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    Clean Install on Preinstalled UEFI Lenovo Laptop

    Folks, here is the update. I got a MSDN DVD from a friend and was finally able to install. I tried another method which was almost successful but not fully. Since I have Windows 8 in another PC I tried downloading the retail ISO from Microsoft and tried add an EI.cfg file as explained in this...
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    Clean Install on Preinstalled UEFI Lenovo Laptop

    Thanks everyone. What a wonderful forum! I never imagined so quick replies from so many folks! I'll check with my friend if he has the MSDN version and then use it. Otherwise I'll buy a new copy of Windows. I'm a bit paranoid to download from the internet or buy a recovery copy from the...
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    Clean Install on Preinstalled UEFI Lenovo Laptop

    Thanks Genet. I'm not sure if I have a single language version or not as I can't even boot into my Windows. What version did you have? Since mine is also Lenovo I hope the same version would work (mine is Z580 and not G580 as I earlier mentioned). Also how can I find a legit version of the ISO...
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    Clean Install on Preinstalled UEFI Lenovo Laptop

    This forum is so much of wealthy info and thanks to you all for helping folks like me. Computer: New Lenovo Z580 Laptop with UEFI and Windows 8 Preinstalled What I did (did many things but this is what I remember): 1. Tried installing Ubuntu, lost partitions and Windows didn't boot either 2...
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