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1308776 2012-10-30 04:26:00 OK first Problem -AMD Graphic drivers not compatible - Bluetooth disabled, Bing not compatible ( thought that would have upgrade automatically) No great lose, uninstall that.

Dumb de dumb de do :D
wainuitech (129)
1308777 2012-10-30 04:30:00 I'd just image the PC, reinstall from scratch then copy back the data :D pcuser42 (130)
1308778 2012-10-30 05:07:00 My conclusion:

MS just pushed out Windows 8 when they are not actually READY.

For what reason, don't ask me!

Windows 8 is the most ender user thing of anything ever

1.2 billion hours of user testing in the real world
nmercer (3899)
1308779 2012-10-30 05:24:00 I'm only interested in the final line. bk T (215)
1308780 2012-10-30 05:41:00 Is it possible to do a clean install of Windows 8 instead of an upgrade? QW. (15883)
1308781 2012-10-30 06:00:00 Some can, but some cant - I got a upgrade and it wont install as fresh, but others have had no problems at all. wainuitech (129)
1308782 2012-10-30 06:09:00 Some can, but some cant - I got a upgrade and it wont install as fresh, but others have had no problems at all.not sure if you have seen this.
www.winsupersite.com
plod (107)
1308783 2012-10-30 06:23:00 Is it possible to do a clean install of Windows 8 instead of an upgrade?

Yup the version of Win8 I brought from Dick Smith let me do a clean install. So, I wiped Win7 off the hdd and installed Win8. No prob at all. Probably better in case something isnt compatible. I came across a post the other day in MS Answers. Where a guy upgraded from Win7, but forgot to uninstall MSE. And once Win8 was installed, he couldnt uninstall it. So, he may have to start again.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
1308784 2012-10-30 06:48:00 not sure if you have seen this .
. winsupersite . com/article/windows8/clean-install-windows-8-upgrade-media-144648" target="_blank">www . winsupersite . com Yep saw that, BUT I've tried it at least 6 times now, and it simply WONT install correctly from fresh . The only way is to do it as a upgrade from within a working OS .

For some reason a fresh install DOESN"T accept the product key to activate it .

Not saying it cant be done, because others say they have done it .

In fact just got off the phone before dinner from a person who called me and is having the same problem .

They got a Upgrade for their Vista, Vista was corrupted and slow as ,they wiped their drive after saving the data, and the upgrade refused to install the same way mine is .

NOTE: just came across an article that may have found the cure for the problem - I'll try the reg hack and see if it works . ( wish me luck) LOL :D
wainuitech (129)
1308785 2012-10-30 07:24:00 I wish you the best of luck, wainu.

I good piece of OS software shouldn't be expecting an end user to a reg hack, even if it works! :D
bk T (215)
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