Solved Warning for OEM manufacturer Windows 8 Preinstalled

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Warning for OEM manufacturer Windows 8 Preinstalled

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OEM manufacturer Windows 8 UK Preinstalled, updated to Windows 8.1 UK from the MS Store.




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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
Whoa! You saying you got this AFTER upgrading?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer V3 771G-6443
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
    ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
    PSU
    90 watt brick
    Mouse
    Bluetooth
    Antivirus
    Comodo
    Other Info
    Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
It seems so. There have been reports on some oem machines reset doesn't work at all after update to GA.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    7/8/ubuntu/Linux Deepin
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
It seems so. There have been reports on some oem machines reset doesn't work at all after update to GA.

OMG! This just gets better and better for us OEM scum. Glad I'm waiting to even try, besides 8 is working fine for me right now.

Can't believe MS is doing this to people who buy into their commercials and take the plunge buying a machine with the OS pre-installed.

Maybe class-action in the future? I know just the lawyers win but maybe would get their attention.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer V3 771G-6443
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
    ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
    PSU
    90 watt brick
    Mouse
    Bluetooth
    Antivirus
    Comodo
    Other Info
    Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
This is just one of the reasons why I prefer a clean install over upgrading.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 7 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware M18xR2
    CPU
    i7 3820qm
    Motherboard
    Alienware / Dell
    Memory
    16gb Corsair ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Dual GTX 675m
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 120gb SSD
    1tb storage drive
    Internet Speed
    Not nearly fast enough
This is just one of the reasons why I prefer a clean install over upgrading.

OEM can't do that unless we buy 8.1 which is BS.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer V3 771G-6443
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
    ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
    PSU
    90 watt brick
    Mouse
    Bluetooth
    Antivirus
    Comodo
    Other Info
    Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
So it seems a Refresh of 8.0 will work in Windows 8.1 and refresh the computer back to 8.0.

So what about the other way round?

What would happen if you made a Custom Refresh image of 8.1, and then applied it on top of a clean install to 8.0 if you needed to reinstall?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1, 10
Unknown, never used Custom Refresh Image.

I use

Windows Backup

Paragon 12 Pro

SSR Desktop Edition Pro

one always works.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
So it seems a Refresh of 8.0 will work in Windows 8.1 and refresh the computer back to 8.0.

So what about the other way round?

What would happen if you made a Custom Refresh image of 8.1, and then applied it on top of a clean install to 8.0 if you needed to reinstall?

Regardless of the way one made the image after upgrading, wouldn't it still be an upgraded 8.1 image and not a "clean" 8.1 image?

Maybe I'm misunderstanding "clean".

Feel free to tell me if I'm missing something here.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer V3 771G-6443
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
    ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
    PSU
    90 watt brick
    Mouse
    Bluetooth
    Antivirus
    Comodo
    Other Info
    Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
Ah I probably haven't explained myself well enough. :eek:

Here's the scenario I have in mind
  1. Upgrade to Windows 8.1 in as clean a way as possible
  2. Make Custom Refresh image and save a copy to backup drive
  3. Time passes...
  4. Some months/weeks/years later... something bad happens to your OS Setup
  5. Reinstall Windows 8.0 Clean (assuming you have an ISO or a working Reset image)
  6. Set the Custom Refresh image you created earlier to be the "current" image and refresh to it on top of the clean install you did in step 5 , taking you to 8.1... but this is the bit that I'm wondering about?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1, 10
6.Set the Custom Refresh image you created earlier to be the "current" image and refresh to it on top of the clean install you did in step 5 , taking you to 8.1... but this is the bit that I'm wondering about?

Would that not be using the Custom Refresh image, as a Install.wim
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
6.Set the Custom Refresh image you created earlier to be the "current" image and refresh to it on top of the clean install you did in step 5 , taking you to 8.1... but this is the bit that I'm wondering about?

Would that not be using the Custom Refresh image, as a Install.wim
I believe you can't Reset from a custom Refresh image for instance, so I'm not sure it's quite the same.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1, 10
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