Clean Install Windows 8 Issues

[IPCharger]

Hello

 

So I recently switched from a 670 to a 280x (it was a gift from AMD) and I've been having some problems with performance, so I want to do a clean install of Windows on my SSD (I don't want to format my 2TB hard drive since I have ~750GB of games there that would take me forever to download).

 

The thing is that when I try to follow this guide:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/restore-refresh-reset-pc

a message appears saying there was a problem with my PC and that no changes had been done.

 

Also, I tried downloading the Windows 8 ISO using this tool

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-product-key-only

But the app just doesn't open (maybe because it detects that I already have Windows 8).

 

So, any suggestions?

 

[Oisin Maguire]

why dont you disconnect the 2TB hdd and just do a fresh install on the ssd

 

then plug the 2TB drive back in and your finished

[IPCharger]

why dont you disconnect the 2TB hdd and just do a fresh install on the ssd

 

then plug the 2TB drive back in and your finished

 

But where can I download the Windows ISO? I only have a Windows 8 Update key and I cant download it from the WIndows support page probably because the tool detects that I already have Windows 8.

[DrewRockon]

There are some uncracked copies of the ISO on TPB. And it's not illegal to download a spare install CD.

 

**EDIT**

Alternatively this

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1849920/download-iso-version-windows.html