Solved Would cloning the XP OS to a new hard drive work?
tl;dr version 1.) Using Acronis's Universal Restore, should cloning OEM XP from a different system to a new system/new hard drive work? The purpose of doing this is to upgrade to Windows 8 without...
View ArticleSolved Fix for those of you who are stuck at the splash screen
(atleast those of you running intel-chipsets) Updating my intel RAID driver fixed the issue where I was stuck at the splash screen after the first reboot during initial installation (upgrading directly...
View ArticleSolved Windows 8 boot error bcd
Hi guys I have windows 8 installed from dvd and after a restart the pc won't boot anymore. It tells me: Your pc needs to be repaired The required boot configuration data file is missing some required...
View Articledeactivate?
I have been trying to resurect a Dell XPS1340 that suffers from lockups. I successfully installed Win8 Pro on an SSD on that laptop. Now, I am tired of messing with it and want to pull the SSD and...
View ArticleWindows 8/7 Drive Letter Help
Alright, I just installed my Windows 8 Pro from a USB drive as I was installing it I was installing Windows 8 on the W:/ drive but once it was installed I came to found out that that My C:/ drive which...
View ArticleWin 8 Pro upgrade bought for xp 32bit
Hi all, I have 2 drives on my pc, one running win7 ultimate 64bit, and the other win 8 pro which was an upgrade from xp pro. Didn't realise that the xp was only 32 bit so i'm only able to use half my...
View ArticleChanged my mind
Hi, I am sorry if this issue was already discussed, but I couldn't find it. I decided yesterday to upgrade to windows 8 and I just started it. While I had to wait, I started reading about windows 8 and...
View Article[DUALBOOT] Mac OSX and Windows 8?
Hey all. As much as I DON'T like Apple for a lot of things, I do admit that OSX is a fairly tidied up operating system, and I find that it'd be perfect for some of the software we use at college that...
View ArticleSolved Win8 crashed, reloaded and getting .NET error
My Win8 installation crashed this AM and the repair tools couldn't fix it. I ran the "Reset" option, which keeps my settings and data but reinstalls Win8. Well, things seemed to go OK, but none of my...
View ArticleNeed more help with Win 8 & 7 dual-boot (UEFI, GPT)
I have recently been struggling since the beginning of the week trying to install an OEM copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit onto my new Acer Aspire V3 laptop which came with Windows 8 64 bit...
View ArticleRecovery Deleted
When i try to install 2. OS on my PC , i deleted to win 8 and recovery partitions. How can i install new win 8 ? I couldn't install because serial problem happen. Although i have a serial i can't...
View ArticleTake Windows 7 from Computer 1 and install to Computer 2
I don't know if I've posted this in the correct section, sorry. I was wondering if it's possible to take windows 7 from my first computer and install it to my new one that has windows 8 on it (windows...
View ArticleHiding partitions in Factory installed HDD (Lenovo Y580)
Hi all; Need to ask how to hid all the partitions in the factory installed HDD for Lenovo Y580. This is the scenario. Firstly, i successfully migrated all of the following partitions: OEM/Hidden...
View ArticleActivating Win8 Pro afetr installing Media Center
I installed Media Center & now I can't download a key for it! I am IRATE at MS!! I have 2 computers running Win8 Pro. I got the key for Media Center on one computer & everything works!! I then...
View Articlecan i use 32 bit on my new pc ?
can someone help me out please ok i have got a new pc with win 7 trial installed . i brought win 8 pro 32 bit with anytime upgrade on my old set up which is now wiped and in the cupboard ... can i use...
View ArticleSolved HD not showing up in "Computer"
Hi, I have 2 HD's in my PC, yet i can only acces one. Never had this problem before when formating in W7. When formating i delete all partions and create new ones. The thing is windows creates 3 extra...
View ArticleAfter windows 8 install no DVD drives will show up in win8
I installed windows 8 on my SSD drive and now it will not see the DVD drives. They don't even show up in computer management. In device driver they have yellow tags saying the certificates are not...
View ArticleWindows 8 Repairing Server 2012 Installation
I installed Windows Server 2012 on a new machine and for some reason, the install put the "System Reserved" partition on one disk (the data disk) and the "System Boot" partition on another disk (my...
View ArticleWindows 8 Pro Installation - artefacts!?
So here I am, trying to install originally purchased copy of Windows 8 Pro, 64-bit version, but having some problems. First of all, let me paste my PC specs: AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE Asus M2N68-VM...
View ArticleCant install Windows 8 - Says it needs 2gb - I have 8gb
Hi. I have Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate installed and activated. I am trying to upgrade to Windows 8 and the upgrade assistant tells me it needs at least 2gb when I have 8gb and Windows 7 sees and knows I...
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