How do I reinstall Windows 8.1 with Bing to an SSD drive? [on hold]
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I've got a new PC which shipped with "Windows 8.1 with Bing". No installation media was supplied but there are a couple of recovery partitions. There's no F2/F12 etc. boot options during start up. There's no product license sticker but the O/S is registered to the BIOS in some way.
How to I move, or preferably cleanly reinstall the O/S to a new SSD drive?
windows-8 windows-8.1 ssd reinstall bing
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I've got a new PC which shipped with "Windows 8.1 with Bing". No installation media was supplied but there are a couple of recovery partitions. There's no F2/F12 etc. boot options during start up. There's no product license sticker but the O/S is registered to the BIOS in some way.
How to I move, or preferably cleanly reinstall the O/S to a new SSD drive?
windows-8 windows-8.1 ssd reinstall bing
put on hold as too broad by bertieb, Pimp Juice IT, VL-80, fixer1234, Canadian Luke Dec 14 at 20:15
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The recovery partition should have all it needs to reinstall. You may have to do it through explorer or find the keystroke that you need to press upon boot to get into it. (might be different from F2/F12)
– Eric F
Jan 14 '15 at 20:40
@stovroz - This tool might or might not allow you to download a Windows 8.1 installation disk due to the version of Windows 8.1 you have. I suggest you try it and report if it does work.
– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:12
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I am not going to flag this as a duplicate because I don't find the answer acceptable, it was also written, before the tool I linked to was released. But this is a possible solution if the tool does not work and you really want the Windows 8 with Bing installation media. AdditionallyWindows 8.1
is the "Core" edition which feature equivalent toWindows 8.1 with Bing
– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:20
Windows 8.1 with Bing`` is also known as the
Core Connected` edition. If you don't want to download a leaked OEM image. There is always the option of upgrading the license to Core and/or Professional. This would allow you to provide new license key and download an installation media directly from Microsoft. Since I have no idea what will work, I won't post an answer, till I get some feedback.
– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:27
Usually (not always) some manufacturer includes " Create Recovery Disc" tool pre-installed in it, which you will need to use to create Recovery Disc (or recovery USB). Is there such option for you? Another option (if you don't want to create a recovery disc) is to use something like CloneZilla that can clone the SSD into an external / other SSD connected to the PC.
– Darius
Jan 15 '15 at 4:23
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I've got a new PC which shipped with "Windows 8.1 with Bing". No installation media was supplied but there are a couple of recovery partitions. There's no F2/F12 etc. boot options during start up. There's no product license sticker but the O/S is registered to the BIOS in some way.
How to I move, or preferably cleanly reinstall the O/S to a new SSD drive?
windows-8 windows-8.1 ssd reinstall bing
I've got a new PC which shipped with "Windows 8.1 with Bing". No installation media was supplied but there are a couple of recovery partitions. There's no F2/F12 etc. boot options during start up. There's no product license sticker but the O/S is registered to the BIOS in some way.
How to I move, or preferably cleanly reinstall the O/S to a new SSD drive?
windows-8 windows-8.1 ssd reinstall bing
windows-8 windows-8.1 ssd reinstall bing
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The recovery partition should have all it needs to reinstall. You may have to do it through explorer or find the keystroke that you need to press upon boot to get into it. (might be different from F2/F12)
– Eric F
Jan 14 '15 at 20:40
@stovroz - This tool might or might not allow you to download a Windows 8.1 installation disk due to the version of Windows 8.1 you have. I suggest you try it and report if it does work.
– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:12
1
I am not going to flag this as a duplicate because I don't find the answer acceptable, it was also written, before the tool I linked to was released. But this is a possible solution if the tool does not work and you really want the Windows 8 with Bing installation media. AdditionallyWindows 8.1
is the "Core" edition which feature equivalent toWindows 8.1 with Bing
– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:20
Windows 8.1 with Bing`` is also known as the
Core Connected` edition. If you don't want to download a leaked OEM image. There is always the option of upgrading the license to Core and/or Professional. This would allow you to provide new license key and download an installation media directly from Microsoft. Since I have no idea what will work, I won't post an answer, till I get some feedback.
– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:27
Usually (not always) some manufacturer includes " Create Recovery Disc" tool pre-installed in it, which you will need to use to create Recovery Disc (or recovery USB). Is there such option for you? Another option (if you don't want to create a recovery disc) is to use something like CloneZilla that can clone the SSD into an external / other SSD connected to the PC.
– Darius
Jan 15 '15 at 4:23
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The recovery partition should have all it needs to reinstall. You may have to do it through explorer or find the keystroke that you need to press upon boot to get into it. (might be different from F2/F12)
– Eric F
Jan 14 '15 at 20:40
@stovroz - This tool might or might not allow you to download a Windows 8.1 installation disk due to the version of Windows 8.1 you have. I suggest you try it and report if it does work.
– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:12
1
I am not going to flag this as a duplicate because I don't find the answer acceptable, it was also written, before the tool I linked to was released. But this is a possible solution if the tool does not work and you really want the Windows 8 with Bing installation media. AdditionallyWindows 8.1
is the "Core" edition which feature equivalent toWindows 8.1 with Bing
– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:20
Windows 8.1 with Bing`` is also known as the
Core Connected` edition. If you don't want to download a leaked OEM image. There is always the option of upgrading the license to Core and/or Professional. This would allow you to provide new license key and download an installation media directly from Microsoft. Since I have no idea what will work, I won't post an answer, till I get some feedback.
– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:27
Usually (not always) some manufacturer includes " Create Recovery Disc" tool pre-installed in it, which you will need to use to create Recovery Disc (or recovery USB). Is there such option for you? Another option (if you don't want to create a recovery disc) is to use something like CloneZilla that can clone the SSD into an external / other SSD connected to the PC.
– Darius
Jan 15 '15 at 4:23
The recovery partition should have all it needs to reinstall. You may have to do it through explorer or find the keystroke that you need to press upon boot to get into it. (might be different from F2/F12)
– Eric F
Jan 14 '15 at 20:40
The recovery partition should have all it needs to reinstall. You may have to do it through explorer or find the keystroke that you need to press upon boot to get into it. (might be different from F2/F12)
– Eric F
Jan 14 '15 at 20:40
@stovroz - This tool might or might not allow you to download a Windows 8.1 installation disk due to the version of Windows 8.1 you have. I suggest you try it and report if it does work.
– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:12
@stovroz - This tool might or might not allow you to download a Windows 8.1 installation disk due to the version of Windows 8.1 you have. I suggest you try it and report if it does work.
– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:12
1
1
I am not going to flag this as a duplicate because I don't find the answer acceptable, it was also written, before the tool I linked to was released. But this is a possible solution if the tool does not work and you really want the Windows 8 with Bing installation media. Additionally
Windows 8.1
is the "Core" edition which feature equivalent to Windows 8.1 with Bing
– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:20
I am not going to flag this as a duplicate because I don't find the answer acceptable, it was also written, before the tool I linked to was released. But this is a possible solution if the tool does not work and you really want the Windows 8 with Bing installation media. Additionally
Windows 8.1
is the "Core" edition which feature equivalent to Windows 8.1 with Bing
– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:20
Windows 8.1 with Bing`` is also known as the
Core Connected` edition. If you don't want to download a leaked OEM image. There is always the option of upgrading the license to Core and/or Professional. This would allow you to provide new license key and download an installation media directly from Microsoft. Since I have no idea what will work, I won't post an answer, till I get some feedback.– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:27
Windows 8.1 with Bing`` is also known as the
Core Connected` edition. If you don't want to download a leaked OEM image. There is always the option of upgrading the license to Core and/or Professional. This would allow you to provide new license key and download an installation media directly from Microsoft. Since I have no idea what will work, I won't post an answer, till I get some feedback.– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:27
Usually (not always) some manufacturer includes " Create Recovery Disc" tool pre-installed in it, which you will need to use to create Recovery Disc (or recovery USB). Is there such option for you? Another option (if you don't want to create a recovery disc) is to use something like CloneZilla that can clone the SSD into an external / other SSD connected to the PC.
– Darius
Jan 15 '15 at 4:23
Usually (not always) some manufacturer includes " Create Recovery Disc" tool pre-installed in it, which you will need to use to create Recovery Disc (or recovery USB). Is there such option for you? Another option (if you don't want to create a recovery disc) is to use something like CloneZilla that can clone the SSD into an external / other SSD connected to the PC.
– Darius
Jan 15 '15 at 4:23
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This has worked for me: connect the new SSD to your computer as a slave or using an USB adapter, then download and install Farstone DriveClone 11 (the freeware edition) and clone the entire main disk to the new SSD (you must select the root of the disk that includes all partitions; you should have at least two: windows, recovery and possibly two more about 100mb each). When finished the clone process, power off the computer, replace the old disk with new one, and then power up. You should have Windows looking and having all your stuff running in the new disk. But if Windows detects something suspicious or wrong with the clone (specially if your computer has UEFI bios), during first boot up it will boot in recovery mode: I suggest you go directly to advanced options and look for the one named like 'reset completely your computer': this will use the hidden recovery partition and reinstall a fresh copy oF Windows with Bing. Hope this helps you.
Note: you can boot anytime to this special recovery mode and use the 'reset completely the computer' to fully reinstall a fresh Windows 8.1 with Bing using the recovery partition. Just search on Google how to reboot Windowws 8.1 in recovery mode. As an advice, try first the clone method so you can keep at least one hard disk with a working Windows installation, and the second to try as many options as you want until satisfied.
– incom2
Feb 22 '15 at 0:38
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Simple solution. Download the free version of "Macrium Reflect" and follow the instructions to create a "bootable rescue media" and then follow the instructions to backup the SSD's original image to an external USB HDD or flash drive. Before replacing the SSD, reboot the computer on the rescue media by starting in ROM BIOS and selecting the rescue media to boot up. If Macrium Reflect starts up and displays choices for restoring images, then it's ok to replace the SSD and reboot with the rescue media and original saved SSD image ready to restore to the new SSD.
Note: It's simpler to use two different USB drives when doing this but although more complicated, you can use just one drive for both the rescue media and the backed up image media. It's better to keep the rescue media separate as any problems with that media means all is lost.
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This has worked for me: connect the new SSD to your computer as a slave or using an USB adapter, then download and install Farstone DriveClone 11 (the freeware edition) and clone the entire main disk to the new SSD (you must select the root of the disk that includes all partitions; you should have at least two: windows, recovery and possibly two more about 100mb each). When finished the clone process, power off the computer, replace the old disk with new one, and then power up. You should have Windows looking and having all your stuff running in the new disk. But if Windows detects something suspicious or wrong with the clone (specially if your computer has UEFI bios), during first boot up it will boot in recovery mode: I suggest you go directly to advanced options and look for the one named like 'reset completely your computer': this will use the hidden recovery partition and reinstall a fresh copy oF Windows with Bing. Hope this helps you.
Note: you can boot anytime to this special recovery mode and use the 'reset completely the computer' to fully reinstall a fresh Windows 8.1 with Bing using the recovery partition. Just search on Google how to reboot Windowws 8.1 in recovery mode. As an advice, try first the clone method so you can keep at least one hard disk with a working Windows installation, and the second to try as many options as you want until satisfied.
– incom2
Feb 22 '15 at 0:38
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This has worked for me: connect the new SSD to your computer as a slave or using an USB adapter, then download and install Farstone DriveClone 11 (the freeware edition) and clone the entire main disk to the new SSD (you must select the root of the disk that includes all partitions; you should have at least two: windows, recovery and possibly two more about 100mb each). When finished the clone process, power off the computer, replace the old disk with new one, and then power up. You should have Windows looking and having all your stuff running in the new disk. But if Windows detects something suspicious or wrong with the clone (specially if your computer has UEFI bios), during first boot up it will boot in recovery mode: I suggest you go directly to advanced options and look for the one named like 'reset completely your computer': this will use the hidden recovery partition and reinstall a fresh copy oF Windows with Bing. Hope this helps you.
Note: you can boot anytime to this special recovery mode and use the 'reset completely the computer' to fully reinstall a fresh Windows 8.1 with Bing using the recovery partition. Just search on Google how to reboot Windowws 8.1 in recovery mode. As an advice, try first the clone method so you can keep at least one hard disk with a working Windows installation, and the second to try as many options as you want until satisfied.
– incom2
Feb 22 '15 at 0:38
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This has worked for me: connect the new SSD to your computer as a slave or using an USB adapter, then download and install Farstone DriveClone 11 (the freeware edition) and clone the entire main disk to the new SSD (you must select the root of the disk that includes all partitions; you should have at least two: windows, recovery and possibly two more about 100mb each). When finished the clone process, power off the computer, replace the old disk with new one, and then power up. You should have Windows looking and having all your stuff running in the new disk. But if Windows detects something suspicious or wrong with the clone (specially if your computer has UEFI bios), during first boot up it will boot in recovery mode: I suggest you go directly to advanced options and look for the one named like 'reset completely your computer': this will use the hidden recovery partition and reinstall a fresh copy oF Windows with Bing. Hope this helps you.
This has worked for me: connect the new SSD to your computer as a slave or using an USB adapter, then download and install Farstone DriveClone 11 (the freeware edition) and clone the entire main disk to the new SSD (you must select the root of the disk that includes all partitions; you should have at least two: windows, recovery and possibly two more about 100mb each). When finished the clone process, power off the computer, replace the old disk with new one, and then power up. You should have Windows looking and having all your stuff running in the new disk. But if Windows detects something suspicious or wrong with the clone (specially if your computer has UEFI bios), during first boot up it will boot in recovery mode: I suggest you go directly to advanced options and look for the one named like 'reset completely your computer': this will use the hidden recovery partition and reinstall a fresh copy oF Windows with Bing. Hope this helps you.
answered Feb 22 '15 at 0:34
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Note: you can boot anytime to this special recovery mode and use the 'reset completely the computer' to fully reinstall a fresh Windows 8.1 with Bing using the recovery partition. Just search on Google how to reboot Windowws 8.1 in recovery mode. As an advice, try first the clone method so you can keep at least one hard disk with a working Windows installation, and the second to try as many options as you want until satisfied.
– incom2
Feb 22 '15 at 0:38
add a comment |
Note: you can boot anytime to this special recovery mode and use the 'reset completely the computer' to fully reinstall a fresh Windows 8.1 with Bing using the recovery partition. Just search on Google how to reboot Windowws 8.1 in recovery mode. As an advice, try first the clone method so you can keep at least one hard disk with a working Windows installation, and the second to try as many options as you want until satisfied.
– incom2
Feb 22 '15 at 0:38
Note: you can boot anytime to this special recovery mode and use the 'reset completely the computer' to fully reinstall a fresh Windows 8.1 with Bing using the recovery partition. Just search on Google how to reboot Windowws 8.1 in recovery mode. As an advice, try first the clone method so you can keep at least one hard disk with a working Windows installation, and the second to try as many options as you want until satisfied.
– incom2
Feb 22 '15 at 0:38
Note: you can boot anytime to this special recovery mode and use the 'reset completely the computer' to fully reinstall a fresh Windows 8.1 with Bing using the recovery partition. Just search on Google how to reboot Windowws 8.1 in recovery mode. As an advice, try first the clone method so you can keep at least one hard disk with a working Windows installation, and the second to try as many options as you want until satisfied.
– incom2
Feb 22 '15 at 0:38
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Simple solution. Download the free version of "Macrium Reflect" and follow the instructions to create a "bootable rescue media" and then follow the instructions to backup the SSD's original image to an external USB HDD or flash drive. Before replacing the SSD, reboot the computer on the rescue media by starting in ROM BIOS and selecting the rescue media to boot up. If Macrium Reflect starts up and displays choices for restoring images, then it's ok to replace the SSD and reboot with the rescue media and original saved SSD image ready to restore to the new SSD.
Note: It's simpler to use two different USB drives when doing this but although more complicated, you can use just one drive for both the rescue media and the backed up image media. It's better to keep the rescue media separate as any problems with that media means all is lost.
add a comment |
up vote
-1
down vote
Simple solution. Download the free version of "Macrium Reflect" and follow the instructions to create a "bootable rescue media" and then follow the instructions to backup the SSD's original image to an external USB HDD or flash drive. Before replacing the SSD, reboot the computer on the rescue media by starting in ROM BIOS and selecting the rescue media to boot up. If Macrium Reflect starts up and displays choices for restoring images, then it's ok to replace the SSD and reboot with the rescue media and original saved SSD image ready to restore to the new SSD.
Note: It's simpler to use two different USB drives when doing this but although more complicated, you can use just one drive for both the rescue media and the backed up image media. It's better to keep the rescue media separate as any problems with that media means all is lost.
add a comment |
up vote
-1
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up vote
-1
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Simple solution. Download the free version of "Macrium Reflect" and follow the instructions to create a "bootable rescue media" and then follow the instructions to backup the SSD's original image to an external USB HDD or flash drive. Before replacing the SSD, reboot the computer on the rescue media by starting in ROM BIOS and selecting the rescue media to boot up. If Macrium Reflect starts up and displays choices for restoring images, then it's ok to replace the SSD and reboot with the rescue media and original saved SSD image ready to restore to the new SSD.
Note: It's simpler to use two different USB drives when doing this but although more complicated, you can use just one drive for both the rescue media and the backed up image media. It's better to keep the rescue media separate as any problems with that media means all is lost.
Simple solution. Download the free version of "Macrium Reflect" and follow the instructions to create a "bootable rescue media" and then follow the instructions to backup the SSD's original image to an external USB HDD or flash drive. Before replacing the SSD, reboot the computer on the rescue media by starting in ROM BIOS and selecting the rescue media to boot up. If Macrium Reflect starts up and displays choices for restoring images, then it's ok to replace the SSD and reboot with the rescue media and original saved SSD image ready to restore to the new SSD.
Note: It's simpler to use two different USB drives when doing this but although more complicated, you can use just one drive for both the rescue media and the backed up image media. It's better to keep the rescue media separate as any problems with that media means all is lost.
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The recovery partition should have all it needs to reinstall. You may have to do it through explorer or find the keystroke that you need to press upon boot to get into it. (might be different from F2/F12)
– Eric F
Jan 14 '15 at 20:40
@stovroz - This tool might or might not allow you to download a Windows 8.1 installation disk due to the version of Windows 8.1 you have. I suggest you try it and report if it does work.
– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:12
1
I am not going to flag this as a duplicate because I don't find the answer acceptable, it was also written, before the tool I linked to was released. But this is a possible solution if the tool does not work and you really want the Windows 8 with Bing installation media. Additionally
Windows 8.1
is the "Core" edition which feature equivalent toWindows 8.1 with Bing
– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:20
Windows 8.1 with Bing`` is also known as the
Core Connected` edition. If you don't want to download a leaked OEM image. There is always the option of upgrading the license to Core and/or Professional. This would allow you to provide new license key and download an installation media directly from Microsoft. Since I have no idea what will work, I won't post an answer, till I get some feedback.– Ramhound
Jan 15 '15 at 0:27
Usually (not always) some manufacturer includes " Create Recovery Disc" tool pre-installed in it, which you will need to use to create Recovery Disc (or recovery USB). Is there such option for you? Another option (if you don't want to create a recovery disc) is to use something like CloneZilla that can clone the SSD into an external / other SSD connected to the PC.
– Darius
Jan 15 '15 at 4:23