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How to remove phantom driver in Windows 7?
We have Windows 7 Pro SP1 installed. We want to upgrade to Windows 8, but the upgrade fails. In D:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther\setuperr.log file there's only this:
2020-02-01 04:15:29, Error [...
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Windows 8 upgrade assistant weird behaviour
Please excuse me for the header of the question because I can't describe the problem in a few words.
The problem is that I'm using windows 8 upgrade assistant on windows 7.
Everything works fine ...
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Upgrade to Windows 8 after downgrade to 7 (through downgrade rights)
I received a Thinkpad from work that has Windows 7 Pro installed on it through the downgrade rights on Windows 8, but I'd actually like to upgrade it back to Windows 8. I assume it has the ...
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Upgrading 500 Laptops and Desktops from Windows 7 to Windows 8 [closed]
Almost all desktops have this or similar hardware:
Intel Core i3 Second Generation
RAM: 4GB RAM
Hard Drive: 350GB
Network Card: 10/100/1000 Mbps
How do I go about upgrading 500 Desktops and Laptops ...
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Is it legal to installing Windows 8 System Builder to my laptop
My laptop has Windows 7 currently and checked the store to buy Windows 8. There are two kind of media. One is System Builder and second is Upgrade. Upgrade costs more that System Builder. Can I just ...
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Is Windows 7 32 bit an eligible pre-requisite OS for a Windows 8 Pro 64 bit clean-install upgrade?
I have Windows 7 32 bit running on a 64-bit capable machine.
I would like to install Windows 8 Pro 64 bit (64 bit, to take advantage of support for more than 3Gb RAM).
Naturally, I'm looking for the ...
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Upgrading windows 8 on Envy 13
Maybe I'm a little noob... I want to upgrade to windows 8 my HP envy 13 but I've seen that HP doesn't provide any drivers for this pc. So I want to know if it is possible, or what should I do, or ...
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Unable to boot Windows 7 "error while reading boot configuration data" and inability to restore
I have tried to install Windows 8 Pro over Windows 7 Ultimate, but the installation failed to install the new OS and even to restore the old one.
I get the following error:
File: \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\...
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Windows 7 Professional Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro
I want to upgrade Windows 7 Professional to Windows 8 Pro keeping all my softwares and files intact. Can I upgrade? I am not sure whether Windows 7 Pro and Ultimate users can upgrade to Windows 8 Pro ...
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Upgrade illegal windows 7 32bit to genuine windows 8 64 [closed]
I've seen this post:
Upgrade to Genuine Windows 8 Pro from non genuine Windows 7
But I need something extra. I need to go from 32bit to 64bit. Is that even possible?
My laptop's upgraded to 64bit. ...
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Upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 8
My wife's PC has Windows 7 Home Premium on it. I ran the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant on it, and it suggested that I could upgrade it to Windows 8 Pro. I didn't think that was possible; I thought that ...
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Domain configuration after upgrading to Windows 8 from Windows 7
Will Windows 8 keep my current domain and user profile configuration after upgrading? Do I have an option not to opt into the same domain and still bring my current profile over?
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Windows 8 upgrade - Can it dual-boot with Windows 7? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What happens to the Windows 7 key when upgrading to Windows 8?
I'm asking if the $39.99 offer here http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/buy supports it. NOT if different ...
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Installing Windows 8 over Windows 7 with Ubuntu installed using wubi (both on `C:\`)
Current state I'm using both - Ubuntu (installed via Wubi on the same drive as Windows) and Windows 7 - quite frequently. I just bought the upgrade to Windows 8 and was curious to try it out, however ...
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Does upgrading a Windows 7 OEM licence to Windows 8 remove the OEM restrictions?
I have Windows 7 OEM version installed on my PC at the moment and I want to upgrade my motherboard, CPU and graphics card, but I've been told that an OEM version of Windows will not boot if I change ...
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