OK, I have tried everything in Antman's post of 01:45 except I used a replacement (brand new) optical drive to rule out possible fitted optical drive...
Hi Antman, Your summary post at 01:35 is correct except I do not actually reach the language selection screen; loading freezes at the Windows...
Please would somebody also confirm that as my PC has Windows 8 64bit installed I can install another 64bit OS (notwithstanding the above problem)?
OK, read the articles/blogs posted by samurai though much flew over my head. Yes, my MB is a UEFI board. It is interesting that the Microsoft article...
Thanks for the words of encouragement Antman. I would be amazed if any current PC MB could not operate with Windows 7. Question is, what to do? Re....
Sadly unplugging the card reader did not work. Apols for the delay, I had to remove the PSU to get to it! Any other ideas, or is this MB simply...
Re. cardreader, standby.
Mmm, its not looking good Antman. I only have the essentials connected for the installation and having unplugged then removed the MB battery and...
Thanks Antman, On the basis that none are in any way blue, and there is no reference to USB3 in Device Manager, I assume the ports are all USB2.
Would Windows 7 Ultimate work? Can I reformat the Windows 8 partition and install Windows 7 Home Premium? This doesn't really explain though, why...
Thanks monkeymagic, I have read the link. Hopefully I understand it correctly; am I correct in thinking that for some reason (that I would love to...
I fixed a Pentium III server today!
Hi, I have been asked to replace Windows 8 with Windows 7. No dual-boot or anything fancy, just a fresh installation of Windows 7 on the same NTFS...
Thanks.
I had this and it was a heating issue. I cleaned the fans/heat sink, updated the BIOS, ran a full chkdsk then installed Speedfan to monitor...
No, I did not use a PC based email client, or web based such as Gmail for that matter. I simply logged into Hotmail both before (MSN) and after...
This is driving me nuts. Recently I completed a factory reinstall including an upgrade from the old web-based MSN Hotmail to the new Windows Live...
Happened to me once and after hours servicing the software I found it to be a faulty memory card. excellent PC by the end of it though.
Apologies for taking so long to reply. For the sake of others, to resolve these issues (Windows Firewall and Vista SP2) I completed a full factory...
OK, I think I have tried everything over many hours and so its time to seek help from real people. I uninstalled Norton 360 and am unable to...
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