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- Location
- Florida
I need to perform a System Refresh against once of my computers. However, when I try to launch the System Refresh option, it claims Windows is missing some files to do so and to insert a Windows installation media or recovery media to claim those files.
Here's the trip-up: I created recovery media on another Windows 8.1 computer and that STILL didn't work (said something about the media not being valid, despite being generated in the same OS).
Um...how do I get this to work?
I did do my homework on this issue and apparently having done the Windows 8.1 upgrade through the Windows Store strips out its ability to do a Refresh/Reset unless an ISO is present (of which you don't have one of course because of how you did the upgrade; chicken and egg problem right there). Two of my computers were done as Windows Store upgrades but my Ultrabook was not (for that I did a complicated jig that allowed me to keep all my installed Windows 8.1 Preview software while still moving to the Windows 8.1 final build). However it doesn't seem to matter as even the Ultrabook, despite its unique upgrade path, still fails to start a Refresh (should I want to do one there) so the problem is all over my Windows 8.1 machines.
Anyway, any bit of insight into this problem would be appreciated. Thank you for your interest.
Here's the trip-up: I created recovery media on another Windows 8.1 computer and that STILL didn't work (said something about the media not being valid, despite being generated in the same OS).
Um...how do I get this to work?
I did do my homework on this issue and apparently having done the Windows 8.1 upgrade through the Windows Store strips out its ability to do a Refresh/Reset unless an ISO is present (of which you don't have one of course because of how you did the upgrade; chicken and egg problem right there). Two of my computers were done as Windows Store upgrades but my Ultrabook was not (for that I did a complicated jig that allowed me to keep all my installed Windows 8.1 Preview software while still moving to the Windows 8.1 final build). However it doesn't seem to matter as even the Ultrabook, despite its unique upgrade path, still fails to start a Refresh (should I want to do one there) so the problem is all over my Windows 8.1 machines.
Anyway, any bit of insight into this problem would be appreciated. Thank you for your interest.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8 Pro With Media Center x64
- System Manufacturer/Model
- N/A
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 750 (2.66 GHz x 4)
- Motherboard
- MSI P55-CD53
- Memory
- 8GB DDR3 1066 SDRAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- 1GB XFX Radeon HD 6870
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio Codec
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Planar PX2710MW (27")
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 128 GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD (Boot) ,2.99 TB Storage Space comprised of: 640GB Western Digital Black x2, 2TB Western Digital Black
- Case
- Raidmax Smilodon
- Cooling
- Air
- Keyboard
- (varies)
- Mouse
- Microsoft Wireless Notebook Mouse 4000
- Internet Speed
- 10 Mb/s