Graphics card causes install to fail
Hi all, I'm guessing that others are having the same problem. I have Nvidia GTX460 1gb, when trying to install im faced with a corrupt/pixallated windows screen. You can still fudge your way through...
View ArticleRepairing a Win8 Installation
I upgraded from 7 to 8 and everything was working nicely. I came down a couple of days ago to find the PC in a loop, trying to boot into the old W7 installation from the old dual boot screen. I'd...
View ArticleSolved Question regarding newest Chrome browser...
Good morning to everyone! I hope you are all having a great day so far... I have several Windows 8 devices (Notebooks, Tablets, etc.) all running Windows 8 Pro. I have two systems which for all intents...
View ArticleHarddisk is formatted, can i reinstall windows 8- Needhelp
Few days back, i upgraded windows 7 to windows 8 with digital download from microsoft website and i loaded that downloaded file into DVD for safety purpose. Due to mother board failure, i replaced new...
View ArticleClean Install (Help needed)
Hi everyone, So i was running Windows 7 Pro 64bit and a couple weeks ago i ungraded to Windows 8 pro 64bit. However my computer has started crashing and now i want to do a clean install of Windows 8 on...
View ArticleWindows 8 upgrade problem
Anyone know how to solve this problem I am having? I bought a new laptop that has Windows 8 installed. I want Pro in order to use Desktop Remote Connection. I didn't know that Remote Desktop Connection...
View ArticleInstall Windows 8 onto formatted drive with USB??
Hi, My laptop crapped out so I formatted the hard drive. It used to have Vista Premium but I don't have the restore disks. My CD ROM drive it not working so I only have access to a USB flash drive. I...
View Articlewindows 8 install problems
I'm running windows 7 Home Premium and trying to upgrade to window 8 pro 32 bit. It gets to 90% and stops sending me a message that says windows 8 did not install reverting back to windows...
View ArticleInstalling Windows 8 on a new SSD
Hello I am currently running a intel 3570k 8 gig ram 1000g hdd windows 7 64 bit. I just bought a SSD and want to install windows 8(which should be arrive tomorrow). I was wondering exactly how I would...
View ArticlePC Settings on charm bar
Installed Windows 8 64 bit yesterday on Samsung Q310 and found this really helpful forum which has answered some of my many questions .. Was looking at the tutorial about changing the colour of the...
View ArticleNew notebook, win 8 preinstalled, no media, SSD install?
Asus N56vz, no media or product key. How can I install to a new SSD. No AI recovery. Have made recoveruy usb with restore partition, can repair but can't install with it.There is no option to create...
View ArticleCan't find the option to burn an ISO disk
I recieved my upgrade via my university's website. They were offering the upgrade for $29.99 so I thought, I can't miss this oportunity to upgrade my old XP system. The problem is this: I have a 32-bit...
View Article3rd Party Update Guide for Windows 8!
I am looking to install all the updates/programs needed for the Windows environment to be a well-oiled machine. I am looking to make this a thread that would be helpful to others as well. Your...
View ArticleInstalling Windows 8 on a Mac
Has anyone been successful installing Windows 8 System Builder DVD on a Mac with the Mountain Lion OS and Boot Camp 5? I have been unable to convince Boot Camp to create the required portion. Hence, I...
View ArticleDell XPS Owners Read This!!
So, I was having all sorts of problems installing my win 8 upgrade on my new XPS one 27 machine, and spent alot of time on the phone with Dell trying to get this fixed.. Turns out that Microsoft and...
View ArticleInstall 8 using 7 as verification
I have a computer with two drives. One is running Win 7 Pro 64 bit. I would like to install Win 8 Pro 64 bit on the other drive for a dual boot. Do I have to purchase the OEM software to do this?? Or...
View ArticleWhat does Boot to UEFI mean?
I have ordered a new MB + CPU + RAM + SSD on which I want to install Win 8. I then will retire my 6 years old C2D with Win 7. My old ASUS board had an old style BIOS. I understand new boards have a...
View ArticleSolved Dreamspark Win8 license: upgrade or system builder?
As a student, I have a free key for Windows 8 Pro 64 via my school's Dreamspark Premium account, and have just purchased an mSATA for my laptop. Id like to going from my current setup of: HDD = boot...
View Articlehard drive died
Hi to the forum. This is my first post. I got a windows 8 pro disk from amazon and installed it on my laptop over windows 7 and it worked great, no problems. I then downloaded windows 8 pro from...
View ArticleWindows 8 upgrade drive issue
Hello once again guys. I just got a computer that had windows 7, and I upgraded to windows 8 and now the computer will not burn cds or dvds, I plugged a windows 7 hard drive back in it and the burner...
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