Migrating from Win7 to Win8 - Dual Drive
Hello, I'm about to take the plunge and upgrade to Win8. At present I have WIn7, with my SSD drive containing the OS and progs, and a separate hard drive with my user data on it, I would like to retain...
View ArticleRestoring windows master boot record
Hola I have two hard drives in my computer and I installed Linux on the second one for a dual-boot setup. I'm now going to remove that Linux installation. The problem I have is the grub that linux...
View ArticleW8 64bit OEM install but need setup files!
Hi, I tried using Acronis True Image 13 but it rendered my drive unbootable. To add insult to injury, I don't have the OEM set up disks and the reserved partition from HP is gone, thanks to the...
View ArticleConvert dual boot to windows 8 only
I have a 1 TB hard drive partition as C: 687GB (Win 7) and G: 244GB (Win 8) the reason for the strange lettering is that a I have several other drives running as well and wanted to keep the drive...
View Articledual boot with Kubuntu
I have an external hdd and want to install Kubuntu 13.04, I seem to be having issues with the UEFI, a screen comes up for just about 3 secs. I'm looking for suggestions on the fix. I have a Gateway...
View ArticleUpgrade to Win 8 Pro 64 from Win 7 Home Premium 64
Hi Everyone. I wish to upgrade my pc from Windows 7 Home Premium 64 to Windows 8 Professional 64. I have purchased and received the Windows 8 Professional (Upgrade Edition) 32/64 DVDs. I have a few...
View ArticleTrying to Clone Win 8 on Dynamic Disk
I am trying to clone (not image) my pre-installed OEM Win 8 OS to a partition on another (external) hard drive using Paragon 12. The problem: my Win 8 OS is on dynamic disk and paragon does not work...
View ArticleSolved Loading a Win 7 hard drive in a new Win 8 system
My HP Pavillion running Win7 crashed this morning. I had no choice as to purchase a new system - an Asus - which runs Win8. I pulled my hard drive out of the old system and installed it into an empty...
View ArticlePlease help me modify Bootmgr windows 8
Hi everybody I want to modify Bootmgr windows 8 to reference BC1, BC2, ... (hex edit value BCD in Bootmgr windows 8 to BC1, BC2...) For bootmgr windows 7, I can do this by small software called...
View ArticleDowngrade to Windows 7 problem
Hey everbody, i just bought a asus k55a a week ago, and my frustration level is pretty high :-) To be honest, i do not like windows 8 at all. Now, since two days i trying to simply get rid of it and...
View ArticleHELP!? I dont have a install.wim but i have an install.esd
Hi, I purchased windows 8 pro from the windows upgrade assistant back in January. I am trying to make a bootable drive and this requires me to have a install.wim but i have a install.esd instead (which...
View ArticleError when trying to install Windows Embedded 8 Standard
Hi I've currently got Windows 7 Pro installed on a system at work and am trying to install Windows Embedded 8, but I'm getting an error during setup. I've downloaded the rar files from the official...
View ArticleInstalled Windows 8 Pro OEM, got Windows 8 (no Pro)
A friend asked me to help him dual boot a Dell Inspiron laptop. He had Windows 7 Pro and wanted to try out Windows 8 Pro, so he bought an OEM installation disk. I set up a second partition and did a...
View Articlehow to restore my pc back to it's fresh out the box state
my pc has been acting funny, probably because I've installed and uninstalled so many different software's over the months. I bet my registry is straight filthy right now. So how do I restore my PC back...
View ArticleWindows 8 .img file
Is there a way I can create a windows 8 .img file that a computer can load from a PXE that would not require windows 8 to be installed? I have seen this done through citrix type programs but I can not...
View ArticleBootmgr missing whileinstalling windows with USB
Hi guys I am having trouble with installing windows 7 using a USB stick. To create win7 bootable drive I have followed Create Bootable USB Flash Drive for Windows 7 or Vista Netbook Install - YouTube...
View ArticleError code 0x80070017
Hi, I am trying to install windows 7 off a DVD. My machine is a 160GB and 80GB sata equipped. There are few issues which I am dealing with. 1. 80 GB HDD on which I had installed Win 7 earlier (before...
View ArticleCan you install Windows 8 to its own SSD?
Can you install Windows 8 to its own SSD? That said, install the apps to a HDD? Is this possible? Would there be any advantages to this kind of setup? Would I just notice it in boot up/shut...
View ArticleWindows 8 Re-Installation on OEM Windows 8 Machine
I have a Dell Vostro which came with Windows 8 installed as OEM with the activation key embedded in the BIOS. The system had a catastrophic meltdown when I un-installed Samsung Kies application which...
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