New Hard Drive - Win 8 Re Install
I have a win 8 Dell Vostro 2520 - The hard drive has crashed - so Ive ordered a new one. I have a win 8.1 home premuim DVD - but have used the license key on another install. Would I be able to use...
View ArticleSolved Rookie Question - USB Booting
Hello, I'm trying to boot Window 8.1 off my USB drive. I've created a bootable USB drive using Rufus-2.1. I'm having some troubles. I don't know where to install Window 8.1 to. I don't see the USB...
View ArticleHow do I unregister my windows 8 product key?
I might be wrong, but my idea of how things work with regards to the windows 8 product key is that if you use it once on one computer, you cannot use it again when installing win 8 on another computer...
View ArticleSolved Can I use this USB to re-install Windows 8?
Hi, new to the Forum, so this may be my first post also. I am currently downloading the installation file to a USB mentioned in the thread. In the hope that this solves my issue. I ran into major...
View ArticleRookie Q - USB 8.1 booting query
Hi, I was just curious whether there was any downside from updating to 8.1 via USB rather than through the store? Coming from a fresh windows 8 can I simply instal 8.1 on top? Or must I install the...
View ArticleSolved Upgrade Windows 8.1 Core to Pro, without reinstall?
Hello Eight Forums members, I currently have Windows 8.1 Core installed on my PC. I am interested in upgrading to Windows 8.1 Pro however, but I do not want to lose/re-install programs, or have to jump...
View ArticleSystem Image Only of Recovery Partition Before w8Downgrade
Hello 8 Forums, This is my first post here but I suspect I will be a member for a long time because I have yet to see such comprehensive tutorials anywhere else online. Not even close. Steps are always...
View Articlereserve partition
If I delete all partitions except the one that says 0 unallocated space 900 GB and just click _*next*_, will the reserve partition be created. I have Win 8.1 and I was a little confused with the...
View ArticleDual boot Windows 8.1 and OS X Yosemite or Mavericks?
Hey, I have recently been looking for a new Macintosh for music production, they have a program called Logic X, and after looking a Macs, I am shocked at how expensive they are. Anyway, I was wondering...
View ArticleError Releasing/Renewing IP
Hello! I am trying to change my IP, I am using Win8, I type in ipconfig/release and it says "No operation can be performed on Local Area Connection*11 while it has it's media disconnected" I did "netsh...
View ArticleUnable to install Windows 8.1 Pro N 64bit with AHCI help!!
*TLDR: I'm unable to install an OS without setting drives to IDE and not AHCI and I cannot successfully change it to AHCI retrospectively. :)* Hi, I've been struggling for days with getting a stable...
View ArticleSolved Rebuild
On thursday I am replacing all my 1TB HDD with new drives, after copying all my backups to the newer bigger drives, I will be reinstalling windows to a new SSD drive. the question is after the copying...
View ArticleRe install using OEM disc
I brought my tower (NO OS) and OEM win 8.1 disc separatley - It installed fine - but now seems in a sorry state - windows updates don't work, I can't access the store. I thought the easiest thing to do...
View ArticleCant install win 8.1 from app store after a laptop refresh
I have refreshed my windows 8.1 and own need to re-install the 8.1 app. It keeps on prompting to update. I have followed the on screen instructions and updated the apps except for a camera app that...
View ArticleSolved Windows 8 won't boot after doing pc reset
My uncle has an Asus Essentio CM6730 with Windows 8. His hard drive quit and I replaced it with a new blank one (same size). I booted to the recovery media (USB flash drive) and did a PC reset to...
View ArticleIs this a good set up? New PC build
So... my computer is pile of poop, and I have decided to get a new amazing computer, I can quickly used PCPARTPICKER to put together parts that I think are good, and will work like a BOSS. Intel Core...
View ArticleNew Setup. SSD, SATA 3 for OS and HD, SATA 2 for data
I am setting up a new system with the following: M5A97 LE 2.0 Asus MB AMD 4130 processor Sandisk SSD 120 for OS 1 TB WD *SATA 2 *NVIDIA 210 Graphic System is for general use. NOT GAMING Will I lose...
View ArticleMaking a printer 'default' in Windows 8.1
Hello again Thanks to this forum over last two weeks I have now set up my new laptop - but there are just two further poinst I need help with. 1. When I went to print a PDF yesterday I had a problem as...
View ArticleUpgrading to windows 8 from windows 7
hi so im getting my windows 8 today :) how do i upgrade with just a product key im a little confused on this :(
View ArticleLenovo Y50-70
I could install Win 8 for on MBR partition. However, when I do it the way described *here (http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/15458-uefi-bootable-usb-flash-drive-create-windows.html)* with rufus...
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