Windows 8 Pro forgets default browser settings after sysprep
Hi folks,I have a rather frustrating problem and resolving it seems more and more impossible.We use SCVMM to deploy Windows 8 templates in our lab environment. The templates have all necessary...
View ArticleCannot locate "createspannedshares.cmd" file in WAIK
Hi everybody, I'm trying to create spanned media, which is going to be used to install Windows 8 by using multiple CDs. I followed this link...
View ArticleChkdsk incompatibility in Windows 7 Windows 8 dual boot..
I have been testing the Consumer Preview and Release Preview and this seems to happen in both. When dual booting 7 and 8, and booting back into Windows 7 after running Windows 8, a Chkdsk is requested...
View ArticleWDS Windows 8 error
We are running a WDS server on Server 2008R2 that I just recently uploaded a Windows 8 64bit image to. When I try to deploy the image to the same computer, after Expanding Windows files and going to...
View ArticleWindows 8 Enterprise Showing as Professional
I installed Windows 8 enterprise a few days ago, no key was asked for on installation (assuming KMS I guess) and once installed it was showing as Windows 8 professional. I changed the key over to my...
View ArticleHDD not detected during Windows 8 installation in UEFI
ok well this is a little complicated to explain so m gonna summarize it as much as possible. i have a HP Sleekbook 15-B002xx which came with a windows 8 OS installed already. due to some reasons, i...
View ArticleI cannot activate windows 8. Error message saying the key is not valid
I purchased a full version of Window 8 pro from Best Buy. I am installing the OS on a iMac using Parallels. I installed the OS fine with the product key, but now it tells me the key is not valid.
View Articleerror code 0x8007007B when activating windows 8 Ent
I get an error message saying "Windows can't activate right now." Error Code: 0x8007007B
View ArticleLogged on as administrator, can't log on with original account.
I set up windows 8 RTM x86 a couple of days ago. I set up my personal account for me using my microsoft ID, set up my desktop and all my settings, removed the account from the administrators group...
View ArticleChanging the Profile Path on Windows 8
I've got an SSD that I use for the system drive and HDDs installed for data. This setup worked fine with Win 7. I changed the registry values for Default, ProfilesDirectory, and Public to the location...
View ArticleWhere is the Windows 8 Pro 64-bit ISO download?
Normal tech support has yet to answer this problem. I purchased the $39.99 Windows 8 Pro download, and ran the upgrade on my Windows XP Home Edition (which is 32-bit OS, by design) machine. The...
View ArticleLimit on # of Win8 users that can share same email account & setting up...
I setup Windows 8 computers for our computer club which now has about 15 Win8 computers.In the past I've received an error message that indicates I can only use my email account on 5 computers. At this...
View ArticleNative VHDX does not boot
I have Windows 8 installed on a dynamic VHDX with a max size of 100GB. It's used space is 55GB, which is about the same size of the VHDX file when it is not mounted. I boot natively from the VHDX from...
View ArticleWhat is causing AUInstallAgent to take up to 600 seconds during a domain user...
I have been fighting a problem with a new Windows 8 deployment for over 3 weeks now. I need to deploy over 700 Windows 8 Pro systems by August 1 for a school corporation and I have been stalled on this...
View ArticleGuest account connecting to different network
I'm running Windows 8 Pro. The guest account I set up does not connect to my own local secured network. Instead it automatically connects to a neighbor's unsecured network. The charms bar shows the...
View ArticleUSB Hard Disk not recognized.
I use a 500 GB external-USB Buffalo Hard disk. It has been working fine till 2 days ago. I used to use it in three different systems (all windows 7) and there was never any problem.Two days ago a...
View ArticleHow to go from Win8 Enterprise Eval to Win8 Pro in Dual-Boot Config ?
We have Win7 Pro and Win8 Ent Eval installed in a dual boot config. Win7 Pro on C: drive, Win8 Ent Eval on D: drive. Both Drives are separate standalone physical drives. Win8 Ent Eval is soon to its 90...
View ArticleWindows 8 Recovery partition
I have an Asus X55A laptop with Windows 8 on it that I use as a home computer and also a lab rat for resolving system problems that I input from repair labs. I follow on the forums, you know, that old...
View ArticleDISM Error 80
I'm trying to capture a windows 8 image from PE. I'm using dism to capture the C drive only. When I run dism, it finishes but I get an error 80. --------------------------------- Error: 80 The file...
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