Hello Chris,
If you have any friends that work at Microsoft, someone that is an
actual employee of Microsoft, you could ask them to obtain a brand
new copy of Win 8. Would probably cost you $60 to $75 for the disc.
I've done this for Win XP, Win 7, Win 8 and a couple of editions of
the Full Office package.
I like having an actual copy of the operating system instead of those
Back Up DVD discs new systems always want you to create. for one
thing, you don't get all of the garbage programs you may or may not
want. I tend to not want any but the operating system. So no Trial
editions of Office, or some Anti virus or some Photo Shop etc.
Just an option.
Dave
I intend to ask my firned about Win 10 when it is released. At 05:10
PM 6/1/2015, you wrote:
I'm such a neurotic idiot! I can't freaking believe I did this! As
you all know by now, I have a laptop which is running Windows
8.1. The problem is, back when I initially bought this machine, I
went through the control panel and made a set of recovery
discs. Once they were burned, I electic, and here is my r'really!
stupid move! To erase the recovery partition off my drive, to
reclame a few gigs of space. I figured, what the heck. I have the
DVD's now that I burned, so big freaking deal. If the system ever
crashes, I simply just need to boot to the first DVD, and go.
Well, this would be great, except for one problem. During my last
move, I've seemed to have misplaced those DVD's. I've turned the
house totally upside down, and rightside up! They're gone! I dono
what happened, but they have totally vannished, and believe you me,
I looked. The issue is, with Windows 7 and 8/8.1, once you make
these discs, that's it. It only gives you that one chance
apparently. After that, the option is no longer available. So,
now, I have two issues. Firstly, I've wiped the recovery partition,
so that's not an option anymore, plus I've lost my DVD's.
Secondly, I've put the make and model of the laptop, which I don't
recall off the top of my head into Google, it's an Asus, but don't
recall the model. I went to see if there was an updated bios as
apparently, I need to update it to get access to the option needed
to be able to get the thing to boot to the DVD optycal or the USB
ports. So, it's not like I now can boot to either. I looked and it
doesn't appear that there is a key to get to the boot menu. F12
isn't doing anything, and neither is F8. Apparently, a friend of
mine told me it has to do with in Windows 8, they no longer have a
bios, but now, most systems have what's called a UEFI which you have
to go into and disable things like secure boot, and a few other
settings which off hand I'm failing to recall, before you can even
think of selecting to boot to DVD. So, the thing is, right now, my
system is working perfectly, but, if God forbid, it ever crashes, I
don't have a way of installing an OS back on to it. I
spoke to Geeksquad, and even they! won't help me. Not even for
pay. The lady who was the magnolia specialist was like, Sir, it's
honestly not my problem that you pulled a stupid is, as stupid duzz.
So, does this mean, if the system ever crashes, I'm just S O L until
I can get a new laptop? You'd think as incredibly advanced of a
techy I am, I'd know not to a done this, and you know, in
retrospect, looking back on it, I gotta say, this was one a the
stupidest! moves I've ever made! I literally just wanna crawl in a
hole and freaking die! I'm usually darn good at this type thing,
but in this case, I'm really frightened to use the system,
honestly. I don't wanna do anything that could risk it later
crashing down the line from wear and tear/use.
I can't pay right this second, and when I can, it couldn't be
probably more than $50 max at most, but if someone could help with
this or could at least on or off list offer me some suggestions, I'd
be willing come this Wednesday on the 3rd to PayPal you $50 for your
time in researching things, and for your effort to help me. If we
could get the unit booting to DVD, I'd be 100% satisfied.
Also as for recoverring, I do have a copy of Terrabyte Unlimited's
Image for Windows, but it doesn't seem to be working with Win
8.1. The story of my life! Apparently the version is way too old,
seeing I bought it back in 2004, I think, and haven't updated it
since. I just haven't really been able to afford it, with other
bills, and such.
Anyway, this mail has gotten way longer than I intended, and to save
you all's sanity therefore, I'm gonna close. Please help, though, if you can.
Chris.
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