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windows8/ 8.1

please be patient[old man] running windows 8 . i downloaded 8.1 from windows store put it on a usb pen drive and tried to install . when it got to the part where it say's just updating a few more...

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Windows 8.1 clean reinstall on home built PC ...

I am looking to perform a clean reinstall on a PC that I built 4 years ago. Original OS was Windows Vista. I upgraded to Win 8 when it came out by digital download. Has also been upgraded to Win 8.1 in...

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Looking For Windows 8.1 ISO (DO NOT want PRO ISO)

I have looked around the internet and can not find any Windows 8.1 ISO that is not a PRO version. If someone can link a place I can download it from, that would be awesome thanks!!

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Reverse installation process on windows

I would like to know if there is an application that allows me to create an installation program (setup.exe) starting from an already installed application. The reason for this need was born dla fact...

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Solved How do you change the product key??

I am testing wimboot images and applying them.. One of the steps required is to apply the install.wim image.. But here is the issue the install.wim that is used to create the wimboot image is the...

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dual-booting windows 8.1 onto a windows 7 HP laptop

Hi guys, so i have a HP laptop that obviously has the 4 HP partitions, because it's MBR though everytime i try to make a new partition for windows 8.1 it will just warn me "creating this volume will...

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Does installer have to boot EFI to install Windows 8 EFI?

From the following links my understanding is that in order to install Windows 8 with a GPT partition scheme and EFI booting, the install media has to boot in EFI during installation....

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What Hard Drive format will allow Windows Vista or 8......

What Hard Drive format will allow Windows Vista or 8 to install... It is NTFS? I been getting error messages on my blank Hard Drive saying that Windows 8 cant install on this hard drive. I have other...

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Solved Reinstalling Windows 8.1?

Firstly, apologies if this thread is not in the correct sector(not entirely sure where to put this). Hallo, I'm planning on re-installing Windows on my Asus K46CA running Windows 8.1 Now, the problem...

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Going to get an SSD, Need some answers so im prepared.

I looked up about a program called "Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 4.0" and what it's said to do is move windows, registry etc to the SSD, and keep all the programs to the HDD I own. So basically, I boot on...

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Need help: dual-boot problem from Windows 8's bootloader

Hello, i have a problem regarding dual-booting Windows 8 alongsite Ubuntu. I have installed both Windows 8.1, Windows 7 and Windows XP on my HDD, on different partitions. I am able to select wich OS i...

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"Some files are missing. Your Windows..."

"Some files are missing. Your Windows installation media or reovery media will provide these files." So I've encountered the above message in an attempt to Refresh my laptop. It's an Asus laptop which...

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Boot Menu & Multi-Harddrive booting

OK. My computer multi-boots to Windows 7 & 8 right now. 8 is on an SSD. I am thinking about adding another HDD, moving 8 to the new HDD, and installing Windows 10 [Technical Preview] onto the SSD....

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Reseting my Computer back to factorysettings

First of, i apology for my bad english, im from germany :/ I have a problem with my computer. I completely rushed with installing all the programs as i first got it. I completely made the wrong...

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Help on dual-booting same OS

So I'm running Windows 8.1 and I want to dual-boot the same OS and also boot 7 as well as Zorin OS (I don't need all of them, I only need one of them, just making 2 other disks to boot just in case)...

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How to Create or Download a Windows 8 and 8.1 ISO Question

I have a laptop that the password will not work. It worked one time and I got in. This thing is wacked. Has 4 optimizer programs and other junk. Now I can't get in. I was thinking if I downloaded 8 iso...

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sysprep with CopyProfile=True

As I will soon be deploying my first (official) Windows 8.1 soon, I'd really like to be able to sysprep it so the users get a standard profile. The last time I tried, which was some time back, I kept...

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which updates does Windows 8.1 Update 1 ISO image include?

I have used Windows 8.1 Update 1 ISO image (Create installation media for Windows 8.1 - Windows Help (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media)) for a fresh reinstall of...

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Please help, computer won't boot

I opened my computer after trying to dual-boot the same OS, and I did the stupid mistake of cleaning my OS C: disk 0 and now I can't boot my original windows 8.1 please help!

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Could Window 8.1 installation be corrupted

I was upgrading from Windows 8 to 8.1. I thought the screen had frozen so I entered the scape key. There was also no mouse icon. The installation continued and successfully completed. I would like to...

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