Windows 8 Reset

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Hi. Recently I installed Fedora 18 alongside my already running Windows 8 computer, I have a Lenovo Y400 laptop and I wish to make it just Windows 8 again. Would choosing the reset option return my computer back to it's original setting meaning no Fedora 18 or a partitioned drive, or are there other steps I would have to take? I want to do this because my Windows 8 started acting up ever since this happened.

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Reset won't do that. Try deleting the Fedora partition and extending your Win8 partition. Be sure you are well backed up before fooling with partitions. See this Windows-related tutorial. If you can't do what you want in Win8, then you'll need to use a 3rd party app. I always had good luck with Acronis Disk Director, but there are plenty of good apps out there.
 

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If Linux was installed after Windows 8 and the GRUB bootloader set up a dual boot for you, then if you simply delete the Linux partitions your computer will no longer boot. You should first use your system repair disk to do an automatic repair, so that Windows 8 will boot on its own. Then you can delete the Linux partitions.
 

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System repair disk? I don't believe that my computer came with any disks.
Is there a program that can do what the disk does
 

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OK I have burned the disc. What are the next necessary steps I take that you recommend? How do I use this disk? I am a fairly inexperienced PC user...
 

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    i5 2500K
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    Asus P8P67 Deluxe
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    8 gigabytes Corsair PC3-12800 DDR3
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    EVGA GeForce GTX 460 superclocked
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I tried doing the automatic repair and it kept saying it couldn't repair anything. So I tried to boot it into Windows 8 and it tells me that I can't boot into it .__.
So now I'm on a computer that can only run Fedora it seems...
 

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Did you run the auto repair at least 3 times as stated in the tutorial ?

Did you click advanced options and try to find restore points ?

I had the same issue with auto repair telling me it could not repair. I had to clean reinstall Win8, hope you fair better.
 

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Yeah I think I may need to do a clean install as well. Does that mean I just put in a Windows 8 CD and boot that?
I don't have a Windows 8 CD though unfortunately...
But would doing a clean install get rid of Fedora?
 

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If automatic repair isn't working, then you can boot into the system repair disk you created and do the refresh your system option. Follow the instructions in the tutorial below. This option will preserve your user files.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2293-refresh-windows-8-a.html

Another option using your repair disk which will put your Windows 8 back to the way it was when you first installed it is the reset option. You will lose any user files that you have created, so you will need to back them up. You can do this from Ubuntu before hand.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2302-reset-windows-8-a.html

Personally, I would try the refresh option first and do a reset only if it doesn't work.
 

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    8 gigabytes Corsair PC3-12800 DDR3
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    EVGA GeForce GTX 460 superclocked
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    Logitec M310 USB cordless
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Yeah I tried using the recovery options from the CD earlier but it wouldn't work. Both the reset and the refresh. I think it's because I partitioned my C drive because it would say something along the lines of "can't use reset because drive is partitioned"
Now I can't even boot form the system recovery CD.

Would I fare better if I just put in a windows 8 CD?
 

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Does your HDD have a separate partition for re-installing Windows 8 back to factory settings? If so, you could restore your computer that way. If you do have a factory recovery partition, you should be able to access when you first start up your computer, by tapping a certain key, like the f2, before the OS starts to load. The reason I ask is because you say you don't have a Windows 8 installation DVD. Computer manufacturers are putting these restore partitions on the HDD instead of a physical disk. Otherwise you could contact the maker of your computer and see if they would ship you out a DVD. I did that for my HP laptop with Window 7.
 

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    8 gigabytes Corsair PC3-12800 DDR3
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    EVGA GeForce GTX 460 superclocked
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    Integrated
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    Viewsonic 23" LCD
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    1920 x 1080
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    128 Gb Samsung 840 Pro SSD
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Well, I can get a copy of it through my college for free but if I did that, would my laptop be how it was during factory settings? I recall having certain Lenovo programs and my harddrive was partitioned like 8 times.

And nope...pressing f12 doesn't bring up any recovery boot option. Only Fedora and Windows 8(which won't boot up anyway)
 

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Well, I can get a copy of it through my college for free but if I did that, would my laptop be how it was during factory settings? I recall having certain Lenovo programs and my harddrive was partitioned like 8 times.

And nope...pressing f12 doesn't bring up any recovery boot option. Only Fedora and Windows 8(which won't boot up anyway)
I am sorry that your situation has gone so downhill. Do you know what sort of disc you can get free? Upgrade disc? Do you get a product key? If yes, then doing so would be the beginning of a good plan. Post back if you get the disc. Be sure and get all info available on the disc.
 

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In order to have the Lenovo programs you will probably have to call them and order the factory recovery disks for your model laptop. As I mentioned before, the factory recovery partition on my HP laptop didn't work either, so I called HP and they sent me the disks needed to restore my laptop to factory settings. If you plan to get the Windows 8 DVD from your school, then I would find out if your laptop has a UEFI secure boot setup. If it does then you should read this tutorial and also check out some of the other links it contains, before you proceed with reinstallation.
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...e-firmware-interface-install-windows-8-a.html

Note: When you ran the system recovery option from the repair disk, did you run it 3 separate times? This is important, because it sometimes takes that many times to repair your boot sector. If you didn't then I would try again, before reinstalling Windows 8.
 
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    i5 2500K
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    Asus P8P67 Deluxe
    Memory
    8 gigabytes Corsair PC3-12800 DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 460 superclocked
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    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic 23" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    128 Gb Samsung 840 Pro SSD
    128 Gb Kingston Hyper X SSD
    1 Tb Western Digital Caviar Black HDD
    PSU
    1000 watt Coolermaster modular
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    Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus
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    Logitech
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    Logitec M310 USB cordless
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    1.5 mb/s download 300 kb/s upload
Thanks for all the help you guys! I'll download and burn the WIndows 8 64 bit ISO and burn it onto a CD and do the clean install as you guys suggested. Thanks for the EUFI link, that'll be really helpful. I'll do the clean install this weekend as I still need the linux OS for classes. I'll let you guys know how it goes
 

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Good luck. And, you are welcome. Post back if you need help. Your ISO may lack UEFI support. If so, then post back if you have questions.
 

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    Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
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    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
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    16 GB Corsair Vengeance
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    EVGA 570 SC
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    Gateway
    Hard Drives
    Dual Boot:
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    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
    PSU
    Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
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    Cooler Master 932 HAF
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    Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan
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