Upgrade from Windows 8.1 Preview to RTM destroyed MSSQL databases
I am not really sure WHY this happened, but I am so upset right now. On my development machine, I installed the Windows 8.1 release from the Windows Store on a machine that had the Windows 8.1 preview...
View ArticleError: "Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. We're just collect...
I am trying to install W8 from a DVD. Unfortunately it has entered a dead loop. The installation always ends with a blue screen with the following message shown in a split of a second:"Your PC ran...
View Articlecould not login microsoft account on dell xps tablet.
I can log microsoft account on windows 7 PC ,recently i purchased dell xps windows 8 tablet,but could not log in with the same username & password.I tried with a new account but failed again.This...
View ArticleRecovery and EFI System Partitions both reading 100% Free after I Factory Reset
I own a Hp Envy dv7 Notebook PC running Windows 8 64Bit for about 1 year now. I recently did a Factory Reset, now my Recovery and EFI Partitions say 100% Free on both partitions. I used the recovery...
View ArticleI've installed Microsoft Fix It on Windows 8.1 but it has not done its job,...
Hi,Since buying my new laptop and installing outlook, my emails have not been sending and has given the code of 0x8004210b indicating that the server timed out. I have researched this and from...
View ArticleWindows will not download update
I have recently restored my windows 8.1 pc back to factory settings with my backup disks. Now, when I try to update my pc it finds the updates but will not download them.I also got this error code:...
View ArticleProblem trying to add Windows 7 Pro on a 256GB SSD with Windows 8.1...
I shrunk the SSD down leaving about 100 GB for Win 8.1 and formatted the remaining space creating an NTFS partition for the Windows 7 (DVD) install. I disabled quick boot and changed the boot order so...
View ArticleUpdate from windows 8.1 pro evaluation copy to windows 8.1
Greetings.Today i suddenly got BSOD when i play some games. It was too fast i cant see what the error is. And after my pc restart thers an error messege it says my windows evaluation copy has expired...
View ArticleWhat is Microsoft 8.1 upgrade upgrade evaluation 9431 is asking me to upgrade...
I'm having problem with my computer for the last three days it has been asking me to upgrade Microsoft Windows 8.1 as it is now my computer shuts down every hour it tells me that evaluation copy...
View ArticleScreen Resolution?
I have installed the evaluation copy of Win 8.1. as a KVM guest VM. The only screen resolution available is 1024x768?I also installed Win 7 and had additional resolutions available, up to something...
View ArticleSlipstreaming of windows 8.1
how can i add latest msu files of windows 8.1 into iso image of windows 8.1 using DISM?
View Articlehard disk not detected during booting or also it does not show in boot menu.
hard disk not detected during booting or also it does not show in boot menu please tell
View ArticleNo Apps or Windows Store work after upgrading to Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Hello, Upgraded from Windows 8 Enterprise to Windows 8.1 Enterprise. Now none of my apps work, cannot even go into the Windows store to repair them. All of the apps give me an error message of "This...
View ArticleCustomise the Start Menu
Hi,I would like to start a discussion on Windows 8.1 and the start menu. Windows 8.1 brought with it some changes however as far as I am concerned it is still far from what is needed with regards to...
View ArticleI need to reactivate windows after a full restore on a winodws 8...
Hi everybody. I got a computer last christmas (2012) and it was pre-installed with windows 8.As something happened to my computer (all metro apps stop working, inclusive settings, scince it's a metro...
View ArticleInternet browsers do not work after updating to Windows 8.1.
I have spent several hours researching my issue, performing fixes that have worked for others, but to no avail. I have talked with 3rd party tech supports, in addition to Microsoft tech support. I also...
View ArticleMass deployment of French Language Pack to 100+ SurfaceRT 8.1 devices
Hi,Has anyone been able to download the French Language pack separately (or any language pack for that matter) - store it on a USB stick and do a mass install to a number of SurfaceRT devices?I see you...
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Upgrading Windows 8 to 8.1 [Native VHD Boot]
Hey folks,I've got Windows 8 RTM running in a native VHD on my Dell Latitude E6430. I just tried to initiate the upgrade to Windows 8.1 by extracting the Windows 8.1 ISO with 7-Zip, and launching...
View ArticleWhich version of Windows 8.1 license is needed to install under a Mac (OS X)...
We are trying to understand which version of Windows 8.1 Pro License is needed in order to install it:Hardware is Apple MacBase Operating System is OS X 10.8 or 10.9 (Mavericks)VM is run under VMWare...
View ArticleHow I do a clean install of Win 8.1
Since my initial post "Why is option to create striped volume grayed out in disk management?"I have seen numerous threads re doing a clean install of Win 8.1. So I'm re-posting the info I got...
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