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Thank you. The problem disappeared about a day later when I next started.

I have reloaded a year old backup image of Windows 8. I have updated Windows defender but when I run Windows Update I get error code 8007000E. I have tried the 'Get help with this error' but no luck. Any suggestions as to how to resolve this problem?

Brilliant, thank you very much

My OCZ Agility 3 SSD started to fail and temporarily I have replaced it with a Crucial MX100 SSD, whilst the RMA is being dealt with. I had multiple copies of Windows 8 on the old SSD managed by Bootit Bare Metal and I copied these to the replacement SSD. Now when I start Windows 8 with new...

Thanks I have tried reinstalling the driver, it does not solve the problem, however as my laptop works fine with a fixed IP address it could well be a driver issue. I did change the mobo after I moved to W8. The processor is an E6600 so it is not new, but it works quite well with W8 on an SSD. I...

The IP address was set using the Windows Control panel GUI as above. It did get lost so I reset it. It was after this that I found that it was not shown properly in the GUI.

I have Windows 8 not 8.1 If I select Control Panel, Network and Internet, Network Connections, and right click Ethernet 1 and select Properties, Internet Protocol Version 4, it shows 'Obtain an IP address automatically' as being selected. How ever if I go to the DOS prompt and enter ipconfig...

It is about as useful as the 0x80070652 error code that I got. You would think that MS would have got beyond errors codes like this which were common from IBM equipment in the 1970s when disk space etc. for proper error messages was limited. So wonderful is the MS STORE Gui you can't even cut...

I think that you will find that a free Media Center key has to be activated by the end of Jan 2013.

Presumably. The keys have to be used before end Jan 2013 IIRC

You could try installing the Preview version or one of the other trial versions that you can get from MS. The problem with laptops is that they are more likely to come with specialist hardware for which W8 drivers are difficult to find. I can't get W8 drivers for the finger print reader in my...

Google 8GadgetPackSetup.msi

Thank you, I am planning to change my mobo in the future. It is a pity that they don't have a thank you button on this forum!

When W7 came out I was able to pre-order a retail copy of Home Premium at a very reasonable price. Much better deal than the OEM version of Vista that I was using at the time.

IMHO Step 6 should read: 6 Mouse to bottom right hand corner/Charm Bar/Settings/Change PC Settings/General/Refresh your PC without...(You will be asked to use installation media again) When you select General, Refresh may not be visible and you might need to scroll down to find it.

Which boot manager are you using? - Some boot manager will let you hide partitions I think the install will only alter the contents of the partition selected for the install, and you can choose where to put it. I have not had more than one disk connected during an install. Other partitions...

After the installation completes, leave the install media in the PC and select: Charm bar, settings, Change PC Settings, General, Refresh..-Get Started http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/13375-clean-install-windows-8-upgrade.html and then wait patiently

It is 'Windows Media Center'. You could order another free key but you have to use a different email address.

I entered the product keys as shown in step 4 of your procedure. I did not have to re enter the product key when I did the refresh on the laptop. It just activated with the original key that I used.

I booted and used the same DVD for both installs. In the 2nd case where the disk was formatted but blank, Windows was not activated. I therefore followed the above procedure. There may be some other reason why activation did not take place, the laptop was connected to the Internet as I had...