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Win 8.1 Preview to Win 8.1 RTM without complete reinstall?

Is there a way to go from 8.1 preview which is running beautifully after a clean install a while back to 8.1 RTM without having to reinstall everything AGAIN? It seems that even if I waited until...

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Swapping 7 for 8

I'm upgrading from Windows 7 Pro to 8 Pro. Question is: After I do the upgrade can I then take the Windows Pro 7 and install it on a second computer running XP? Seems logical but....

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Reinstall, reset, of something else

Windows 8 Home I'm having increasing problems with hints all? of them trace back to W8. Be patient while a make a short list. Browsers - IE 10, FF 23, Chrome, which I uninstalled - neither of them...

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Serious failure and problem with rebooting

Okay first of all i have had windows 8 on my computer for quite a long time i installed it with a disk i bought from the store so it has a activation key etc. Yesterday it just shut down and wouldn't...

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Window 8/8.1 upgrade slipstream install?

Is it at all possible to slipstream Win7 to Win8 and Win8.1? I have a Win7 Ultimate, upgrade to Win8 Pro, then I'll upgrade to Win8.1 through Windows Store. Can this be slipstreamed to make...

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Clean install on internal SSD

Hi everyone, I got a Lenovo U410 and it comes with 750GB plus 24GB SSD. I think it is possible to install win 8 on the SSD drive? Correct me if I'm wrong, please. Also, the main reason why I'm asking...

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Installation Windows 7 after Windows 8

Hello guys :) I have Windows 8 installed on my computer right now but I'd like to have also Windows 7 (want to install Win 7 on vhd - shfit f10 - diskpart - select vdisk - attach vdisk). I want to have...

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Duel boot not working with 7 installed first - help :-)

Hey all, I am having a right mere with this problem here and I hope that someone can help me, basically I am trying to set up my windows 7 laptop so that it duel boots between 7 and 8 which sounds...

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Solved recimg

Hello if I am going to refresh my computer, when do I install and run recimg? Thank you

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Cloning my HHD to my SSD

I have a brand new ASUS G750JX running Win 8. The OS is on a 750 GB HDD and I would like to install a 256 GB SSD and move the OS and a few programs to the SSD. Can I clone the drives than use 750 GB...

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Install Windows 8 on SSD and HDD?

My laptop originally had Windows 8 installed on it on an SSD and an HDD. I have since wiped the drive clean. But now, I need to get Windows 8 back for work. How can I replicate the original layout with...

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Windows 8 Question About Downgrading to 7

laptop toshiba satellite C55D-A5206 was wondering if im able to downgrade to windows 7 my girlfriend doesn't like it. i bought it for her and i wan't her to use something she is use to and likes even...

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Windows 8 Install Screwed Up

Ok, I don't want to sound frantic but I really screwed up here & desperately need help. I had Windows 8 installed & working flawlessly on an SSD with my user directory on a separate HDD. I...

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Solved Windows 8.1 upgrade

Currently I purchased a new Desktop AIO. came with Windows 8 basic. I had a copy of Windows 8 Pro which I purchased when it first came out. I upgraded the new system to 8 Pro and used the Key that came...

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Windows 8.1 (Technet) install via ISO from W8 Enterprise

Hi there I'm installing WINDOWS 8.1 ENTERPRISE (64 bit) from a running Windows 8 Enterprise system (64 bit). 1) note that even if you run this from within windows 8 ENTERPRISE it will install FROM NEW...

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New to Windows 8 Setup Issue

Hello Eight Forums community, I have a bit of an annoying issue here; my young cousin has bought himself a win8 laptop (Home I presume as it is locked down from running lusrmgr.msc). Unfortunately in...

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How do you run the install in UEFI...?

This may be the wrong thread but it's relative to the topic. I would like to use the MDT to install Windows 8 in a UEFI mode. I can already do this using a USB key to install locally but how do get the...

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Will there be a Windows 8.1 final release ISO download?

I have a Dell Studio XPS 8100 that is almost 3 1/2 years old. I upgraded to Windows 8 by the clean install method from an ISO disc that I downloaded from the MS site. Does anyone know if an ISO...

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Solved Windows 8 Upgrade / UEFI confusion

Following the crash of my old system due to hardware failure I recently put together the computer I am currently using, the following are the specs and I will get into the issues I am having following....

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Installation problem

I have problem when I try to install win 8 32 bit version retail version,when i boot install from cd rom,it shows 4 tiles,and then it pops up blank purple screen and nothing happens ,waited for 6 hours...

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