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| Thread ID: 136574 | 2014-03-17 21:57:00 | Windows 8.1 download problems. | Bryan (147) | Press F1 |
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| 1370489 | 2014-03-17 21:57:00 | I am attempting to download the 8.1 upgrade. Many, many people around the world are frustrated that at about 50% download, the download aborts with an error code 0x80240031. I have tried to find a solution on google but nothing comes up that works. Has anyone here found a solution? |
Bryan (147) | ||
| 1370490 | 2014-03-17 22:05:00 | Win 8 HAS to be up to date before 8.1 will install. Thats if you're getting it from the store | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1370491 | 2014-03-17 22:36:00 | It will not show for download in the Store unless Win 8 is fully up to date. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1370492 | 2014-03-17 23:13:00 | I have tried to download again. This time it has worked and at present the PC is in the setting up mode. So, tongue in cheek it looks like it has worked. Fingers crossed. | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1370493 | 2014-03-17 23:55:00 | OFTEN what happens is something is downloaded like a minor update and it needs to be rebooted before 8.1 will install. look at it like the waiting update is blocking 8.1 from installing. Unlike previous versions of windows unless an update is important you wont get a message saying it needs a reboot, Windows reboots after two days to install them if left on 24/7 if updates are waiting. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1370494 | 2014-03-18 01:02:00 | Well I thought all was well but!!! When trying to access an icon with a website on the desktop, not the tiles, IE stops working. This is for several icons. Any ideas please? |
Bryan (147) | ||
| 1370495 | 2014-03-18 01:39:00 | If there is that much trouble, then perhaps one should merely update to Win7 from Xp !. Lurking. |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 1370496 | 2014-03-18 01:52:00 | Yes I have decided that this has become a fruitless exercise. I am going to disconnect the Win8 Hdd and reinstall a backup of 7 onto my other Hdd. Maybe one day I will have another go! | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1370497 | 2014-03-18 02:17:00 | Out of the failures I've encountered theres been three or four reasons. 1. Name Brand Computers, they are compatible with Windows 8 but the driver software is not compatible with 8.1, often causes all sorts of problems. 2. A LOT of antivirus software WILL cause havoc with the 8.1 upgrade. Sometimes even though everything appears to go OK the Antivirus can cause problems, normally I uninstall any AV first. 3. As per the AV, some installed programs can cause problems. 4. If the system has any sort of corruptions upgrades fail with different results. Have heard sometimes if a recovery has been done the upgrade will not always work. In all the cases above with the exception of Number 1, name brand PC's a fresh install of W8 then upgrade has worked, then put all the data and programs back. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1370498 | 2014-03-18 02:28:00 | Not a name brand. I think I made the error of installing over top of an existing Win7. I will format the drive and start again as soon as I have Win7 back on the other HDD. I am running ESET but WIn8 has installed Windows Defender - a no, no right? | Bryan (147) | ||
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