Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant not working

spabl

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I have run the upgrade assistant several times now, but each time I get the message: "Windows 8 Setup has stopped working" Has anyone else hit this wall, and how did they get past it?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Pentium (R) Dual Core E5400 @ 2.70 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-G41MT-ES2L
    Memory
    2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GTS 450
Uninstall any security software, remove any USB peripherals and see whether it downloads. Don't forget to burn a disc.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire E1-571
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer Type-2
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4000
    Sound Card
    High Definiton Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
    PSU
    Generic
    Keyboard
    QWERTY
    Mouse
    ELANTECH Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    12.68Mbps
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Tx Brummy
Still did not work, so notified Microsoft support who sent me a link to directly download, bypassing assistant. Prior to this I had run the assistant on a netbook which allowed me to buy the download and gave me a product key. I then used the link which worked well till I reached about 80 % when it stopped with the following error message:
BgYmtTVQerJSAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC


This happened several times, so got in touch with Microsoft again, who sent me a new link which crashed early in the download with:
OPxvPLmkmWEMIMcAAAAASUVORK5CYII=


Followed by the first error message.

Any ideas

Sp
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Pentium (R) Dual Core E5400 @ 2.70 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-G41MT-ES2L
    Memory
    2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GTS 450
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