Windows 8.1. Letters look strange, how I fix this?
Greetings. I cannot enter in Windows, because of strange/odd letters in beginning of starting the computer. When I start CPU and put power on, there is "Acer" as usually, but then there is blue...
View ArticleHow do I delete old Windows 8 recovery partitions?
I am running Windows 8.1, and under Disk management I noticed that there are way too many recovery partitions that weren't there when I ran Windows 8 a year ago. How do I figure out which ones are...
View Articleclean install on laptop question
I just purchased a retail version of win 8.1 and installed it on my build. My wife's laptop may, wind up needing a fresh install but hopefully not. My question is can I use my install disc to...
View ArticleHow to Reinstall Windows 8, Motherboard loaded Product Key
Here is my problem. My Dell Inspiron preloaded Windows 8 laptop crashed and the problem was the hard drive. I was 3 weeks out of warranty, so I went and purchased a hard drive from Best Buy and put it...
View ArticleDSL filter for fax
I moved and my new room has an analogue phone jack on one wall and the opposite wall has the hi speed cable. HP said if I got a DSL filter I could regain fax access with my all in one printer. I have a...
View Article"Choose an OS" Screen after installing Win8.1 on SSD
Hi everyone, I've searched around and can't see to find a solution (or this problem) anywhere. Yesterday I installed an SSD to use as my primary drive with my HDD to be used for larger files. With both...
View ArticleNew installation
I installed Windows 8.1 Pro on a single partition SSD. Now every time i start i am asked to choose between Windows 8 and Windows 7. What i don't understand is there is no Windows 7 installed. It will...
View ArticleBrought new laptop, Want to transfer windows 8 license
Hello guys, I brought new laptop & it comes with no operating system installed. I have old laptop and it has windows 8.1 32 bit installed with genuine retail product key. I have that product key in...
View Articleusb drive write protected after creating usb bootable disk
i created usb bootable disk using rufus it made usb drive write protected now i cant formated i tried almost all possible ways available in net 1. i used disk part method and changed attributes still...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Setup On Desktop crashes at 97% with no error
So basically. I'm trying to install Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32bit on my Windows 7. I launch it. It runs the set up, loading. Gets to 97% and closes with no error. So I thought I'd try the other set up...
View Articledead pc
i just got error code 0xc000000f , says bad boot sector.it cant repair from disc, and a reinstall won't work.the hard drive is spinning and no strange noises from am pc.am i knackered.lol
View ArticleWin 8.1: Install vs Reset on partitioned drive
This is a little complicated. I have a Thinkpad T-60 (4GB) and a T-61p (8GB) Both machines have SATA drives partitioned in 3 (System, Images, Data) Originally, both had XP (the T-61p was RAM upgraded...
View ArticleCan the $40 Windows 8 upgrade patch straight to 8.1?
I bought the $40 Windows 8 upgrade when they first began offering it a while ago. I haven't activated it yet so I'm assuming I can still use it (no expiration or anything like that right?). I was...
View ArticleAfter RESET, Boot priority still messed up in BIOS
Strange issue. Trying to fix a boot-up issue. After a good cleaning, the Dell Laptop would still boot up to DELL logo 60% of the time. Checked boot priority in System Setup and #1 was set to Windows...
View ArticleInstalling XP 32-bit after Windows 8.1 x64 Pro
Hi, Everyone, Happy New year and Merry Xmas to all :party: As the title says, I want to install xp to d drive over win8.1 (c drive) because I can't get 1 of my usb gamepad to work in win8.1 it's a...
View ArticleSolved sysprep problem and now I can't even log into windows now
Today I used sysprep.exe to rebuild my windows image. But it always said "a fatal error occurred while trying sysprep". Then I went to check log file , it shows that Code: --------- 2015-01-06...
View ArticleSony recovery partition messed up
I have previously altered my disk partition using easues partition manger. I installed Linux mint after that. I grew tired of Linux and deleted the partition and accidentally deleted the windows re...
View ArticleReplaced a CMOS battery and System Drive and lost RAID
My CMOS battery was dying and the system had been losing time completely but was otherwise running as normal, but then my system drive (Old Samsung Spinpoint1) died on me anyway and I decided to...
View ArticleHiren's Boot CD, Windows 8, Cannot find partition
Hiren's Boot CD, Windows 8, Cannot find partition by number My Uncle using Hiren's BootCD on his Windows 8 machine. When I get to the DOS step of "Please Select Partition By Number Or..." ... Select:...
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