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I tried to reinstall windows on a second hard drive, but it won't accept my product key, assumedly because I am already using it for the current windows installation on the first hard drive. How do I...
View ArticleRemove Windows 8 from my DELL INSPIRON 1545.
hey friends i want to downgrade my windows 8 to windows 8 i have dell inspiron 1545 laptop. i guess there is no uefi option in the BIOS, i m using windows 8 enterprise 64bit.. please help.
View ArticleHelp fix my multiboot win xp/7/8.1 missing NTLDR
I had a working multiboot setup on my Acer Aspire One ZG5, running win xp, 7, 8.1, linux. I decided to add an extra partition, and in doing the resizing lost my Grub boot loader so can no longer boot...
View ArticleWin 8 lockup while configuring drivers
New to forums so I apologize if this is off. Installed windows8 15 months ago. Hard drive hicuped and tried to restore with no luck. Tried to reset to an earlier install point with no luck. Reset...
View ArticleShould I install Windows 8
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View ArticleInstall Win 8 64bit
I have a PC with Win 7 32 bit installed and I want to install a clean Win 8 Pro 64 bit on the machine. Do I have to do a complete reformat before I a can load the Win 8 or will it just do an install of...
View Articletried to reinstall windows 8.1 and it deleted my files
I tried to reinstall windows 8.1 and it deleted my files I used it as a back up drive on my windows 7 pc I had 2 drives one with 7 the other 8 it ran fine when i set it up and used it a few times but...
View ArticleReset or Reinstall?
Hello all, I've tried to search for a solution, but while I've found much useful information, I haven't been able to paste together enough to be absolutely sure. My situation is this: *my Windows 8.1...
View ArticleWin 7 install disc differences ?
I hope it will be OK to ask a Win 7 question in this forum. I am making some Win 7 usb installation flash drives from the cd/dvd disc. I have Full/retail disc and upgrade disc. Does anyone know if...
View ArticleTrouble installing 64bit program issue.
newcomer here. cool forum guys. So I am trying to install Cubase 5 64bit on my lenovo laptop (windows 8)... not working out. the 32 bit version installs flawlessly. The 64 bit installs then can't open...
View Articlewhen I reinstall windows 8, will I LOSE ALL MY DATA?
Hello everyone, First off, Thanks for the instruction. Second - I'm planning to reinstall my windows 8 in my laptop, which was pre-installed with a recovery drive. I'm doing this because the either my...
View ArticleProblem updating Win.8 to 8.1
I have just bought a Toshiba Laptop with Win 8 on it. I haven't installed any programs on it yet. I am thinking of upgrading it to Win 8.1 but I only have 3GB data allowance per month and I believe...
View ArticleRecovery image not found
Ok, been scouring the Web for a little over a month now. I am now sure I have recovery images. Factory, and refresh. Asus shipped no recovery media. I obtained a copy of windows 8. I found out what my...
View ArticleCannot downgrade from win8 to 7
Hello everyone i cannot boot my asus n82jv with a UEFI usb win7 64bit. It only says: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix this prob: 1 insert your...
View ArticleLenovo Partition sytem destroyed!
hello guys, I'm having a problem with my PC IdeaCentre K430 LENOVO OS:Windows 8 x64 bit I was trying to restore and start over again ,using the Lenovo recovery but when my PC restart I recieve this two...
View ArticleWindows 8 upgrade from Windows 7 reinstall
I am the victim of ransomeware. I had to do a clean install of Windows 7. I have a product code to reinstall my Windows 8 product but can't find the iso files. I upgraded to 8 when it was available...
View ArticleCannot create recovery drive + A few other questions
Hello, I recently got an Asus laptop with Windows 8. After installing a few things I thought I should make a recovery drive since the computer didn't come with one. I followed this guide...
View ArticleSolved Updating to 8.1
I would like to update my OS to Win 8.1 (is currently fully updated 8.0). But with my very slow internet connection, downloading the update (5GB or so I think) would take literally a full day or more....
View ArticleCannot reinsall windows 8
Hi, I upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 8 Pro at the beginning of the year and all was ok. However, I did notice my PC crashing overnight about once every couple of weeks and I'd have to re-start it...
View ArticleWindows 8 Migrate to SSD problems - SSD not booting
Hi, I recently bought a Samsung 840EVO 240GB SSD to upgrade my mechanical HDD on my asus x202e laptop. I have the SSD hooked up via USB. Last night I attempted to clone the entire disk (Including the...
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