Help: Accessing Windows 8 partition in Windows 8.1 OS

[praveenkansy]

I had windows 8 OEM installed but it ran into problem. Tried resetting, didn't work. So I downloaded windows 8.1 from Microsoft and install it. However I do have recovery partition of OEM windows 8 on my HDD. As windows 8.1 did not have the feature to copy recover partition (it was greyed out), I had to use the install.wim technique (as mentioned in this website Windows 8.1 – Unable to "Copy Recovery Partition" when building Recovery Drive?). It gave me the option to choose to copy recovery partition to recovery drive. But after recovery , I found out that it has copied the windows 8.1 not the OEM windows 8 (20.GB) in the drive. How can I copy my OEM win 8 in the recovery drive.

 

[KYHI]

right click start flag > command prompt(admin)
type> diskpart
type> select disk 0
type> list volume
type> list partition
(post a pic)
You will see a lot of volumes without drive letters assigned.. Find the 10-20GB volume number
type> select volume # (# being the volume number without a drive letter)
type> assign letter=R
type> exit (to exit diskpart)
You can now browse thru R and find Install.wim or Install.swm(s) - those are your Factory recovery Images..

 

[praveenkansy]

Thanks. Will try this method

 

[praveenkansy]

Thanks. Will try this method

Edit:
Tried this method. I can see the wim file. now how do I make recovery drive. please look at snapshots.

 

[KYHI]

Unhide system files and folders...

Pics show almost 23GB of partition used but wim file shows about 300MB