Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation Software doesnt boot

[TheV_Machine]

Hi and help

my friend had his laptop ( lenovo ideapad y580) running very slowly and we couldnt fix that. so we decided to make a new windows clean install. and since then a whole lot of issues. first i tried to use windows 10 90 days nfree trial because my friend doesnt have 20 damn bucks to buy a new winkey. some failure in the iso file install wasnt running. sadness then i went to win 8.1 90days free trial. this time i got a working image and i was able to install the os aaaaaannd boot cycles.... nope, wont start. so i took out system fix cd i had flying around for win 8.1 and i went into the command window looked with diskpart at the partitions and just a recovery 400mb, a reserved 300mb, a system 99mb (!!!!!!) and the last 600 gbs of the hdd as primary partition system seemed to small so i looked at the volumes. c: was installed and had the 600gb partition as normal and still 99mb partition formated in fat32 thats the bootloader isnt it? yes it goddamn is the bootloader. went for checking into the notepad with the command line went to file and open and looked at computer, 12 gb used on the primary partiton for a to me good looking windows os and 29 mb volume with the letter x: and 2mb ! of its used. only! empty! folders! im raging as you might tell..because i dont have any clue to fix the bootloader or somehow even have one. alle the bootrec commands didnt work, because c: couldnt be added to the bootloader and as far as i know now, it would lead to nothing because the bootloader is still trash..

i really need some help because i already installed this win 8.1 evaluation software a few times and it was always the same? its still not my laptop? would like to hear some feedback to the bootloader problem itself and the reason why it keeps killing the bootloader..i know that are a lot of questions but im feeling a bit guilty by not beeing able to serve my friend with a running laptop...his stats, his stats, his only hope

[mrgooglegeek]

My goodness the TL,DR

So the same ISO does or does not install on other systems? If it does, try switching out the HDD in his laptop and test again. According  to Microsoft you should be able to activate 10 with a 7 or 8 key. If the HDD isn't the issue then try removing the battery, keeping the cord plugged in and test again.

[TheV_Machine]

1 minute ago, mrgooglegeek said:

My goodness the TL,DR

So the same ISO does or does not install on other systems? If it does, try switching out the HDD in his laptop and test again. According  to Microsoft you should be able to activate 10 with a 7 or 8 key. If the HDD isn't the issue then try removing the battery, keeping the cord plugged in and test again.

its the windows 8.1 evaluation sowftware os, that means the windows x os for 90 days free and no product key required. and it installs the os itself, but not the bootloader

 

[mrgooglegeek]

wipe the drive, then try again. this should make it install a new copy of the bootloader. Does this laptop support UEFI?

[TheV_Machine]

15 minutes ago, mrgooglegeek said:

wipe the drive, then try again. this should make it install a new copy of the bootloader. Does this laptop support UEFI?

yep and it is enabled and i put the bios to default

i already did this two times always cleaned the drive with diskpart and deleted every partition with override but the time i did it with the gpt pattern led to nothingness and the time i did it withou applying a partition style ididnt work too

 

[mrgooglegeek]

did the laptop come with windows 7 or something else

 

[TheV_Machine]

12 minutes ago, mrgooglegeek said:

did the laptop come with windows 7 or something else

 

it did come with a windows 7 oem and was as normal by prebuild systems a bit changed by lenovo. but it doesnt matter, my friend got himself a cracked windows 8.1 copy half a year ago

[mrgooglegeek]

#1 lets not pirate plez

#2 If he still has the 7 oem key then use your pc to download a windows 10 ISO through the windows 10 media creation tool. When it asks for the product key, use the OEM key from windows 7. make sure the editions match.

[TheV_Machine]

gonna ask him, but i bet he doesnt have the pk anymore..but thx for the fast replies... any other tips?