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Have lost activation key for win 8.1 after BIOS upgrade.

Hi, i hope there is a solution to my problem. After upgrading from 8.1 to win 10 home on my Alienware X51 r2 i needed drivers from the alienware website. I downloaded the appropriate software to detect...

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Downgrade to 8 destroyed laptop

I got me a brandnew asus laptop with windows 8 and option to upgrade to windows 10. Everything worked fine. I upgraded to windows 10 and then it hit me, my new laptop is not the one i had few hours a...

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Built 2nd New Pc Advice On Media Center Req

hi guys as you know windows 10 does not support windows media centre I have a windows 7Pro running media center but I thought I would move onto w8 with this ne build I have read and read and asked but...

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While installing windows 8 i shift+2 make " not @

I'm installing windows 8. I selected in installation everything english uk. Now i'm in the part that i need to log in to my microsoft account i have account but i can't make @ When i make shift+2 it's...

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I need yur help plz

Plz I need your help; After installing windows 8.1 on my hp G350,my brightness is unable to adjust. I have gone through all the blogs,yet still not working!

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windows 8 general help please

hi all im new here and im in need of some HELP, i was running windows 8.1 for a good two years then tried to update to windows 10 which failed majestically and cost me £50 for a computer repairs shop...

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Checking media presence, no media present

Good evening everyone. I hope the title of my post is not misleading. I have a problem. I offered to try to fix my supervisor's daughter's laptop. She has a Toshiba Satelite with a Pentium i3 and...

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Clean install will not create partition

I am doing a clean install of 8.1 onto a WD 1TB hdd. Using UEFI dvd in port 1 and hdd in port 0. Everything appears normal until the hdd shows unallocated space of 931.5 GB. I select 'new' and want to...

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Windows 8 Reinstall help

Ill start with a high level list of events and fill in gaps if need be. Bascially here is the deal. - I bought an ASUS 15 inch touch screen with windows 8 approx 18 months ago referbed off ebay. - For...

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Will this work? (and how much work would it be?)

I am currently running 8.1 Core and want to use this windows 8 pro upgrade key (http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Pro-Upgrade-Product-Card/dp/B00A6TPHZS/) to upgrade my windows installation. I have Windows...

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How To Do A Clean Install Of Windows 8 32 bit?

I have a new machine that has Windows 8 64 bit on it. I need to take off Windows 8 64 bit and replace it with Windows 8 32 bit. I have a new, Windows 8 32 bit DVD. How do I completely erase what is on...

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Offline updating to Windows 8.1

I repair people's computers, and sometimes I need to update them from 8 to 8.1. I hate downloading 3.6GB every time though. Is it possible to make an update disc, or something similar?

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Upgrade Windows 8.1 SL to Windows 8.1 Pro

I have a 64-bit Windows 8.1 SL in my laptop activated with a retail product key. Nowadays i want some more features like hyper-v in my laptop. So i think to upgrade to Win 8.1 Pro to have that...

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Error in Installation

Hello everyone was trying to install Windows 8 Pro to my Mecer Mini PC/ model cape7-1037, I pass all the steps up until I reach "Partition table" and this message popped up. What other alternatives do...

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Dual Boot Partition Ambiguity

I have Windows 8.1 Pro installed on what was my primary SSD. I bought a new SSD to clean install Windows 10 Pro. If you don't mind, please review the following screenshot: Attachment 65803...

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Windows 8.1 wont finish fresh install

Just finished putting my first system together and windows wont install. I first tried Windows 10 and now 8.1 and both give the same error. I've made it all the way to 91% on the 8.1 install and i get...

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Solved How to backup and clean install? Specific situation

Hey, guys, so I need your help. I have an ASUS laptop with pre-installed Windows 8 Home(UEFI). I've additionaly installed Ubuntu alongside. After a while, I wanted to uninstall the Ubuntu and install...

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Can't use recovery partition..

I have a ASUS Transformer Book T200TA and it was 16Gb, 8Gb (or just shy of for 8.1 pro) the remaining as recovery. So I moved recovery partition to external hard drive and extended volume to give the...

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Solved Windows Installer closes mid innstallation

Hello. I have a problem with installing programs trough any kind of setup that uses Windows Installer. If i open any kind of Setup file be it .exe or .msi it closes after a few seconds. Now i have gone...

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Problem with Installing Windows 8 from CD on my new Lenovo

Dear community! I have problem instaling Windows 8 on my new Lenovo laptop G50-80. I received Lenovo CD with Windows 8, inserted that CD in DVD drive and placed DVD drive as first in boot priority. The...

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