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I was just playing with VirtualBox and installed my copy of Windows 8. It would not accept the license key because I am using that key in the host OS. I looked over the EULA and I see that it is...
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Purchased an Acer Aspire V5 which comes with Windows 8 preloaded. I have two questions in this regard and taking the liberty of putting them in a single thread. 1. Does the Aspire V5 support UEFI...
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DELL INSPIRON 6400 Looking for some help and advice. I have windows 8 installed over existing copy of XP but runs too slow on laptop and need to revert back to windows XP. However, big problems!...
View ArticleWin8 Enterprise Eval download takes me to Windows Server
Hello all, I have been having a problem with the Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation in that when I try to download it, I fill out my info and it takes me to a Windows Server 2012 page! Why is this...
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Hi, i am currently running Windows 8 on this laptop which was installed from online as i had an upgrade code from Windows 7. I have just purchased a new laptop and wish to give this to my brother. I...
View ArticleCan I reinstall the original Sony VAIO recovery partitions
hello Window Eight Forums. I have a question about my VAIO Notebook/Laptop. It originally came with a lot of Bloatware installed. Which was hindering its potential performance. So I deleted all...
View ArticleInstalling on a computer with Win XP and Win 8 CP
Hi. I haven't installed Windows 8 before and I don't know what to expect. Let me explain my situation. I have one hard drive with two partitions, C: and D:. C: contains Windows XP. D: contains all my...
View ArticleRun wiindows 8 32 bit from External HD?
ok I am new to this forum and joined to try and figure this out.. First, my problem.....I purchased an HP Envy X2 hybrid laptop/tablet running Windows 8 32 bit.... After using it now for a week or two...
View ArticleReinstall windows 8 from recovery
K so I'm working on a sony sve14 laptop, I had dualboot windows 8 / ubuntu, I tried to refresh the pc and somehow it deleted both my windows and ubuntu partition.. Both the recovery partitions are...
View Articlehelp my computer is in an installation reboot loop
I keep getting the attached error and then I press ok and it reboots and I get the same error again and again. what should I do?
View ArticleMissing MSR partition after clean install.
I just did a clean UEFI installation of Windows 8 Pro on my laptop following this guide: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2328-uefi-unified-extensible-firmware-interface-install-windows-8-a.html....
View ArticleProblem during installation - error code 0xc0000034
Hello, I've just installed Windows 8 (from usb) on my brand new HP laptop and everything worked fine. But I didn't partition hard drive as I wanted, so I decided to install it again. During the 2nd...
View ArticleSolved Recover W8 backup made in legacy mode to (U)EFI install
Hi, I installed W8 on my new system thinking it automatically uses and takes advantage of the UEFI and new partition system, and after a week of use and setting up my new system just the way I like it,...
View ArticleDisk read error
Hi i am upgrading my Os to windows 8, currently i'm using windows 7. So here is my problem. I have the ISO image of windows 8. My DVD drive is broken so i'm using my pen drive to install the OS. So i...
View Articlehow much space does windows 8 take??
Hello Brink and all of you! Third time with you (Seven, Vista and now Eight) :p I just got a new PC with W8 (bought by me) installed. Machine made on my design, so without branded software such as HP,...
View ArticlePlease help, Stuck in Restart loop win-8
I am using a CyberPowerPc tower with an MSI motherboard It came with a factory issued Win 8 recovery disc. that was already pre installed on it To start off my painful story I woke up this morning...
View ArticleCant reinnstall win 8
I try to makeit short. I want to do a clean installation of win 8 64 bit. I have downloaded a win 8 64 bit ISO file I have used a program and copied it to usb that made bootable. I press win+I and I...
View ArticleSolved Need an .iso to do a clean reinstall
So fun situation I find myself in, I purchased an SSD to install in my laptop (my laptop supports 2 hard drives). The laptop came preinstalled with windows 8, I do have back up images of my current set...
View Articleinstallation problem
my win7 suddenly became ungenuine so I upgraded to win8 using the win8 dvd and after installation windows wont activate. It doesn't say product key doesn't work or give error msg, it just loads like it...
View ArticleWindows 8 "Blue"
Hi! I have a windows 8 Build9364 "Blue," and was wondering what the best way to install it would be. Should I do a clean install or upgrade from Windows 8 to the Windows 8 Blue.
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