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Windows 8.1. Used whatever Copy / Paste software comes with 8.1 Edge is my Browser. I have a full copy of the photos on my C: Hard Drive. The DVD DVD had a full 4.7GB's unused. It was then Formatted. I then Copied the photos I wanted and Pasted them to it. The System spent about 1/2 hour writing...

Found one and was shocked that it would take six hours to download. All the download sites were Microsoft. Tried three times on one PC and once on another. Does this sound rational? The copy that did end, I burned to a DVD. As luck would have it, it would not load. Tried two PC's and three DVD...

I am looking for the equivalent of a Windows-7 Pro System Repair Disc rather than a Windows-8.1 Recovery Thumb Drive . Is this possible and if so how?

I finally got 8.1 installed on my PC, thank you Jesus! I now want to convert the 2TB MBR partition it occupies to GPT. Other than the Operating System, there is no data on the drive. Is it possible to simply convert my MBR Drive to GPT. The physical Drive is 3TB of which 2TD is used as MBR...

I have not been able to re-create the symptoms my System had been experiencing. I want to close this Thread until I can re-create what my System had been doing.

Did I list this I the wrong Forum?

Using generic W8.1, can I use Raid-0 or Raid-5 successfully as my Boot Drive? If so, do I just 'somehow' clone an existing System onto a Raid install?

Frustration! I tried the Directly option and looped for about two days. Downloading, installing, reverting!!! I am going to take a break from this and reevaluate what I am doing and 'why'. I know I do not want to go to 10. 8.1 looks so inviting but tough to get too. Thanks for all the suggestions.

I cannot seem to find a button to display just my posts.

I used the Microsoft Store download. When I am home from work today, I will try #2 and #3 this weekend. Thank you for your response.

I downloaded 8.1 from the MS Web Site.

I succeeded in doing an In-place Upgrade from W7-Pro-64 to W8.0-Pro-64. Then, the Free Upgrade to W8.1-Pro-64. I used a new 750GB MBR drive to Clone to, it worked just fine. I did this as a 'test' to insure things would go well without disturbing what other Drives I have. Once it went so well, I...

I must have confused you. The 750MB Windows 8.1 MBR Boot drive is inside my Tower PC. The 4.0TB Windows Drive is also inside my Tower PC. I want to Clone from the 750 to the 4.0. When I execute the Clone, the results are a 2TB MBR Boot Drive. The remainder of the 4.0TB Drive are not usable or...

I have W8.1 on a 750G MBR Boot Drive. I want to clone to a 4T GPT Boot Drive. Is it possible? Might there be another / easier way?