Installing Windows 8 on new SSD- any way to keep apps?
So I've recently decided to finally buy a good SSD and upgrade my PC to Windows 8. My laptop has been running it for a while (since RTM) so I know my way around it, more or less. However, here's my...
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Okay so I hope that I dont sound stupid. So I picked up Windows 8 today because it was on sale and very cheap, coming home to find out the disc wont load at all. So I figured out I dont have enough...
View ArticleSolved UEFI boot order?
I have no BIOS, only 8 boots up but instead of the Windows logo, with the ASUS. How will I boot from CD? I have configured an EasyBCD program to allow me to choose, but what if 8 cannot boot?
View ArticleWindows 8 Even Clean Install Hangs
I know several people are having problem with installing Windows 8, but in my case, I formatted the hard drive and am trying a clean install. It still doesn't work. The installation goes on fine, but...
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Hey guys I have tried to upgrade from windows 7 to windows 8 and have nearly finished until it makes me sign in to a profile and them it freezes on a little box saying. Personalised settings. Setting...
View ArticleSolved AHCI mode windows 8 pro
When I installed Windows 8 pro (oem x64) it wouldn't allow me to install with my sata controller set to AHCI mode so I set it to IDE and installed, now I'd like to have trim support so want to enable...
View ArticleCan't install simple programs like Dropbox, spotify etc.
I am having trouble installing simple programs on my laptop with windows 8. When I click on the icon to install, nothing happens. When I go to the joblist, the program is listed there but dosen't use...
View ArticleWindows 8 installation restart loop
Yesterday I tried to install windows 8 from windows 7. While it was installing, my pc restarted and now whenever it restarts it gives me a message saying: "The computer restarted unexpectedly or...
View ArticleUpgrading "using" Vista but running with Win7 & Win8
I'm using Win7 all the time and want to upgrade to Win8 Pro. So, I bought the upgrade DVD from a local MicroCenter store. According to the EULA, however, if I upgrade using Win7, then I can no longer...
View ArticleOdd msg whilst starting, 2 days till installation ends!
I put Windows 8 onto my PC yesterday, pretty good so far, but this afternoon I now see a weird message as it boots up: 'Your PC will restart in 2 days to finish the installation' I have known PCs...
View ArticleNo disk partitions showing
Hi all, Having a lot of problems with a new Dell XPS 15 (L521X) which I finally got to boot after upgrading the RAM and it hanging on boot up. Once I got that fixed I decided I wanted to create an...
View ArticleSolved Win8-Win7 Dual Boot
Currently I have Win8 and Win7 installed on individual drives. Would it be more advisable to install on one drive in separate partitions? Thanks, Harold
View ArticleMr Stupid here!!
I went ahead & purchased/downloaded Window 8 Upgrade. Started installing it & of course as expected I hit a big bomb. I dont have enough space on my hard drive. My hard drive is 71.0 GB &...
View ArticleWindows 8 product key question
Hey all, I recently bought Windows 8 and installed it on my desktop. I have a question: does the Product key get linked to your Windows Live account? Asking this because I want to know what happens...
View ArticleWindows 8 hanging during installation
before i begin am going to give you two slightly different board layouts and then give you the differences between the bootups my primary computer is amd dual core 4200+ 3 gig of ram 250 gig hard drive...
View ArticleDisk Partition Strategy
Dear all, I'm new to the forum. Please forgive me if a similar thread had already been posted. Before Win8, I usually separate my "data" - My documents and non-sys applications to another drive from c:...
View ArticleStill Need System Partition?
I upgraded my Win 7 to Win 8 in the way: Win 7 x86 -> Win 8 Preview amd64 -> Win 8 amd64 Now I found that the hidden system partition, that was created by Win7, was assigned to d: and readily for...
View ArticleWhats the best way to upgrade from XP to 8 with new SSD...
I'm curious what would happen if I had the hard drive with the XP installation and the SSD hooked up at the same time and choose to install 8 on the SSD. All the info I've found involves a download...
View ArticleRunning Windows 8 from a VHD (Virtual Hard Disk drive)
Hi there Since we are booting directly into a VHD this topic isn't really about Virtualisation per se -- so whether this post should be moved to Virtualisation --leave that for the Mods. Seems to me...
View ArticleSolved New motherboard
I have installed windows 8 using a upgrade from microsoft, I am looking into changing the motherboard to support more RAM and i've read that windows 8 is tied to the motherboard. Is there a way to...
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