HELP! Stuck with Windows 8

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Hello everyone.

I tried searching alot about it in the forums already but didn't find any convincing posts :|

So i just bought HP Envy 6 1106TX today. It comes with a preloaded Windows 8.

The windows version is 'Windows 8 Single Language'

I don't want all the crap, bloatware or whatever. Not even one of them!

It contains 32GB SSD + 500GB HDD.

I want to do is a CLEAN Install. Delete everything from the SSD & HDD. Install windows in SSD. Create few partitions over in HDD.

But the problem is that i can't do that with the recovery & restore or whatever.

I already have found my Product Key using BELARC Advisor!

How do i find an ISO that i can burn & install + use my cdkey or whatever.

CLEAN INSTALL! i want a solution to that :'(

Thansk
 

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Is that a seperate SSD or is it part of a hybrid SSD/HDD setup where the SSD is only used as a caching device. If that is the case, you probably cannot install on the SSD seperately.

For the rest, check this: The Official Windows 8 Repository
 

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Hello everyone.

I tried searching alot about it in the forums already but didn't find any convincing posts :|

So i just bought HP Envy 6 1106TX today. It comes with a preloaded Windows 8.

The windows version is 'Windows 8 Single Language'

I don't want all the crap, bloatware or whatever. Not even one of them!

It contains 32GB SSD + 500GB HDD.

I want to do is a CLEAN Install. Delete everything from the SSD & HDD. Install windows in SSD. Create few partitions over in HDD.

But the problem is that i can't do that with the recovery & restore or whatever.

I already have found my Product Key using BELARC Advisor!

How do i find an ISO that i can burn & install + use my cdkey or whatever.

CLEAN INSTALL! i want a solution to that :'(

Thansk
You won't be able to find a free ISO legally. Your embedded product key would work, for example, if you bought MS system builder software and installed under the personal-use license--which is what I would do.
 
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@whs

Well i don't know if it's Hybird or a Separate one. The main thing is that i want a Clean Custom Install (Delete partitions, Make new ones & all)

@znod

Sorry i didn't get you. So suppose i do get an ISO from somewhere! Would my key work with it? the thing is that my windows shows that 'Windows 8 Single Language' while the ISO i found on internet are Windows 8/Windows 8 Pro & so on.
Would my key work with them?
 

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Not sure.

I have a feeling you would have to find a core single language install media for your key to work.

I don't know much about how that works - I believe MS are doing that in some places.

I believe you can convert the media. You would need a bit of familiarity with that kind of thing.

Probably worth a try with msdn iso - just install to a different partition so you don't interefere with the current one. See if it works for you.

What language have you got on there now?
 

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@whs

Well i don't know if it's Hybird or a Separate one. The main thing is that i want a Clean Custom Install (Delete partitions, Make new ones & all)

@znod

Sorry i didn't get you. So suppose i do get an ISO from somewhere! Would my key work with it? the thing is that my windows shows that 'Windows 8 Single Language' while the ISO i found on internet are Windows 8/Windows 8 Pro & so on.
Would my key work with them?
Embedded key should do the job with proper install medium.
 

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Do you mean like this?

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So this is the version of windows that i got with my Laptop. It's English!

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I don't have any Installation DVD. And i want to do a custom install, delete partitions, create new one. Format & All.

So as to what i understand:

I should:

1. Download a Windows 8 64Bit ISO
2. Burn it on a DVD
3. Install it. It'll get the CDKey from UEFI or something automatically? (i got my cdkey from Belarc Advise though)

Is that all? What about Windows 8 Single Language? Is it different from normal windows 8 or the windows 8 Pro?

So do i need any 64Bit ISO from Internet? or do i need a 64bit Single Language ISO?
 

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    Windows 8
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    Laptop
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    HP Envy 6
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    Core i7
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD 7670M
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    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
So this is the version of windows that i got with my Laptop. It's English!

I don't have any Installation DVD. And i want to do a custom install, delete partitions, create new one. Format & All.

So as to what i understand:

I should:

1. Download a Windows 8 64Bit ISO
2. Burn it on a DVD
3. Install it. It'll get the CDKey from UEFI or something automatically? (i got my cdkey from Belarc Advise though)

Is that all? What about Windows 8 Single Language? Is it different from normal windows 8 or the windows 8 Pro?

So do i need any 64Bit ISO from Internet? or do i need a 64bit Single Language ISO?
Personally, I wouldn't get an ISO from the internet. My opinion is that doing so is not "legally" supportable. Others disagree. As mentioned, I would use MS system builder software installed under the personal-use license. Your embedded product key should be found automatically when installing.

Activation should happen automatically whatever you install with. If you have problems, then you might think about using the reset option covered here: Clean Install with Windows 8 Upgrade. You would be reinstalling, and often, at least, this procedure is needed after a reinstall.

If you get an ISO that is just floating about somewhere, then it will need to be 64-bit and have UEFI support (see option 2 in this thread Windows 8 Upgrade ISO - Download or Create). I am having trouble figuring out why it would need to be single language. Doubt you'll just bump into a single-language ISO.

I doubt your drive set up is hybrid. So, it seems to me that you could install on the SSD. Not sure though. Who knows what might happen especially on an OEM preintalled? If you do anything significant along the lines you are thinking, then be sure you data are backed up off computer.

You could always call HP and ask about the single-language thing and get more info on your drive set up. You also could ask HP about the warranty implications of doing what you want to do.

You could also return the computer and try to find one you'll be happier with out of the box.
 

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I like my laptop alot, and yea SSD is separate from HDD, so i can install on it, even if i can't. it doesn't matter.

All i want is a clean custom install :| But the problem is that i don't have a DVD & i can't order one.

So the option i've been left with is getting iso & putting my cdkey in it :| But i don't know which iso to find?

Windows 8 64Bit?
 

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    4GB
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    AMD 7670M
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    Windows Defender
What does MS System builder do? and is it Free or do i have to pay for it? there was no download button there :S
 

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You would need to buy system builder. It is another license.

I think you want to use your existing license and do a clean install to remove the crapware.

I have heard a litlle about the core single language . It seems like a separate edition.

I don't know if you tried using a regular msdn iso - maybe that would just install as core single language, it is worth a try.
 

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I like my laptop alot, and yea SSD is separate from HDD, so i can install on it, even if i can't. it doesn't matter.

All i want is a clean custom install :| But the problem is that i don't have a DVD & i can't order one.

So the option i've been left with is getting iso & putting my cdkey in it :| But i don't know which iso to find?

Windows 8 64Bit?
Yes, we understand what you want to do.

What does MS System builder do? and is it Free or do i have to pay for it? there was no download button there :S
See the third item on this page: Newegg. Yes, use can use this software on your machine under the personal use license even if you are not actually building a computer. See this thread: Win8 OEM System Builder License.
 

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I don't think he wants to buy another license. Why should he ?

Windows 8 core and core single language are not the same thing.

He could buy another license - but he has already got one that came with the machine.

He could try a regular iso from msdn, etc - it might work - but I think he may get a message the install image does not match the oem key.

As far as I can make out, he may need core single language install media.

Apparently there is a Russian one floating about which installs - then one can add preferred language pack.
 

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I don't think he wants to buy another license. Why should he ?

Windows 8 core and core single language are not the same thing.

He could buy another license - but he has already got one that came with the machine.

He could try a regular iso from msdn, etc - it might work - but I think he may get a message the install image does not match the oem key.

As far as I can make out, he may need core single language install media.

Apparently there is a Russian one floating about which installs - then one can add preferred language pack.
I think he has Pro. But, anyway, I am not equating Windows 8 core and core single language. You may be right that he needs the latter. I expressed uncertainty on this issue.

I understand your feelings on the license thing (and on using an MSDN ISO). But, we disagree. Still, I gave him instructions, for doing what he wants even if he gets an ISO free (of cost and anything else undesirable) somewhere. Also, I indicated what I would do--use system builder under the personal-use license.
 

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Either way, it is not very convenient for the user.
 

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That's my problem with it. OEM preinstalls are a real PIA. And, you get the feeling that even if you do not, then you should have the right to expect better when it comes to bloatware, reinstalling, etc.

And, if you take matters into you own hands either with system builder or a free ISO, then I think your days of OEM support, return, etc., likely are over. The only way out might be if you could reinstall the whole OEM setup after having used system builder or "free" via recovery discs, images, or whatever.

Maybe a tutorial on how to get your whole OEM installation (all partitions) back, on OEM preinstalled, if you have "taken things into your own hands," would be a good idea. For example, I am not sure if you could image all the partitions and restore them back to factory fresh "having taken things into your own hands;" what would be the best software to use; and exactly how to go about the exercise.

If you could get back to where you started with ease, then IMO system builder software would be a bargain to be out from under the thumbs of MS and your OEM--as far as possible.
 

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    Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
    Memory
    16 GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 570 SC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gateway
    Hard Drives
    Dual Boot:
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
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