Where can i find a Windows 8.1 install ISO for USB
My Windows 8.1 could not factory rest so created a _*USB Recovery Drive*_ then i tried to reset it using that it asked me if i wanted to _*reparation*_ my drives and i click *_Yes_* then it asked do i...
View Articlewhat happens to all my windows 7 programs whne i upgrade
what happens to all my windows 7 programs when I upgrade from windows 7 pro to windows 8 pro? will I need to reinstall steam? and other programs?
View Article"Some Files are Missing"-can't get ASUS recovery partition
Hello. I have an ASUS M32BF factory-installed Win8.1-64 that came with C (OS) & D (Data) partitions on a single GPT internal disk. The C partition was about 112GB and the D partition was...
View ArticleSolved Activate Windows 8.1 with inbuilt key - is it possible
Hey, I have a HP Envy laptop which is just loaded with junk, windows is slow and everything just feels very "sluggish" Is there a way of reinstalled Windows using a clean ISO and activating it using...
View ArticleConsequences of installing in Legacy BIOS mode? 8.1 Pro
Dell Latitude E5440 I fresh installed 8.1 but, as the bro' in the Acer UEFI thread [just resolved] said, I have the same: the latest Dell BIOS does not give any options at all in UEFI mode - that is,...
View ArticleHow do I upgrade to a SSD on an Asus?
I got a refurbished asus laptop. It has no recovery partition. I'm currently downloading the USB windows 8.1from this thread -...
View ArticleInstallation-cum-technical error
Dear Guyz, this is my story, I have an Acer Aspire Z1620 AIO Desktop. It was working well on win8. :) However, yesterday while my desktop was on, electricity went out. I'm in India so it was all usual...
View ArticleDual-and-a-half boot error messages want offline chkdsk
This is a weird problem, but maybe there's an answer. My Dell Optiplex 7010 has two hard drives. On the *first* and more important hard drive (SATA 0), I am dual-booting Win 7 and 8.1 successfully...
View ArticleClean install of Windows 8 Freezes just after Spinner
Hello have got stuck on what should be simple. Have successfully already got the latest current 32-Bit Windows 8.1 (upgrade 1 etc.) running smoothly (since it was released to market) using the original...
View ArticleHow do i install windows 8 on to a drive that uses mbr?
Windows 8 says it the drive has to be GPT Do I need to format the drive install windows 8? what happens to that 200mb drive on the boot drive when I format the drive?
View Articleinstall error ACPI_BOOT_ERROR blue screen
Hi I bought lenovo G50 laptop and installed windows 7 but now i want to install windows 8. The issue is when i insert win8 disc and boot i see an error ACPI_BOOT_ERROR blue screen with a smile. 1) I...
View ArticleError 0x101-0x40019 after trying to install win 8.1 TWICE!
Greetings, 2 Days ago i downloaded a torrent copy of windows 8.1 pro with February updates since i hated downloading 3-4 gigs of updates Every time i install a new version, so i downloaded a torrent...
View ArticleMigrating or cloning from laptop hd to ssd question
I need to transfer everything from my wife's laptop which has a standard 1TB. hd to a new Kingston 240GB. SSD. I have this, which I used to migrate my files from a 120gb Samsung ssd to a new 500gb.ssd...
View ArticleHow to backup recovery partition (ASUS)
Hi I bought a new computer (ASUS X555L) and i need to format disk to kill all the bloatware (install from original dvd not OEM). One thing i do when i get a new computer is to delete the recovery...
View Article8.1 installation: Black screen with blinking cursor
Hi! Trying to install Windows 8.1 on my MacBook Pro. Worked fine last time I tried. Now, however, using the same DVD, after `Press any key to boot to CD or DVD...`, I'm taken straight to a black screen...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Pro 64bit installation from OEM cd.
Hello everybody ! I assembled my computer. I bought all parts separately and they (clerks in store) sold me an DVD with windows 8.1 OEM. But I couldn't install it. Few years ago when I got an DVD like...
View Article8.1 reinstall
When you click custom, and you see your hard drive as unallocated space, 800 GB, after highlighting it, should you then click 'format' or 'next/new'?
View ArticleWindows 8 (not 8.1): Still possible to download?
I'm helping a non-PC literate person remotely. The can't get into Windows 8 (or 8.1, I'm unsure if she's been updated to 8.1), and when their notebook tries to boot they go into recovery mode. The...
View ArticleSystem and Active disk are on the wrong drive!!!!
I used to have windows 7 on a 500GB HD and a large 2TB data HD for photos. I decided to install an SSD and a clean install of Windows 8.1 on the SSD. After that worked ok I formatted the old HD that...
View ArticleDowngrade back to windows 8
Hi Everyone I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I recently updated my windows 8 hp laptop to 8.1 and since then I have been having problems. First the update did not install properly and i had...
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