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I fixed it by installing creatives drives :D

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I need to go back! :P

 

How do I go back from windows 8.1 (got it from the app store) to Windows 8?

 

I do not want to lose my 800gb of stufffz

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Don't think you can downgrade from 8.1 to 8 without a clean install.

Did you not make a restore point prior to updating?

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Don't think you can downgrade from 8.1 to 8 without a clean install.

Did you not make a restore point prior to updating?

No, I was stupid.

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No, I was stupid.

 

Well then yeh...you are screwed xD

Windows 8 claims another victim!!

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whats so different about 8.1 than 8? i thought it just added some new features

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You can't!

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Lol idk how :P

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I need to go back! :P

 

How do I go back from windows 8.1 (got it from the app store) to Windows 8?

 

I do not want to lose my 800gb of stufffz

 

Can I know why would you want to go back?

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Can I know why would you want to go back?

 

 

whats so different about 8.1 than 8? i thought it just added some new features

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Well then yeh...you are screwed xD

Windows 8 claims another victim!!

http://nooooooooooooooo.com/

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Windows 8.1

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Windows 8.1

 

I don't think I have my product key either so I have to buy a new windows 8 licence...

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Here's a potential solution

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I don't think I have my product key either so I have to buy a new windows 8 licence...

 

What happened to your 8 key o_o

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What happened to your 8 key o_o

well it was preinstalled on my laptop

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well it was preinstalled on my laptop

 

So...its on the bottom sticker? o_o

Or just install and run Belarc Advisor to find your key or http://www.magicaljellybean.com/

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So...its on the bottom sticker? o_o

Or just install and run Belarc Advisor to find your key....

What!? you can do that!? 

ive been using an unregistered version of windows 7 on one of my laptops for months because the key on the bottom sticker rubbed off...

Im saved! :D

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What!? you can do that!? 

ive been using an unregistered version of windows 7 on one of my laptops for months because the key on the bottom sticker rubbed off...

 

Erm yeh lol

Or use http://www.magicaljellybean.com/

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So...its on the bottom sticker? o_o

Or just install and run Belarc Advisor to find your key or http://www.magicaljellybean.com/

<3 you!

 

is you a touchscreen notebook ?

nope

 

friend this one is one you. need those restore points

guys question: has microsoft ever released something that was broken on release? 

think about it guys

I know :(

Also, yes.

 

Just go look if you can find windows 8.1 Beta drives i had to get intel beta drivers for my laptop to get nvidia optumis to work and all works fine now :)

I have been talking to HP support for an hour with no help..

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Just unscrew.

Life is pain. Anyone who says any different is either selling something or the government.

 

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So...its on the bottom sticker? o_o

Or just install and run Belarc Advisor to find your key or http://www.magicaljellybean.com/

NOOOOO!

It shows the windows 8.1 key :(

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