Problem reinstalling Windows 8

Johnd76

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OK guys, my computer is slow and i felt it was time to reinstall windows.

so i went to "update and recovery" and selected reinstall Windows, it said there was missing files and i needed my Windows CD (Windows 8 Pro CD), so i insert the CD and a message, cant exactly remember what the message says but its basically saying its the wrong media!

I read somewhere that there is a problem reinstalling windows if you had installed Windows 8 from a CD and then upgraded to Windows 8.1 from the Windows store (which i did)...is this true?

Is there anything i can do??
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Pentium Dual core
    Memory
    2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 7050
    Hard Drives
    285GB
    PSU
    Tesla 750W
    Internet Speed
    5 Mbps
    Browser
    Chrome
so i went to "update and recovery" and selected reinstall Windows, it said there was missing files and i needed my Windows CD (Windows 8 Pro CD), so i insert the CD and a message, cant exactly remember what the message says but its basically saying its the wrong media!

If you don't have an OEM PC that came with Windows 8 preinstalled and you updated Windows 8 to Windows 8.1, then when you refresh or reset Windows, it will reinstall Windows 8.1, but only if you have Windows 8.1 USB/DVD installation media.

Note: You must insert Windows 8.1 USB/DVD installation media.

If you don't insert any installation media or if you insert Windows 8 USB/DVD installation media, then you receive the following error message (see screenshot below).



edit:

Create installation media for Windows 8.1

Take a look at this post: link
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G580
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3230M
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, standard user account
    Other Info
    UEFI firmware (BIOS) embedded Windows 8 product key.
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