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"We can't connect at the moment" Windows 8.1 Install

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Ok this was fixed by not using the shitty software Microsoft suggested for me to use, and just used the normal installation media software.

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Hello,

 

I'm currently trying to get a dual boot of Windows 10 and 8.1 working, and whenever I use the installer that I downloaded (which is right next to my key on the Microsoft Store page) it says that it cannot connect to the internet. I've ran that weird cmd command that apparently makes it work, but it did nothing. I've deleted the WebSetup folder and tried it, and it didn't work. Any ideas appreciated

 

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If it matters, I had to run the installer in Windows 7 compatibility mode, otherwise the installer spat out an error message saying that I couldn't use it for some reason.

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Why don't you just burn a DVD with Windows 8, create another partition on the drive and install from DVD?

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Ok this was fixed by not using the shitty software Microsoft suggested for me to use, and just used the normal installation media software.

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4 minutes ago, Djole123 said:

Why don't you just burn a DVD with Windows 8, create another partition on the drive and install from DVD?

I don't think you realise this, but most people don't have blank DVDs laying around. It's not 2005 anymore.

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4 minutes ago, NeatSquidYT said:

I don't think you realise this, but most people don't have blank DVDs laying around. It's not 2005 anymore.

or cd/dvd read/writers lol

i know i dont have any `-`

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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12 minutes ago, NeatSquidYT said:

I don't think you realise this, but most people don't have blank DVDs laying around. It's not 2005 anymore.

but people do have flash drives and Rufus makes writing a bootable windows to a flashdrive dayamn easy.

 

anyway you sorted it, so cool.

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1 hour ago, NeatSquidYT said:

I don't think you realise this, but most people don't have blank DVDs laying around. It's not 2005 anymore.

Oh.

 

Call me obsolete, but I still have a stack of DVD's and CD's. I burnt a ton of modern stuff onto DVD's like Windows 8.1, Android x86 etc.

Also optical media is dirt cheap (like 0.15$/CD and 0.5$/DVD) in my country, so maybe that's why.

Athlon X2 for only 27.31$   Best part lists at different price points   Windows 1.01 running natively on an Eee PC

My rig:

Spoiler

Celeronator (new main rig)

CPU: Intel Celeron (duh) N2840 2.16GHz Dual Core

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

HDD: Seagate 500GB

GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000 Series

Spoiler

Frankenhertz (ex main rig)

CPU: Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz Dual Core

RAM: 1GB DDR3-800

HDD: HGST 320GB

GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

 

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