Recent content by spoolin01

That was the first ISO I tried. It matches the hash of the one I last DL'd in 2019, BTW. Anyway, I mounted it and ran setup, but the option to keep apps, not just files, was not available. Pretty sure I DL'd the right language. The ISO identifier ID'd it as being the "en" version I listed...

Have been unable to figure out how to do an in-place upgrade from W8Pro to W8.1Pro, so I don't lose the Acer bloatware during this complete refresh. Have only been able to do clean install of 8.1Pro, wiping out the W8Pro installation. Yet I've gotten there at least twice before doing such a...

ETA: Somehow after several rounds, the last Disconnect did the trick. I entered the old name for my admin account as the local user account to switch to and it was accepted despite there being no current local account with that name. Only the original User Folder appears under C:\Users, I...