Wireless driver not turning on when restarting Windows 8
Hi, I have a Dell XPS M1530 which ran Windows Vista 32 bit OS. I have recently upgraded to Windows 8 OS and everything works fine except the following: Whenever I restart/ shut down/ put my laptop to...
View ArticleDual Boot Windows 7 & 8 (With Windows 7 Installed later)
Hi All. Recently I installed Windows 8 Pro on my system (in a SSD), after a few weeks I noticed that the OS isn't compatible with certain programs I use, so I wanted to install Windows 7 Home Premium...
View ArticleSolved Recovery disk?
My sister just got a new windows 8 laptop but it came without a Windows 8 backup disk. I have always restored my operating systems using the windows disk so I am unfamiliar with the procedure for these...
View ArticleClean Install and 100 mb Reserved Space
When one does a clean install of Windows 8 does the instillation create that 100 mb reserved space like Windows 7 does? James
View ArticleSolved [Please help] Windows 8 Laptop Boot Problem
Let me start off by saying, my friend is the one issuing this problem and not me, I'm currently on skype with him (he's on his other laptop). Neither of us have ever used Windows 8 before, so this is...
View ArticlePlease Help!!!!! Installation issues.
I purchased the Windows 8 upgrade from Windows 7 and installed it. After I installed it, I noticed that when trying to open certain apps, use IE 10 on the desktop or other functions, my screen would go...
View Articlestrange error -- Shutdown and restart no longer work
Hi there after successfully applying the 2 updates that people have had trouble with I can no longer shut down or restart my computer. Only a hard switchoff get it to stop. No Viruses and ran the...
View ArticlePower off after "Getting Devices Ready" with clean install
I upgraded from XP SP3 to Windows 8 a week ago using the Assistant program with no problem. Then 2 days later that HDD crapped out. So I made the DVD/USB media on another PC and tried a clean install....
View ArticleOverseas Windows 8 upgrade
My friend bought Dell Inspiron15r-2106slv for me who's presently located in USA on November 23rd, 2012. Should I ask him upgrade it to windows 8 in US for $15 or can I update it in India for Rs.699/- ?...
View ArticleRestoring Windows 8
Hi, While installing another OS, i did some mistakes and delete the partitions. Now the disk have no more partition and it is formatted. I tried to restore and got the error message: A required...
View ArticleHow to get pre-installed windows 8 on new hard drive
Hello, I just bought a lenovo Z580 with windows 8 and I also have a new hard drive coming. The first thing I tried to do was create factory restore disks so that when the new hard drive gets here I can...
View ArticleWindows 8 OEM to Windows 8 Pro OEM
I bought a new Asus UX32VD that came with Windows 8. I purchased and installed a new SSD to replace the existing HD. The laptop didn't come with a recovery DVD. I purchased Windows 8 Pro OEM from...
View ArticleWin 8 install unable to see hdd
I have an upgrade copy of win 8 pro. I have also a wd200gb hdd (model wd2000js) on sata 0 (master) which is shown in bios; it has been reformatted and is known to be clean. No other hdd's attached. Win...
View ArticleALL devices coming up as RAID and not working
hello friends... okay, interesting problem this time around. I just swapped my computer to a new case and in the process was going to simply re-install everything and start from scratch... so i did the...
View ArticleAtikmdag.sys error won't start windows
I have had trouble updating an ati radeon hd4830 graphics card on my hp envy. When I updated I would get bsod on win7. I decided to upgrade to win8. The upgrade would fail with no error code. So I do a...
View ArticleHow to re-install Windows 8 from OEM version
I just purchased a Dell Inspiron 15R 5520 laptop with Windows 8 installed. I wish to re-partition (into C and D), format, and re-install Windows 8 so that I can eliminate all bloatware. In order to...
View ArticleWin 8 upgrade from Win 7 hangs on update 4
I'm ugrading from Win 7 pro 64 to Win 8 pro 64 using CD. The original install procedure hung at a window saying "installing update 4". After several hours, I had to power off, and finally got a...
View ArticleHas Microsoft thought this through?
You cannot activate Windows 8 if you do a clean install from the win 8 upgrade disk. You receive the following message when you attempt to activate: ---Quote--- Software Licensing Service determined...
View ArticleWindows 8 Installation Failure
Hello, I am trying to install Windows 8 Pro from a purchased installation disc. My computer was previously running windows 7 64-bit. I inserted the install disc, booted from CD.(I am trying to do a...
View ArticleWin 8 installation on new PC with XP
Hey there, I've tried to find a solution to my problem, but haven't found anything that helps me with my specific situation. I plan on building a new PC using 1 SSD, and 1 HDD. I have a Windows XP...
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