No, mine works fine. Is it showing up in the task manager as a start up task in the start up task tab?
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No, mine works fine. Is it showing up in the task manager as a start up task in the start up task tab?
XtremeXpider
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I want to upgrade from Win7 to Win8. If I have a 32bits Win7, can I upgrade to 64bits Win8?
SUPARSTARX
Member
Not working. We've been doing that the entire time. The activation kept yielding an unknown error that nobody seems to know how to fix without reformatting lol.
Did you try a phone activation? That's what you usually have to do if you do change significant hardware in the machine. Press Win-R and type "SLUI 4", pick your country and follow the instructions there.
no. would have to wipe everything and do a clean install.
I don't think so, not with the upgrade version at least.
There is a workaround though, the Win8 upgrade doesn't require a registered version of 7 to work, so just download and install 7 64bit, let it run as a trial then install 8 from bootable media.
If you don't want to do a complete wipe/fresh install I'm not sure.
notworksafe
Member
Yes, sorta...but it'd be a clean install so not really an upgrade
http://winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-upgrade-32bit-64bit-144649
teacupcopter
Banned
My girlfriend wants a Surface Tab mainly for the form factor and the ace little kickstand/keyboard and the fact you can disconnect/flip the keyboard around and use it like a tablet. Thing is she wants it as featured as a laptop.
I know the Surface pro or whatever editions are due out within a few months. Are these her only options in terms of what she wants? She's not looking at anything crazy but I don't want her to get some piece of shit laptop - she already has a OK laptop anyway, basically her nees are play some low tech games like Sims, go on facebook/email/office documents, and downloading movies and streaming them to various devices. Combined with the form factor. Surface pro the way to go? Or is there another competitor already on the market/coming that will use that similar style of keyboard... or is that just an MS surface thing?
I know the Surface pro or whatever editions are due out within a few months. Are these her only options in terms of what she wants? She's not looking at anything crazy but I don't want her to get some piece of shit laptop - she already has a OK laptop anyway, basically her nees are play some low tech games like Sims, go on facebook/email/office documents, and downloading movies and streaming them to various devices. Combined with the form factor. Surface pro the way to go? Or is there another competitor already on the market/coming that will use that similar style of keyboard... or is that just an MS surface thing?
I upgraded my Windows XP 32 bit to Windows 8 64 bit without having to pay extra. Of course you have to do a clean install, but here is how I did it:
1. I downloaded a Windows 7 64 bit .iso, and made a boot DVD from it.
2. I booted from the DVD and did a fresh install of the Windows 7 64 bit, and just clicked next at the Product Key section. (This meant my install was non-genuine).
3. I then ran the Upgrade Assistant which found and downloaded the 64 bit version of Windows 8, which I then made a DVD (.iso) bootable media from.
4. I then booted from the Windows 8 DVD and did another clean install (formatting my drive, since it was now wiped anyways). When it asked for my key, I put in my Windows 8 key.
Worked like a charm.
1. I downloaded a Windows 7 64 bit .iso, and made a boot DVD from it.
2. I booted from the DVD and did a fresh install of the Windows 7 64 bit, and just clicked next at the Product Key section. (This meant my install was non-genuine).
3. I then ran the Upgrade Assistant which found and downloaded the 64 bit version of Windows 8, which I then made a DVD (.iso) bootable media from.
4. I then booted from the Windows 8 DVD and did another clean install (formatting my drive, since it was now wiped anyways). When it asked for my key, I put in my Windows 8 key.
Worked like a charm.
no. There are many ways to go.
Windows RT = ARM
Windows 8 = Clovertrail (new atom), Core i3/i5/i7
Clovertrail = better battery life, thinner designs
Core = better performance
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=489163
Damon Bennet
Member
Help!
I need an i5 tablet this year. I have 900 budget.
I ordered w700 but that was pushed back till january or something. Is there ANY alternative?
Too bad vaio duo 11 or 700t are >1000
I need an i5 tablet this year. I have 900 budget.
I ordered w700 but that was pushed back till january or something. Is there ANY alternative?
Too bad vaio duo 11 or 700t are >1000
But I don't get it - take the following screenshot for example. All my extra clicks were consumed by dead-ends that led to guesses, and I had no more moves I could do. So now I'm left with 54 mines to find, but only 53 moves to do it in - I've already lost the game, so why doesn't the game just tell me that and end?
Am I missing something here, or do I just suck at Minesweeper?
MisterNugNug
Member
Pro it is.
Am I missing something here, or do I just suck at Minesweeper?
There e.g. must be a bomb
But I don't get it - take the following screenshot for example. All my extra clicks were consumed by dead-ends that led to guesses, and I had no more moves I could do. So now I'm left with 54 mines to find, but only 53 moves to do it in - I've already lost the game, so why doesn't the game just tell me that and end?
Am I missing something here, or do I just suck at Minesweeper?
On the top, where it's "1,2,3,3", the spot above the first 3 is a mine. The 2 next to a 1 on a flat wall is a good one to look out for. The spot furthest away from the 1 will be a mine since you can't have two mines touching the 1, make sense? That frees up the left-most block touching that 1, because it touches two blocks that you know contain 1 mine. That might get you a few more moves.
Code:
O??M?
11233On the bottom left, the bottom block touching the 2 is not a mine.
Code:
?3
?2
OMThat's what I see. Minesweeper is unforgiving though. A lot of the time you end up in a situation where you have no sure move.
SUPARSTARX
Member
Yeah, I was on the phone with the techs. They pumped out new keys for me and it still didn't work lol.
I'm going to end up reformatting sooner or later. It'll be fast but w/e, it can't be helped.
And don't make a guess until you absolutely have to, the board might open up and make it no longer a guess. Finally decided to give the full screen ads on the challenges a bit more forgiveness. Ended up completing all of them for December and the ad only came up about 4 times. Not too bad.
I removed my old CC with a click of a button in the MS billing website.
Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 are much more flexible in terms of managing accounts and region.
It's only the Xbox team who are stuck in 2005.
I have done that and I have found a variety on solutions but none seems to work, or they will just work briefly before going back to the way it was.
Please I really need some help here. I can't download new apps neither can I update the ones I have already.
I don't know if it has something to do withregion. So how do you check your marketplace or account region?
If all else fails, use the restore option in Charms Bar --> Settings --> Change PC Settings --> General
Or hold SHIFT key when selecting "Restart PC" in Charms Bar.
Edit: Marketplace region can be simply changed by going to Control Panel --> Clock, Language, and Region --> Region --> Location tab. Restart Marketplace afterwards.
brotkasten
Member
Maybe we can get Riker to post this on the OT side of the forum, now that the usual OT hater is banned (can't remember his username).
Google doesn't care about Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8:
Google doesn't care about Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8:
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2231503/google-shuns-windows-8-for-app-development
Read that earlier.
I'd be mad but then I remembered how MS supported IOS and Android before even supporting their own mobile OS with many apps and services. So even MS do not care lol.
One thing though: no matter how MetroTube, Youtube RT are good, it is really shitty not having official apps no matter how one can spin it. I'd have loved an official Youtube plugin or the sort on WP8 but alas, we are too small for the mighty Google to care (read: SCROOGLE US).
I'd be mad but then I remembered how MS supported IOS and Android before even supporting their own mobile OS with many apps and services. So even MS do not care lol.
One thing though: no matter how MetroTube, Youtube RT are good, it is really shitty not having official apps no matter how one can spin it. I'd have loved an official Youtube plugin or the sort on WP8 but alas, we are too small for the mighty Google to care (read: SCROOGLE US).
rohlfinator
Member
Not sure if this is always the case, but the levels I've done so far seem to be set up to account for guesses (e.g. if there are three spots you'll have to guess, it gives you three more moves than mines).
Biff
Member
Hey guys,
So I got a cheap Windows 8 upgrade code because I bought my laptop within a promo range or whatever.
In order to use the code, I have to use Window's "Upgrade Assistant". I don't want to upgrade yet though... I just want a cheap Win 8 key to keep for when I am ready to upgrade.
My question:
If I redeem the code through the Upgrade Assistant, I assume it is going to want to upgrade my O/S then and there... Will I get an option to skip the upgrade and just save the Win 8 key instead?
This FAQ didn't really answer my question. I only have one promo code so I don't want to screw it up. Thanks
So I got a cheap Windows 8 upgrade code because I bought my laptop within a promo range or whatever.
In order to use the code, I have to use Window's "Upgrade Assistant". I don't want to upgrade yet though... I just want a cheap Win 8 key to keep for when I am ready to upgrade.
My question:
If I redeem the code through the Upgrade Assistant, I assume it is going to want to upgrade my O/S then and there... Will I get an option to skip the upgrade and just save the Win 8 key instead?
This FAQ didn't really answer my question. I only have one promo code so I don't want to screw it up. Thanks
brotkasten
Member
Just got this spam mail, laughed really hard as it has a sweet twist in the mid section
Pixelated the url...
Stop making fun of Commander Riker.
Duxxy3
Member
Microsoft account. My Skydrive, XBox Music, and XBox Live all under that roof.
I use MS account and use a PIN to login on my PC, I think password works too?
I didn't see the option, it's PIN, MS Account password, or Local Account password.
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
And picture password. Why don't you want to use a pin?
Personal thing. I have my routine, which includes sharing the same password for my OS X and Windows 8 logins.
Nothing against either method, trust me.
No browsers yet as far as I know and as for Keyboards...doubt it will happen any time soon. MS wouldn't allow apps to change OS stuff now, would they?
Steelyuhas
Member
Yep. FB, Twitter, Email, Skydrive, Calenders, Xbox Live all under the same account, makes things so easy.
brotkasten
Member
Much like iOS, the best thing you can hope for is a different skin for the browser (like Chrome for iOS). But don't expect something like a full Chrome port.
e: For some reason I thought this was the Windows Phone thread.
MS Account. The proper way to do it
Jzero
Member
Microsoft Account. It makes everything easier.
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