Where are...
View ArticleUnable to Enable BitLocker, Win 8.1 Pro OEM
Just installed Windows 8.1 Pro OEM and can not find BitLocker. Tried searching, tried control panel, tried tutorials for BitLocker, just doesn't seem to be available.
View ArticleInstalling Windows 8 Core with embedded key
Hey guys, so I've had it. My computer wont work with the recovery media I have and it won't work with windows 7, so I want to install Windows 8 or 8.1 but the problem is my key is embedded in my bios....
View ArticleAppending a volume image and setting the its flags
Hi I am using Windows 8.1 Update and Windows ADK. If I use the command Code: --------- Dism /Commit-Image /MountDir:"" /Append /CheckIntegrity
View ArticleRefresh and Reinstall Windows 8.1 Update 1
I need help here! What if you have to do a system refresh of your computer? Are you still able to download the update for 8.1?
View ArticleUpgrading my laptop's HDD to an ssd, will using an HDD enc
I want to upgrade my VAIO laptop SVS13's HDD to a 256gb ssd. it has Windows 8.1 on it, and what I want to do is backup only a couple files but move most of my data from my old booting HDD that I'm...
View ArticleCloning GPT SSD to larger SSD - sector by sector?
Hi, I'm wanting to upgrade my Laptop's SSD from a 256GB disk to a 512 one, so i figured i'd clone the entire disk as is, then enlargen the data partition to fill the rest of the drive, using something...
View ArticleAcer Aspire E15-511-C11F key not valid
Hi there, reinstalled quite a few window 8 laptops over the last year or so - no problems until now! Acer Aspire E15-511-C11F, replacement hard-drive. Installed Windows 8.1 from my generic disc as ive...
View Article8.1 freezes up, now stuck in Selective startup/safe mode
W Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit (6.3, Build 9600) MSI MS-7693 BIOS date 03/28/13 16:31 Ver: 04.06.05 AMD FX(tm)-6100 Six Core DirectX 11 AMD Radeon HD 6670 I did a Restore which started me in safe mode and...
View ArticleHow can I create a windows 8 core dvd from a pro dvd
Hi, When windows 8 first came out with promotional pricing I purchased the Pro version which I forgotten how much i paid for it, but none the less its a valid paid copy. i read the instructions on how...
View ArticleInstall Windows 8.1 without recovery disk
I had an accident with my laptop involving the floor and gravity resulting in a malfunctioning harddrive. The laptop is a Samsung with no optical drives and came with Windows 8 preinstalled and with...
View Articlewindows 8.1 on hdd move to ssd
Hey guys my old laptop just got blue screen of death and have now taken my 60gb sdd ocz agility 3 series out of it and want to put it in my pc. i currently have windows 8.1 pro installed on it and want...
View ArticleUnable to reinstall Windows 8!
Hi, I recently installed Windows 10 technical Preview on my Samsung SmartPC XE500. Today i wanted to set it back to factory mode, but it only reinstalled Windows 10. =/ So I put in my recovery USB...
View ArticleShould The Primary (OS) Hard Drive Be Installed On SATA 0?
Hello All, I have an ASUS N550JK (http://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/N550JK/) laptop that came with a single hard drive and a CD-ROM drive. I purchased a hard drive caddy so that I could...
View ArticleCan I Convert My SSD (OS) Drive From MBR to GPT?
Hello All, I was playing around with this new program I bought called Paragon HD Manager. I ran it on my laptop which is only about one month old and has two hard drives: a Samsung 830 SSD (for the OS)...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Pro x64 on USB
I have a Windows 8.1 Pro x64 disk that I would like to copy to a bootable flash drive so I can use it in case my Surface Pro 3 ever has OS problems. I have done Linux boots through USB but never...
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