Clean install on existing Win 7 PC with SSD & hard drive
I am about to upgrade another PC (about 4 months old) currently running Windows 7 64bit. The PC is set up so that although the PC has the OS and programs on the SSD (C drive), all other data and info...
View ArticleCannot access any recovered files
Hello, I upgraded to Windows 8 yesterday from the Consumer Preview, and while the upgrade seems to have gone along fine, I can no longer access any of my files that were recovered from the windows.old...
View ArticleInstallation failing once getting devices ready @ 100%
Hello all, I have a Gateway DX4831 desktop PC which is currently running Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit, I am trying to install Windows 8 using the download assistant. I have uninstalled all of...
View ArticleFormatting and Re-installing
Hey, I have dell xps 15 windows 7 machine with 8 gigs of memory, which i recently upgraded to windows 8. But i have constantly been having problems with my hdd, I ran the dell support utility and my...
View ArticleRepair install after network card change
I just changed the wifi card in my laptop and forgot to back it up first. After changing it it failed to boot because of a recent hardware change. I downloaded a copy of windows 8 pro to attempt to do...
View ArticleWindows 8 Acer version?
Okay, so basically I formatted my whole hard drive, losing all my recovery/backup partitions. I was wondering, if I have a Windows 8 ISO (legal and legit), could I just install it on the computer and...
View Articleuefi MODE
HI ALL i have 2 hdds -500gb -250gb i have 6 partitions in all and data in all partitions one partition is extended partition i was running on standard windows 8 installation in 500gb one i installed...
View ArticleWin8 32 / 64 question.
I may have screwed up. I was running dual boot win 7 64 and vista 32. After reading questionable reviews on Win8 I decided to upgrade Vista and leave my win 7 version alone. Now I have Win 8 32 on that...
View ArticleWindows 8 Pro Install gets stuck at "Getting Ready 25%"
I received an upgrade version of Windows 8 Pro from school, and get all the way through the installation process, but for some reason, during sections when it does the "windows must restart" it...
View ArticleWindows 8 dual boot ubuntu 12.10 on 2 ssd drives
Hello all. I am new to the forums and have been having a very annoying issue as of late. I currently have a machine installed with Windows 8 pro 64 bit installed on one Samsung 840 pro SSD. Works...
View ArticleW7 64B USB boot on Windows 8 EFI - Error 0Xc000000d
Hi guys, I have an ASUS U32VJ laptop (Complete USB 3.0 ports - no 2.0, i5 3210, HD4000+GT365M, 4GB RAM). I want to install Windows 7 64bit for now and just leave W8 in a partition I will not look at....
View ArticlePower fail during upgrade assistant
I ran upgrade assistant to upgrade from windows 7 to 8. I had paid for my upgrade and assistant was downloading my upgrade. It had got to 70% but was taking for ever due to my poor bandwidth, I live in...
View ArticleHow to Install Windows 8 on the expired verion of Win.8 RP
Hello guys this is my first post....i wanted a help from you guys...the problem is that whenever I try to install win.8 pro on my expired win.8 RP,it tells me that "The version of this program isn't...
View ArticleWindows 8 Crashing after several minutes
Good afternoon all, My partner's PC decided to start acting up on windows xp, so after a few attempts to fix it we decided to go down the windows 8 option since it was on special offer at the time....
View ArticleNew Motherboard
How am I suppose to install windows 8 on a new motherboard if all there is are the upgrade versions of the disc? I have vista on my old motherboard but that doesn't seem to be working any more. When...
View ArticleWindows 8 pro, UFEI bios, cloning disk
Hi, I am running windows 8 pro in a Intel i5 3470 + Gigabyte B75M-D3H system with UEFI bios . I have two drives OS drive is a SSD & a 1 tb HDD with two partitions. I am removing the SSD & want...
View ArticleSolved Get back from Windows 8 Pro Media Center To Windows 8 Pro
Hi there, I have a genuine copy of Windows 8 Pro which I got from the educational institution in which I study. Now, my license is for Windows 8 Pro. Today, I got an email from Microsoft saying I must...
View ArticleCant Install Win 7(64bit) on my Windows 8 64 bit laptop
Hello i have Lenovo P580 Windows 8 64 bit i7- 3520M @ 2.90Ghz Nvida 630GtM 2gb. So now i want to install win7(64bit) and keep it as dual boot, i did everything right while making UEFI usb and now when...
View ArticleDual boot Win 8 64x but ADDING Win 7 32???
I have a lenovo with windows 8 home premium 64. Our family doesn't like it and I have a new copy of windows 7 home premium 32. However, I don't know if all my drivers would work so I don't want to look...
View ArticleChange Photos Background
All right! A pair of geniuses showed me how to change the Start Page background. About a month ago, I pasted a picture on my Photos background (Commander Riker is standing there with a horrified look,...
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