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Thread ID: 127485 2012-10-25 15:21:00 upgrading to Windows 8 lostsoul62 (16011) Press F1
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1308826 2012-11-01 01:36:00 Oh, dear! Not even a registry hack???? bk T (215)
1308827 2012-11-01 01:44:00 Oh, dear! Not even a registry hack????

There'd be a lot of registry entries to change...
pcuser42 (130)
1308828 2012-11-01 02:17:00 Wouldn't creating a new account and deleting the old one do the trick? I realise the contents of my documents etc would have to be transferred manually but everything else should work yeah ? dugimodo (138)
1308829 2012-11-01 02:39:00 Deleting the Account, and making a new One would remove some of the mis-spelt account details, but there will be many still in the registry. ( which is what pcuser42 mentioned) wainuitech (129)
1308830 2012-11-01 04:12:00 Try this, works most of the time:
www.c2s.co.nz

So create a new admin user, login as them, rename the directory and make the changes in the registry, then log back in as the other user. Success!
Chilling_Silence (9)
1308831 2012-11-01 04:56:00 I think I better re-install as I got my new SSD and new OS, better to have a clean system.

Do you think it is safe to leave my data hdd to do the installation or it's better to disconnect it?
bk T (215)
1308832 2012-11-01 04:59:00 I think I better re-install as I got my new SSD and new OS, better to have a clean system.

Do you think it is safe to leave my data hdd to do the installation or it's better to disconnect it?

It's 99% safe but I would disconnect just to be sure.

Also you avoid the possibility where Windows setup decides to add the boot support folder etc onto your drive just for fun. With only one drive connected it only has one choice!
Agent_24 (57)
1308833 2012-11-01 08:11:00 Re-installed, everything went smoothly, so far so good. bk T (215)
1308834 2012-11-01 08:48:00 What is the easiest way to take ownership of folders/files in Win8?

I've installed the 'take ownership' utility but everytime when I copy a file to my Data HDD folder, a window pops up : "You'll need administrator permission to copy to this folder. Continue - Skip - Cancel".

Click Continue will complete the copying. It's annoying.
bk T (215)
1308835 2012-11-01 09:12:00 Haven't actually tried the following, but the site is generally useful and instructions are accurate: take-ownership-file-folder-drive-registry-key-windows-8 (www.eightforums.com) wainuitech (129)
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