Title says all. A friend of mine mangled up his Hipstreet's Windows registry, and I was wondering if there's a way to reinstall Windows 8 the old fashioned way as the system reset/refresh options refuse to work since most .EXEs flat-out fail to execute due to the registry issue.
Thought about it as some dude managed to boot up a USB installer and shoved in a Windows 10 install on his Hipstreet, but he didn't elaborate on how he did it, not to mention that drivers for it appear to be hard to come by.
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Hi all,
I don't know if my problem as already been solved but I didn't found anything.
At first, I have to say I installed windows 8 as principal operating system (I know, it's stupid...).
I used windows 8 without big problem since the deployment but today, after a bug, I reboot the PC and now I have just black screen with the message "operating system missing"... The system does not boot, just black screen with the message
Does anybody have an idea how I can solve this problem ?
(Sorry for my english)
you can put dev preview DVD or USB whatever you used to install.
and run the installation and then repair Windows 8 (if it detects a Windows installed). with system restore or maybe it will repair. if not you will have to refresh your win8.
also it can be (if you have more hard drives) that you aren't starting the one with Windows 8. so you can try and see in bios if thats the case. thats when i have seen this message.
Thanks for your answer.
When I run the pc, it doesn't launch anything, just the black screen. It's probably the bios but I can't do anything, just the message but I'm not allowed to do anything :-(
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Finally, the problem is quite solved.
When I have this message, by pushing ctrl+alt+suprr, if I'm enough fast, I can push F12 and choose wich part I want to run. Then I placed my W7 backup on CD and runned it.
It was not easy but W7 is successfull restored.
Of course, all my personal data were deleted...
But whe I reboot the PC, I've always the message "missing operating system", then I have to ctrl+alt+suprr and after F12, and then choose the hard drive, and the PC W7 boot.
It's not yet perfect but for the moment the PC works...
Thats exactly i told you. of course it changes between bios and motherboard. your problem is not your windows. its the priority of your harddrive.
I dont know what motherboard you have.
so i will find pictures to explain what you have to look for. because you didnt have to repair your Windows if thats the case. the problem its (like i mentioned) your harddrive priority.
so you go to your bios and look for the Boot section.
http://www.motherboards-reviews.com...ges/ASUS_M2N68-AM_PLUS_BIOS_boot_settings.jpg
if you go to Boot Device Priority, you can check if your harddrive is second (the one with your OS) and if you want your cd or usb to boot first if not you can leave it first.
http://motherboards-reviews.com/ASU...s/ASUS_M4N78-AM_BIOS_Boot_Device_Priority.jpg
something like this.
and if that part is right you have to go to Hard disk drives
http://www.laptops-battery.co.uk/images/maintain/bios-boot-hard-disk-drives-445x261.jpg
so there you have to check if your harddrive is first or the correct one. and ready... its probably this Hard disk devices thing. and then you don't have to use that method of changing manually which boots
Thanks for your help
I'm not at home for the moment. I'll try your method tomorrow or wednesday, I'll let you know, but thank you for the time you spent on my problem.
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Please someone has to be able to help me! My phone as of three days ago, HTC One X, had drivers working completely fine. As of a couple of days ago my computer has just stopped seeing my phone! Whenever I try to install the drivers, I get an error that says "Windows tried installing the driver but failed. The request is not supported." I've searched everywhere and have not been able to find a solution. I was just trying to copy files between my computer and phone but I couldn't do it. I'm sorry if this is the wrong area, but it is a Windows 8 machine with this issue. The thing that baffles me is the same exact drivers work on my Windows 8 laptop. I have a screenshot attached of the error, as well.
Please note that XDA-Devs is not a tech support forum. Unless you were doing some kind of hacking on your PC (or phone) that you would expect us to understand but not a more traditional environment, this is not a good place to ask such questions.
With that said, the first thing I'd try is completely purging the phone's drivers from the PC (uninstall them, and remove the files), preferably while the phone is disconnected. You can do this in Device Manager. Then, reboot the PC. After reboot, re-connect the phone and see if you can get the drivers to work now.
GoodDayToDie said:
Please note that XDA-Devs is not a tech support forum. Unless you were doing some kind of hacking on your PC (or phone) that you would expect us to understand but not a more traditional environment, this is not a good place to ask such questions.
With that said, the first thing I'd try is completely purging the phone's drivers from the PC (uninstall them, and remove the files), preferably while the phone is disconnected. You can do this in Device Manager. Then, reboot the PC. After reboot, re-connect the phone and see if you can get the drivers to work now.
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Sorry about that, but I'll try that.
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Hello guys, my brother had this tablet for a short period of time and he upgraded it to windows 10, everything was fine but then he wanted to revert back to windows 8.1 so he wiped everything. After that nothing worked, he kept getting a partition error (missing partition) and could not do anything about it. He gave me the tablet in hopes of fixing it so i got a fresh copy of windows 8.1 from the microsoft downloader and put it on a pen drive. I also used to tool to make it into a bootable storage space and even injected the drivers from the CAB from the dell website using NTlite, but every time i start the setup the touch screen doesn't work (so i used a keyboard) and it also says media driver is missing. When i start the tablet without the usb i get missing hard disk error and can only access the BIOS and diagnostics check (shows no errors there).
This community has helped me before, hopefully they can help me again because i can't seem to wrap myself around the problem
Hi!
If you're here, Windows 10 got in your way. Let me explain why.
You see, Windows 10, for some reason has an administrator permission... No, not that administrator permission. Because reasons, Windows 10 has TWO admin permissions! You are the standard one. The superior one is hidden, as a separate user! I don't get it either.
There's a command prompt that unlocks the primary admin account. A quick Google search will yield multiple guides on this matter.
Many, if not all your problems will be solved via this account. I spent 3 hours trying to install some drivers, before I was dumbstruck by the "God Account"... Install everything through that, and use your account normally!
I recommend hiding God in your PC after, since it has total power and some clever virus software might simply hijack it to install itself in the depths of your system, where no antivirus has permission to touch it...
God account on Windows 10 - Cause We hate You! Now, buy a subscription for solitaire!!
Windows 10 if f**k**g $hit.....
Previously I spent days trying to get drivers/ADB working. Impossible. I then used my spare laptop having Windows 8.1, effortless and no issue, the whole process of unlocking bootloader, flashing recovery and SuperSU was instant.
It was not possible with Windows 10 but with Windows 8.1 it was so easy and no issues with drivers or software. Windows 10 is cancer.
kanej2006 said:
Windows 10 if f**k**g $hit.....
Previously I spent days trying to get drivers/ADB working. Impossible. I then used my spare laptop having Windows 8.1, effortless and no issue, the whole process of unlocking bootloader, flashing recovery and SuperSU was instant.
It was not possible with Windows 10 but with Windows 8.1 it was so easy and no issues with drivers or software. Windows 10 is cancer.
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Well, maybe not cancer, but a really annoying co-worker, that keeps putting your stapler in Jell-O. Xp
kanej2006 said:
Windows 10 if f**k**g $hit.....
Previously I spent days trying to get drivers/ADB working. Impossible. I then used my spare laptop having Windows 8.1, effortless and no issue, the whole process of unlocking bootloader, flashing recovery and SuperSU was instant.
It was not possible with Windows 10 but with Windows 8.1 it was so easy and no issues with drivers or software. Windows 10 is cancer.
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It's possible that you guys just had previous drivers installed that were conflicting. I doubt it's Windows 10, as mine connected easily and quickly. Some phone drivers tend to stay in your system eventhough you might not clearly see them. I also used the 15 seconds ADB installer, for what it's worth. Maybe you guys should try that.
radiohead14 said:
It's possible that you guys just had previous drivers installed that were conflicting. I doubt it's Windows 10, as mine connected easily and quickly. Some phone drivers tend to stay in your system eventhough you might not clearly see them. I also used the 15 seconds ADB installer, for what it's worth. Maybe you guys should try that.
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Even when trying the 15 second ADB installer, made no difference...
For this very reason, I upgraded my PC from Windows 10 to Windows 8.1, couldn't of been any happier.
I second the adb installer. It's easy, although the topic is more related to drivers that are outright rejected by the system. Sometimes, it's the fault of the certificate, or the lack of~. If there were old drivers, the device would've been recognised, and not treated as an "unknown device". I was livid when my Nexus 7 wouldn't work. XP It's basically a method of avoiding possible bugs or certificate issues. Again, you're correct in suggesting the adb installer! It takes the faff out of the job!
kanej2006 said:
Even when trying the 15 second ADB installer, made no difference...
For this very reason, I upgraded my PC from Windows 10 to Windows 8.1, couldn't of been any happier.
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I dunno. I would start with a clean install of Windows 10, cause , to my surprise, it's different than the upgraded version! It's utter madness. The clean one is more stable, faster, less glitchy, AND DOESN'T BREAK MY WoL SETUP AFTER EVERY F...UPDATE!!!... I'm not mad... ?
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I dunno. I would start with a clean install of Windows 10, cause , to my surprise, it's different than the upgraded version! It's utter madness. The clean one is more stable, faster, less glitchy, AND DOESN'T BREAK MY WoL SETUP AFTER EVERY F...UPDATE!!!... I'm not mad... ?
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I have a clean install of Win 10 also. Maybe that's why I didn't have connection/driver issues. Reason I mentioned old drivers being hidden was because that's exactly what happened to me with a Nexus 6 before doing a clean install. My computer wouldn't recognize it also, and it just kept showing unknown device. I had old Samsung and ZTE drivers still hiding in my system, and the only way I found them was when I used this Nexus tool: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475
Hii to all having issues with windows and android..
One thing
I have already the fall creators update before it is even released ( Oktober 17 it will be official )
Love to use windows and usually do not have trouble with android and Windows
The thing is, if you need the extra administrative privilege you need to go under
Settings then
recovery then
advanced then
restart the system for advanced options
And then choose for some drivers like adb fastboot and other stuff.. choose some opitons
You will be given like options from 1 to 9 or 10..
then you press the number 7
Number 7 means you will remove the extra driver signature the windows is asking for every driver
After pressing 7 the system will reboot..
then you need to reinstall the adb fastboot drivers
Now it will give you a window with red color .. asking you.. do you want to install this driver without the signature that is usually required..
and then you click on yes..
from that point on you will allways have that driver installed and
working in the way it should or let me say in the way every driver works after you install it..
And yes it is trouble sometimes to get adb and other android stuff working on windows 10
couse it sometimes is the way that you have all the correct files and did all the correct steps
But the thing is it is not working couse windows 10 is in that point not letting you to do that thing
couse it things its harmfull for you system or sometimes you just need to put one setting off or on
and Voillaa everything is working..
So do not give up on things try to google out the solution by the error or you tube is having
often some good tutorials on what and how it needs to be done in windows 10
hello
my windows store is deleted for some reason and all the other windows apps like mail and photos too.
i tried a lot to get it back but nothing works! well thats not true. i have reset the whole windows and after that it worked again, but now everything is gone again.
if i run a troubleshooter, it says something about BITS.
also sometimes if i turn on my laptop, it turns black after logging in. i don't now if it has something to do with it.
i hope somebody nows whats going on and can help me out because this problem is really anoying.
sorry for my bad english, i am dutch.
MilanVLaar said:
hello
my windows store is deleted for some reason and all the other windows apps like mail and photos too.
i tried a lot to get it back but nothing works! well thats not true. i have reset the whole windows and after that it worked again, but now everything is gone again.
if i run a troubleshooter, it says something about BITS.
also sometimes if i turn on my laptop, it turns black after logging in. i don't now if it has something to do with it.
i hope somebody nows whats going on and can help me out because this problem is really anoying.
sorry for my bad english, i am dutch.
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Backup any data that you don't want to lose and store it somewhere other than on your laptop's internal storage. Then download the hardware drivers(including any BIOS updates) for your specific laptop and the drivers for any other external hardware that you use with the laptop. Then do a complete format and reinstallation of Windows 10 using a Windows 10 .iso. Then reinstall your laptop's hardware drivers, starting with your chipset drivers, then video and audio drivers, then the rest of your laptop's various hardware drivers, then drivers for any external hardware that you use with the laptop.
Then you can copy your backed up data back to your laptop.
If you reinstall the system, you need to enter the license key. Even if you rolled back or transferred Windows to a new laptop, you still have to enter the key. When I bought a new PC I had to completely transfer the system to the new PC and consequently change 7 to 10 windows. I re-downloaded drivers, all necessary applications, installer packages. But then it wouldn't start because the system failed. My laptop has a new boot system that has been changed and it was not possible to just run windup from a flash drive. I bought the windows 10 pro key separately and entered it to activate all the packages. Everything worked.
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