Thanks for that. Would try it !
It seems MS is hell bent on destroying Win 8 on desktop. I tried the method suggested by Tony above & also most of the of the web sites but...
A round about way to download Win 8.1 ISO Download Win 8.1 ISO with Win 8 key
That's terribly short sighted on part of MS. Win 8 is not selling great & on top of that they have this ridiculous & stupid limitation. Now some...
I don't have a Technet subscription. So I have to wait. :mad:
8.1 has been released but right now its available only from Windows Store. I have 2 computers running Win 8 & I don't want to download the beast...
Are you connecting the new hard disk directly to USB port on computer or through a hub ?
Me too but didn't install anything except IE update as I would be switching over to Win 8.1 in next couple of weeks. And there is one for 8.1 too.
Win 7 32 bit should happily work on the system. Most of the motherboards can go upto 4 GB RAM but it depends on the number of slots you have. If...
Did you run chkdsk /r ?
Since when are you experiencing this problem ? Were any changes made to either hardware or software ?
Do you switch on your DSL modem/router before switching on your computer & does the data light become stable ?
You need to allow File & Printer sharing in your firewall for the computer to share its resources. Go to the computer which you can't access,...
Keyboard ? Check that no key is pressed on keyboard during boot.
The USB doesn't get overloaded if no current or current within maximum specs. is being drawn. The USB 2.0 allows for up to 500mA per USB port @...
Try connecting hard disks directly to the computer's USB port without using the hub. It could give us an indication to where the problem exactly is.
Are they connected through a hub ?
How are the drives connected ? I am guessing through USB. Are these drives powered by external adpator ? When the error surfaces, just go in...
Could be some hardware problem or simply the dead battery. CMOS checksum error is almost every time related to a dead battery. Replace it first...
If Avast doesn't turn off Windows Defender, it doesn't mean anything. Running 2 AV programs simultaneously is a bad idea.
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