dual boot with xp installed on external HDD
Hi, This is my first post in any forum. I have an Asus with win8.1. From n old PC I have a HDD with XP. There is a program on that disk, for which I have no serials, no installation disk, nothing. Is...
View ArticleBootloader on internal HDD, OS partition on external?
Hi, I just got myself an external SSD connected to USB 3.0. I'd like to install a Windows To Go System (8.1 Enterprise or for license issues more likely Server 2012 - thanks Dreamspark) on it that I...
View ArticleError Booting Windows to Go on External Drive
Hi all, I recently installed Windows to Go on my 1TB External Hard Drive. I used AOMEI Partition Assistant Wizard to do it. I can boot it fine on Inspiron 1560, however when i try to boot it on HP...
View ArticleUpgrade from 7 pro 64 bit to 8 pro - nothing kept
I have been sitting on a Windows 8 upgrade disk purchased January 2013. Over the weekend I had a rush of blood and thought I would give the upgrade from 7 to 8 a go on my desktop, having gotten used to...
View ArticlePC stuck on black screen after reinstall
Hello After a nasty malware I decided to reinstall win8 which didn't work out that good. I got the infamous black screen every now and then so I basically got sick of it and decided to go back to win7....
View ArticleInstalling Windows Error 0x80070570
I recently bought a new SSD ( Crucial MX100 512 GB) and I wanted to install windows on it, but for the past couple days I've encountered the same error over and over. Gyazo -...
View ArticleCreate An ISO with Install.wim Using Media Creation Tool
When you use the "Create Installation Media for Windows 8.1" from Microsoft, a "*.TEMP" is downloaded in background. This "*.TEMP" File is converted into "WINPAYLOAD.ESD" and right after the decryption...
View ArticleCreate a Recovery Partition and Recovery Image
Well I finished my project - the program script allows me to create MBR and GPT hard drive partitions with a recovery image partition. The script also allows me to install 3 different versions of...
View ArticleUpgrading to Windows 8.1 Pro from Windows 8 Enterprise
Hello, I am currently running Windows 8 Enterprise and have an installation disk for windows 8.1 pro. Is it possible to upgrade from enterprise to pro?
View ArticleBorderline suicidal
Im am at this moment installing 8.1 for the 14th time in less than 2 days. The os installs fine then as soon as i need to reboot for anything. I cant get back info windows .. Ive tried 3 diff hdd...
View ArticleSolved Boot problem - digital signature of winload.exe
Hello, i have windows 8. I wanted to test something and installed Vista on other partition. Nextly i've installed easybcd to add 8's entry into boot menu and delete vistas. But it shows: Attachment...
View ArticleHow to Upgrade from 8.1 Retail to 8.1 OEM?
So I have a copy of win 8.1 Pro 64 bit OEM. I wanted to add Media Centre to this so after following lots of links (from Add features) I managed to download and install what I thought was the stand...
View ArticleFactory install borked, no product key. What now?
Brother's new laptop has a 750GB drive, he wanted to partition it into two equal halves. All went well, and everything appeared to be a success. Until he re-booted. And of course it wouldn't. Repair...
View ArticleI will be upgrading my motherboard i have some ??
So i will be updating my motherboard hopefully in a few days, i know i can take steps to were i will not have to re do my operating system which is win 8.1, as i have seen people do it. But my question...
View ArticleSolved Out of my depth with re-partitioning for a clean install
I normally consider myself pretty tech savvy, but over the last couple of weeks my laptop has been seriously acting up and I'm at the absolute end of my technical knowledge. I have decided that with...
View ArticleSolved I Figurd it out jst as I ws kikn the chair out fm under me
:dinesh:I Finally got the nerve to reboot last night right before i went to sleep. So i hit restart and went to bed without even looking as I wanted an undisturbed night of sleep..something I had been...
View ArticleHow to detect version IN ISO without running/installng it?
Assume I have got a Window 8 *.iso file without any further information. How can I find out which version is inside? a.) If it is Win8 or Win 8.1 b.) If it is with or Without update 1 c.) If it is a...
View ArticleLost BCD in UEFI PC. Can't get into OS, but it's there.
Hi, let me get to the point: Friend brought over an HP All in one 20-b323w. Boot up message says: ---Quote--- The Boot configuration data for you PC is missing or contains errors. File:...
View ArticleHaving Permissions problem post Repair Install
8.1 Pro x64. Did a repair install a few days ago. In a different HDD, trying to unzip a .rar file to folder there and getting permissions denial; only allowed Users folder on the system drive. Followed...
View Articlebrand new machine with Win 8.1 won't download anything
I bought a notebook/tablet (HP 11n-008tu) with Windows 8.1 already installed. All I then did was 1) I made a drive partition, and transferred personal files into it. No problem. None of these are...
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