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Win8 Install Strategy

Hi, I'm hoping to install win8 Pro. I currently run winXP x64 and have purchased the win8 Pro upgrade media version. I only have one computer and want to keep my current XP system available until I...

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Windows 8 Pro Upgrade Fails @ 90%

Hi, I have upgraded two of my PC's flawlessly now but my HP G61 110SA laptop which has Windows 7 X64 Ultimate on is failing at 90%. It gets to 90% and states Windows is going to restart shortly but...

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Windows 8 crashed

Couple of weeks ago I upgraded Windows 7 to Windows 8 from the email link received from Microsoft.No problems till yesterday when my system crashed for unknown reason..it just would not bootup..so I...

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plz help me...I had a serious problem when I install win8

plz help me...today I install windows 8 on my asus X42JY lap top but as soon as setup finished the screen goes black and It didn't returened yet...it seems the system works but the screen in...

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Lenovo B320: How to restore windows 7?

Has anyone figured out how to restore to windows7 I failed foolishly to make restore disks and the restore system does not work. There is a 25.07 gig partition labeled OEM in disk management so I think...

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Undoing?

I installed W8 on two machines. The second machine I did a dual boot--Windows 7 on one partition and Windows 8 on the other. This is working fine, I'm asked to pick the OS when the machine boots....

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Wow, what's with all the black screen install problems??

Happened to me too, right after the first forced reboot during installation. Thank goodness I made an image of my Windows 7 install before trying to install Windows 8. I never did try an upgrade...

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Dual HD

I have windows 8 on a new dell and would like to put in another hard drive from my old computer that has win7 on it...I hooked it up (two plugs, easy) but when I turned the computer back on it...

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Solved windows 8 stuck in repair cycle, no way out?!?!

Hi, i have just spend 3 hours of reading on many forums and pages concerning my problem. I had windows 7 Ultimate and bought windows 8 pro (download). I burned the iso on a dvd and installed it as...

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Windows 8 flashing screen before logon screen

My PC was working fine before today, until I used Ultra UXtheme patcher for Win8 x64 and then applied a custom VS for Win8. After a restart, Windows Explorer was not launching, so I opened task manager...

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Use Upgrade Key Of a Computer in another??

Hi, i have two laptops, an old (1year old) one: HP:windows 7 HB and a new one, Sony Vaio with windows 7 HB bought last week. my question is, can i buy the discounted windows 8 upgrade key for Vaio...

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System was unable to create a new system partition.

Hi. Just recently I went from windows 7 up to win8 and it was all fine and dandy. Yesterday however I got a "No boot manager found" error on start up. I had nothing of importance on the C drive so I...

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Solved Setup error: partition doesn't contain required free space

Hi all. I am having a problem with installing Windows 7 on my netbook (Novero Solana). I did a clean install (wiped out Windows 8) and when using a USB boot install of Windows 7, I encountered the...

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I can not connect server

when i try to install . i have massage "We can't connect Right Now. Check your internet connection and try again" What 's problem?

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"Just personal files"

Hello all, I'm sure this has been dealt with already, though I wasn't quite able to find an exact answer in my searches; I hope you'll indulge my confused question. :) I'm running the Release Preview...

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Restore a Windows 7 .wim file from Windows 8

I have a Dell XPS laptop that was factory installed with Windows 7. I upgraded to Windows 8 (clean install) but I would like to go back to Windows 7. I have the factory .wim file but I cannot figure...

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promo code re-use on additional computers?

I was told that I can use the promo code for a computer I bought last month. That gets Windows 8 Pro for $15 instead of $40. I already used the code for that computer. Can I use it for other computers...

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install windows7 on pc with vista before installing win8

If I am reading the upgrade assistant info correctly, I would have to track down all my installation disks for apps even if they are compatible. I never got around to putting windows 7 on a PC with...

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windows reinstall

my pc is recently affected by virus.so i want to reinstall windows 8.when i click on recovery option refresh your pc without affecting your files,this windows appear as shown in imageAttachment 11639...

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Dual Boot Win8 and Win7...

I would love to dual boot 7 and 8 on my laptop. However, my laptop has Windows 8. Is it possible if I were to partition a space and download the 7 disk? Thanks.:think:

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