Removing preinstalled Windows on laptop and upgrade steps
I am looking at getting a laptop and the ones I am looking for have Windows 8.1 installed. I have read that I can wipe the drive clean and reinstall. I would want to do this to remove all the extra...
View ArticleAcer Aspire E15 Win8.1 Install
Hey guys, i'm having a few issues installing a fresh Win8.1 to my aspire e15. I know the system comes with Acer's recovery partition etc. BUT... what i want to avoid is installing all that Acer...
View Articleremoving 8.1 from one computer and reinstalling on another
i have a downloaded version of windows 8.1 on my sony laptop which originally came with vista. i have a dell desktop handed down to me with windows 7 in changing the user name and password on the dell,...
View ArticleSolved W8 Recovery Drive does not show startup settings
Hello, I created a Recovery Drive on my laptop. I booted into the recovery drive, go into advanced options and only see: * system restore * system image recovery * automatic repair * command prompt
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Installation not working
hi guys i built a pc yesterday and only finished up late last night but now when i go to install windows on the hard drive on the "where do you want to install windows" page. windows says that "windows...
View ArticleMissing MSCVR110.dll file
The MSCVR110.dll file is missing in my laptop. please advise how to reinstall the MSCVR110.dll file and where from I can get this missed file.
View ArticleSecondary HDD marked as System and Active!
Hello all! I have an issue with my newly installed Windows 8.1 machine. This PC has survived the ages, holding a 62 GB Hitachi drive from ages ago and running Windows 7 intil a few days ago, when I...
View ArticlePlease Help Me Reset My Windows 8.1 Computer
I used a "PC Mover"-type software to copy from my old desktop to my new Windows 8.1 PC. It didn't work well and left the new PC a mess, almost unusable. So I want to restore back to the way the PC was...
View ArticleQuestion about creating a bootable USB flash drive
Hello, I wanted to create a bootable USB flash drive, and I saw that some flash drive aren't bootbale, like the one that I have, a SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0. (I saw in the reviews on Amazon so I didn't...
View ArticleHow to install windows-7 on new pc with windows 8.1
Hi Folks, My wife just bought a new laptop notebook, HP pavilion 17, with-8.1 already installed, It has 6GB ram, 64-bit, 1Tb hardrive, She hates the 8.1 os, she has been so used to windows-7, So I...
View ArticleUpgrade from win 7 Pro to 8.1 Pro?
...Can I do that without a clean install? Regards, Knut
View ArticleWin 8.1 to 10
In anticipation of the update or upgrade to Win 10, would it be a good idea to create a fresh image of Win 8.1 so less clutter is brought along with 8.1? If there is a chance to install custom and...
View ArticleCan you install windows using the Laptop's SD card reader?
Hello, Can I create a Windows installation image and put it on an SD card and then using the laptop's built in SD card reader to install Windows from there if ever needed? Thanks :D
View ArticleHow do I install Windows 8 using BIOS OEM Key?
Recently when my laptop started up it gave me the 3F0 error and said that it couldn't boot the Operating System. I then decided to take my laptop to the shop, and the repairman downloaded Windows 8.1...
View ArticleInstalling windows 8.1 Pro using OEM key on a fresh build
Hi there, new on these forums and after hours of searching I decided to put up my own thread to get help. I have a freshly built custom PC and a Win 8.1 Pro OEM key. I can download the installer using...
View ArticleUpgrade From 8 to 8.1 Won't Install
I have been given this Lenovo Yoga 11 laptop running Windows 8 RT to be upgraded to 8.1 RT. Every time I download the 8.1 update from the Windows Store it gets to 'Checking Compatibility' and then...
View ArticleCreating a custom bootable USB
Ive been very stupid. I got an ASUS X555 laptop with 8.1 pre-installed, recovery partition etc. Like a good boy, I created the massive 32GB USB stick in case anything happened to my recovery partition...
View Articleinstalling windows 8.1 on seperate drive or partition?
I was wondering if it was possible to install windows 8.1 onto a separate drive or partition while currently running 8.1. Recently I have acquired a new copy of windows 8.1 and have been wanting to...
View ArticleHow I can do an backup for windows 8.1 settings etc. ?
Hi there, I have fresh windows 8.1 pro installed into my Laptop. Finally I managed to install all necessary drivers, programs, wallpapers , start icons etc. My question is if there is any software...
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