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You have to gather the Microsoft Games folder, and the cardgames.dll (system32) from a 64bit W7. After placing the MS Games folder in the 64bit W8's Program Files, you have to add the dll inside each of the card games sub-folders. The patch exe will now work as advertised (making sure you have...

There used to be a patch that enabled the Windows 7 stock games to work in W8. I'd say that was less than a year ago. It worked for my first W8 pc. Microsoft.games.patcher.1.2-patch.exe I just tried that on a new 64bit W8 install of mine and it didn't work this time. Has anyone visited...

I follow. Thanks Brink. Figured it wasn't too bad of a deal.

No. The slmgr has an uninstall option, but I think that was meant to remove pirate keys. I'm assuming we have to get it removed from the MS server in order to successfully install on another pc?

I tend to this small five person office; (one of a few). Boss purchased W8Pro, one retail license. He wanted to see it, so I started the install (which requires the key entry right up front) and went about other work. Cautioned him about not letting the activation happen over the internet, but...

Depends. WtoGo doesn't accept the NF32V key. At least in my two cases.

That E-How tutorial by Ramya Hariharan works fine for changing the W8toGo key from removable to a local disk. But how does this help you to get updates into the key itself? What you've changed is the Disk Management setup in the pc the key is plugged into. You haven't changed the key to boot up...

Windows-To-Go on a USB 2.0 key is NOT viable. Put together the Wtogo on a new Corsair Voyager 32g key - USB 2.0. I am with our esteemed WHS in declaring this system on a 2.0 stick AGONIZINGLY SLOW!! First pc I popped this into took 1hour and 45 minutes to Metro screen. "Preparing", "Setting...

All better now. The world is good. When you're in the right place, things tend to work as expected!!! Thanks for your prompt responses.

Okay! That's the problem. I'm doing this inside W7. My bad. Got to pay attention to ALL the words on the printout sheet. I'll power up my W8, stick the key in & try that command again. It'll work then, won't it?

Not working for me. I only show four switches: l s v m. No sub-switch under s. No matter what command line iteration I try, bcdboot will not execute if I have an /f switch on the line. Will it load the boot process files without that parameter?

Yes.

Printed out the scenario for creating a Wtogo flash drive. Everything is fine until this command: (in an elevated prompt of course) bcdboot d:\windows /s d: /f ALL Nothing happens. bcdboot is telling me there is no /f parameter; much less the "ALL" after it. So, I have as yet to get the boot...

Try this. In Metro screen, right-click lower left corner and click All Apps. Click Control Panel; under Hardware, view devices & printers. Select your printer by a single left-click. In the thin upper ribbon, look for Remove Device & remove your printer. Back out to Metro. Unplug the usb...

Try this. In Metro screen, right-click lower left corner and click All Apps. Click Control Panel; under Hardware, view devices & printers. Select your printer by a single left-click. In the thin upper ribbon, look for Remove Device & remove your printer. Back out to Metro. Unplug the usb...