Celeron 2.40 Ghz Not Compatible??
I've websearched this all over and can't get the skinny: this is an old "learner" system that I have Windows 8 [early] Developer Preview installed on. It worked ok. I tried to install RP today both as...
View ArticleHelp! Win 8 installed over Win 7
Okay, so I decided I wanted to try windows 8, so I grabbed the ISO from the Microsoft website, created a separate hard drive partition, and I am quite certain that during the installation process, I...
View ArticleHelp! Did a clean install of RC on a new system...
I just finished putting together my new PC, and I used the windows 8 RC in order to, well, not have to spend so much on windows 7 when I've already payed for 7 once in the past. I install, and...
View ArticleInstall Windows 8 as main OS - File backup
Hi, I am running Windows 7 Ultimate x64 right now and I want to switch to Windows 8 Release Preview and Later when it comes out to Windows 8. Now, I have quite some data that I cannot risk to lose. I...
View ArticleWindows 8 on a netbook? Forget it!
Oh, it installs without a hitch, comes up, runs fine ... just don't try running any Metro apps because most of them won't work - the screen resolution I have is something like 1024 x 600 (fine for this...
View ArticleUpgrade to Win 8
I have an Acer Aspire running 64 bit win 7 and would like to upgrade my hard drive and my O.S. as a clean install. How do I do it when Acer does not supply an install disc? I would hate to dump win 8...
View ArticleUninstall OS [Dual Boot]
Hi guys, I have running two OS Windows 7 / Windows 8 x64 RTM in same HDD. I want to uninstall Windows 7 i know that i can do it from disk managment by delete Windows 7 part at i am on Windows 8. But...
View ArticleSolved Dualbooting Windows 8 Pro. RTM & Ubuntu
So, as the title suggests, I want to dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 8, but not sure how to do it if Ubuntu is installed first. I'm new to Ubuntu, but correct me if I'm wrong: I find a partitioning...
View ArticleSolved Is it stable enough ?
Is Windows 8 RP stable enough to install it as my main OS ??? As well I would ask you to check my system specs to see if all drivers I need are compatible with widows 8
View ArticleActivating Windows 8 RTM
Hi, I'm new to this forum, I'm thinking of installing Windows 8 RTM on my computer! However I'm looking to install the 'Pro' version, because the Enterprise version is more for bussiness uses. The...
View ArticleLow level format
I just bought a harddisk for my ,8 years old dell inspiron 6000 laptop. It a wd Scorpio blue 250 Gb drive but in my bios it is just showing 137gb. So I thought low level format will solve this....
View Articleupgrading from xp
Hi everybody.I am currently running w8 rp on spare hdds on two pcs,one 32 bit and one 64 bit.When w8 comes on the market in october,I will buy a 64 bit upgrade (cheapest option).However,both pcs are...
View ArticleWin 8 64b & Inspiron 530
Hello folks, I have a Dell Inspiron 530 using the Q6600 CPU and 6GB RAM, I have tried installing Win8 64b but it fails at 17% stating that it cannot find some file and does not give me any options to...
View ArticleSolved Blank options when booting from Win8 RP DVD
I have never tried a pre-release/beta operating system before, but thought I'd give it a try on my home XP x86 machine. My office runs Win7 x64 on all production workstations, which I love, but just...
View ArticleSolved App installed on host machine while in guest machine
Here's a strange issue--at least I think it's strange. I have an old application that I've had since I had Win XP. I'm not sure but I think I had it even on Win 98. Even though it's an old app I was...
View ArticleSolved HELP! Installed Windows 8 (dual boot) but lost Windows 7 Basic
I installed Windows 8 RP on my laptop on another partition but my Windows 7 in C:/ got lost. How do I install it again? :(
View ArticleAsk the other users to sign out of this PC????? CP > RP
Ok so moving on from CP to RP and get this message on trying to install "Ask the other users to sign out of this PC" One small problem I am the only one logged in how can I get around this??? Got the...
View ArticlePlease Help! Stuck On Windows 8 Install
Hi - I'll be grateful for any help you might be able to give with this, as I've managed to get myself stuck trying to install Windows 8 Release Preview. Here's what I did and what happened. 1....
View ArticleDual boot issue
I am dual-booting Windows 7 Pro with the Windows 8 preview. I had Windows 7 installed first. I have no trouble booting into Win7 if I my previous boot was into Win7. I have no trouble booting into Win8...
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