New computer, how do I roll back to Win7?
I recently purchased an HP Envy touchsmart computer that came with Windows 8. I really just don't like the interface, and even with Classic Shell I find it annoying that I cant't even make a Chrome...
View Articlewin 8 64 won't install on 32 vista dell inspiron 531
Hi, I have been given a dell inspiron 531 with 64 bit AMD processor, running 32 bit vista home basic, that has responded well to RAM upgrade to 4GB. I want to install 64 bit win 8 pro media centre...
View ArticleNew Laptop like to do clean install of Windows 8
I just purchased a new Toshiba laptop it comes with Windows 8 Home 64 bit. It has been my custom when purchasing a new computer to do a complete clean install to get rid of all the bloatware that comes...
View Articletrying to install win7 in uefi mode
hi im new here and not sure if i can join this thread or if should start a new thread so if im in the wrong area please say so. i bought an Acer Aspire One 725-0826 for my girlfriend, it came with...
View ArticleMy ASUS X8AIE cannot run Windows 8 well
I could install Windows 8 on my laptop. But it usually crash after a short time using. In that time, I cannot do anything, I must hold and press power button in 10 seconds to shutdown it! And I also...
View ArticleInstalling Windows 8 Without UEFI
Hello! I have an Acer Aspire 5745G-644G50MNKS notebook with preinstalled OEM win 7 home premium. Specs as following: * Core i7 640M Processor (2.87GHz, 4MB L3 Cache) * 4 GB DDR3 RAM * 500 GB HDD *...
View ArticleBloatware & Win 8 OEM PCs - is 8.1 preview a workaround?
Here's my thinking... some people have Windows 8 OEM PCs and don't like the bloatware that comes on them. However, the only version of the Windows 8 installer which is readily available to consumers is...
View ArticleUse recimg to create a snapshot of your system, including
I was doing some Google searches looking at information on Windows 8 backup possibilities, and came across this: Create a Windows 8 image with recimg.exe to preserve your Desktop apps after a refresh -...
View ArticleDriver Letters
Here is my situation: I had windows 7 installed on [C:] I then split [C:] into two renaming the other half to [F:] I then installed Windows 8 on [F:] and removed C: and gave the free space back to [F:]...
View ArticleNo recovery disc made and formated harddrive
I bought a brand new Acer Aspire xc600 today and it had win8 installed. First thing me and my husband did was to try to install win7 (as we dislike win8 for many reasons)... When it didnt work with...
View ArticleRecover legacy boot and remove old entries from UEFI boot
Hello, first post here... First, some context: I have a Dell Inspiron 15R SE that came with Windows 8. I've managed to get a working dual-boot system with Ubuntu 12.10. I can't remember exactly how I...
View ArticleWindows on a bare Hard Drive
What I have is a 160 GB hard drive using Vista that will not start. (I received the message that the resistry is corrupt.) What I want is to put in a new 1 TB hard drive as the master, purchase Windows...
View ArticleSolved Windows 8.1 Preview Licence - use in VM?
I'm trying to find the official Microsoft licence agreement for Windows 8.1 Preview - does anyone have a link? I want to use Windows 8.1 Preview in a VM on a Windows 7 PC. Normally for the full version...
View ArticleBSOD Critical process died
Hi My laptop crashed and I now have a Windows 8 dvd,but I cannot get to the repair screen. I pressed f2 to enter BIOS and changed boot to boot to cd,but computer just reboots with BSOD and critical...
View ArticleMoving From W8 32bit to 64bit?
I downloaded from Microsoft (so no disc) W8 32bit. Didn't realise my 64bit compatible Dell laptop was not using all its 8gb of RAM then found out it couldn't with a 32bit OS. Its just when I run some...
View ArticleInstalling never gets past post splash screen
So i bought an Acer Aspire M5 for school and wanted to do a clean install of windows 8 to remove bloat ware. I installed it using legacy mode from a usb boot stick. I than learned about UEFI and how it...
View ArticleInstallation of Win 8 64-bit on Asus P5N32-E SLI SATA
Hello All; I have searched high and low and have tried a 101 different drivers from NVidia and Asus websites to try and get my rig installed with windows 8. I installed windows 8 preview without a...
View ArticleSolved Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 Problem
I bought a new Dell laptop earlier in the year with Windows 8. I didn't like Windows 8 at that time and re-installed my copy of Windows 7 Pro I had. Now I am trying Windows 8.1 Preview and have decided...
View ArticleWindows 8 Pro + Media Center self-deactivation
Hi all, I've had a problem with Windows since early this morning. As the title states, it would seem that my Windows 8 Pro (64 bit) with Media Center has deactivated itself. It was working fine...
View Articledual boot windows 8 and ubuntu
Hi I have been researching installing Ubuntu alongside Win 8.on my daughters laptop. I already boot Ubuntu & Win 7 on my desktop pc, but I have read some horror stories about installing Ubuntu with...
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