Fresh install on a SSD after been erased.
Hi Roomies, I recently erased my 8.1.1 cause I was having problems and I wanted to get ready for Win 10 preview, and try it out. I used Partedmagic to erased my samssung ssd 840 evo and now I'm getting...
View ArticleHow to Stop Win 8.1 from Installing
I have Win 8 Pro. Somehow that insidious offer to upgrade to 8.1 was activated by accident. I *_do not _*want 8.1. 8.1 has downloaded and is waiting for me to restart my computer to finish the install....
View ArticleProper upgrade path from HDD -> SSD
Hello all, I'm on a Seagate Momentus XT with my current installation of 8.1. This is my second drive, same model, and I've had multiple problems over the past two years, especially with the 'Hard Drive...
View ArticleSolved Which Of Thes Disk Configurations Is Correct?
Hello All, I have 2 computers, a custom built desktop PC and an ASUS N550JK laptop. The hard drives that are installed on each are as follows: [Desktop PC] Drive C: Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB SSD (OS Disk)...
View ArticleShould I Install The Drivers That Came With My Motherboard
Hello All, I have a desktop PC with an MSI A78M-E45 (http://us.msi.com/product/mb/A78ME45.html#hero-overview) motherboard. I just did a fresh install of Windows 8.1 Pro and everything is working...
View ArticleUnable to Refresh/Reset Windows 8.1
Hi, I have a built-in Windows 8 on my ASUS Laptop, then later on I updated it to 8.1. RIght now I am trying to do a Refresh/Reset on my PC, but it doesn't seems to let me do it. For Refresh it gives me...
View ArticleSolved Windows 8.1 with bing oem 64 deleted
Hi guys, need some help. Well I have a small acer notebook and I had Windows 8.1 with Bing preinstalled (oem) 64 without key (I think it's inside the firmware right?). Well I've installed windows 10...
View ArticleIf I have 8.1, how do I add 7 as dual boot?
I may be in the wrong place - my wife says I'm ALWAYS in the wrong place - but at least I ask for directions. 1) Where is there another great thread that tells me how to add Win 7 Pro 64-bit as a dual...
View ArticleSolved Backing up program installation files
There is one application I have installed that no longer is available online. Before I go ahead and reinstall my operating system I was wondering if there was a way to backup the setup file? There is...
View Articlelost dvd
Hi i lost my windows dvd . but i habe cd key .. where can i found clean and safe windows 8 .iso to use it with my cd key please ?:think:
View Articlethe drive where windows is installed is locked
hi guys... recently i changed my toshiba sattelite motherboard,and insert hard drive then,start machine dndt find any drive then i used,to refresh mypc then i recieved a message* _the drive where...
View ArticleNo operating system error
Hey guys so I was helping my friend fix his computer and it needed a new mobo, cpu etc and we installed Windows 8.1. Everything ran perfectly and then when I installed the USB wireless adapter and...
View ArticleMigrating An OS Disk And The Resulting Partitions
Hello All. :D The other day I purchased a Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB SSD for my ASUS N550JK laptop. My laptop's drive configuration (before replacing the drive with my new SSD) was the following: C:...
View ArticleHow do i downgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows XP?
Hi, My Packard Bell Dot s2 originally came with Windows 7 Starter, this year I updated all of my PCs to Windows 8.1 Industry Enterprise. Now I have a new netbook I wanted to know how to downgrade the...
View ArticleSolved Win8 Reboots when logged in after new motherboard
Hello! I just got a new mobo & case & prosessor. I have dualboot for win8 and ubuntu, and when i booted the computer up i went through grub to win8. Once i got in win8 AND logged in(without...
View ArticleClean install having 2 HDs (one of them is a backup)
Hello, right now I have Win7 and I want to do a clean install of Win8.1, but I have 2 HDs in my pc and one of them must remain untouched (it's my backup HD; also there is a Win7 folder, which I hope...
View ArticleInstall Server on my desktop and start a domain?
I have a lot of desktops and laptops that don't leave the house. I also have a work office at home as well and wanted to know if I could install Windows Server 2008 or 2012 on a desktop and start a...
View ArticleSolved Options available when hard drive fails
About a year ago couple bought an HP Midi Tower PC from a well known store really cheap because it had been a display machine, and it has Windows 8 installed. The computer recently started...
View ArticleSolved Secure Boot and Windows 8 Activation
I'm just about to experiment setting up Secure Boot on my Gigabye GA-Z77X-UD5H motherboard running Windows 8 Pro Media Centre edition 64bit. Do I need to reactivate Windows 8 if I enable the secure...
View ArticleInstalling Windows 7 after Windows 2012 Server Installatio
Sais here, Install more than one operating system (multiboot) - Windows Help (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/install-multiple-operating-system-multiboot#1TC=windows-7) I should install the...
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