FOUR. FUCKING. HOURS.
That's how much time I've spent today fighting with this stupid notebook and Windows.
First off, let me just say that Windows is the stupidest thing I've ever dealt with. Windows 8 is even stupider.
Whoever thought that the BIOS being accessible only when booting into Windows first should be killed. Then revived. Then killed again.
Secondly, ASUS should be smacked because I don't think they tested PXE. It successfully downloads something then proceeds to discard it. This is the first time I've had to run diagnostics, tools, and install via USB for years.
In this day and age where even the BIOS can see and address a USB stick, there's no reason why Windows can't. But no.... Windows is too damn stupid to figure out how to make a partition.
I had to do a few hacks via diskpart in order to create a partition to install on.
I finally got Windows 7 installed thanks to Smart86 for telling me that Win7 drivers are finally available.
Everything works. Except USB3. The USB3 drivers that are available apparently don't work for the OS that's installed. *facepalm*
For the record, USB3 works just fine within various Linux distros out of box without issues.
I hate you Microsoft.
>>51251869
>I had to do a few hacks via diskpart in order to create a partition to install on.
kek 0/10 technical abilities.
works on my machine :^)
>Whoever thought that the BIOS being accessible only when booting into Windows first
No matter how many times I read that sentence, it doesn't make any sense.
>>51251869
So you're saying you'd prefer a mac?
But anon why are you trying to hack you're computer it comes pre-installed windows just boot and go =^)
All the apps you need are in the Windows App Store =^)
>>51252180
here i'll help you, i'm able to translate idiot
"i don't understand how to use windows 8 advanced startup options"
>>51251869
Lrn2pc
>BUT WINDOWS JUST WERKS
winfags WILL defend this.
No worry OP, I had problems with a lelnovo laptop i was mending too.
For the record, It originally came with windows 8 and even had a fucking sticker on it.
Installation was bonked because it was abused by tech retards.
Installed Win 8.1 as the owner desired.
Didn't work at first because Windows decided It won't partition the drive but I had an old flashdrive with bootrepair disk so I formatted the entire hdd to fat32 with gparted.
Nothing worked.
No GPU,
no wlan,
NOT EVEN THE FUCKING ETHERNET.
>>51251869
I think you are the one who is stupid.
>>51252585
>I formatted the entire hdd to fat32 with gparted
Literally more retarded that OP
wow.
>>51251869
First off, tell me the original problem. Then, tell us your proposed solution. They tell us what difficulties you had. Also state make and model of pc.
we've all had days like this OP, this is why people with money just throw their hands up and buy a mac. i wonder if the top tier surface book will have these microsoft-y problems as well.
>>51252265
But the BIOS has nothing to do with windows.
>>51251869
>Too fucking stupid to google key combinations for UEFI access.
>>51252646
Sorry for not being a fucking retard who likes wasting time on installing an OS but it was the quickest and dirtiest solution I came up with.
Unlike Windows, Linux just happens to fucking work like it was intended to.
Thank God I was paid for doing it.
I can't imagine having to put up with so many chores while maintaining my own machine.
>>51252806
You aren't fooling anyone. All you have to do is click on the drive and then either just nuke the partitions or make your own. The disk manager within the windows installer works just fine.
>>51252646
>>51252857
like clockwork
>>51252891
What is there to defend? You are literally making up stupid shit. It's hard to figure out what your motive is.
>>51252891
mild kek
>>51251869
>Get thinkpad with Win 8.1
>Make a recovery drive or some shit onto usb drive, supposed to be able revert everything even if hdd if wiped
>Well good fucking luck
>Try to recover from the drive
>Goes fucking slow as fuck up to 50%
>Then halts, a white sad face emoticon appears on a blue background
>A goddamn full-screen emoticon in OS recovery procedure, what the fuck
>Some error message flashes faster than usain bolt, no chance to read it
>Machine boots back to troubleshooting mode, tells me basically "there was an error"
Am I supposed to take a picture of the error with camera or what? How the fuck is this acceptable? Any person who is even remotely affiliated with Microsoft should be painfully executed.
>>51251869
>>51252585
>>51252806
>>51252934
there's an easy solution you know guys
>>51252979
check out this fucking hipster memer over here
>>51252979
I already have a solution - Linux. I just wanted to take a backup of the Windows installation in case I resell the piece of shit, but apparently Microsoft doesn't want that.
>>51251869
Laptops are shit because they lock the bios. Can't over clock and can't duel boot Linux.
>>51252979
You forgot to put a bunsen burner under that coffeepot
>>51253015
So you couldn't figure out how to install windows, just to make a backup of a fresh install and then install linux on it?
For fucks sake kid go back to the drawing board, you are trying way too hard to fit in here.
>>51253125
>he doesn't even drink cold brew
>>51251869
>can't N2computer
>blames the gates
sounds bout right, isn't it your bed time kid?
>>51253167
It already had the Windows installed, dumb shit, there was no installation media or anything so I created the recovery drive exactly as described in the instructions at Lenovo site, and the shit just doesn't work. This is the piece of shit called windows that idiots like you defend.
>>51253250
>relying on a recovery drive instead of imaging the disc
this is the kind of tech retard you linux asshats defend
>>51253314
>You need to create an image of the whole hdd to restore windows
What a technological marvel
>>51253366
>implying it's not that way for every os and that there's ever been any version of a system recovery that actually worked that didn't involve imaging the disk
maybe this will make you feel better
https://youtu.be/o6_EFE_63wY
>>51253065
*Can duel boot linux
> I doo it every day, son!
>>51253250
Or no one uses it because that shit loses suport almost immediately, as an update comes up. Don't blame windows for lenovo's fuck up
>>51251869
>Windows 8 is even stupider.
top of the kek best post
>weenows ate
>>51251869
Honestly that's what you get for buying a laptop. Proprietary disposable shit.
>>51251869
Holy shit just fucking install Linux you retard.
>>51251869
yeah the whole safeboot crap is a pain in the ass
It took you 4 hours to realize that you're incompetent?
>>51251869
Sounds like u need to up ur game.
good evening friend my name is Murali please kindly let me know how I can be of assistance we want to assure the best genuine Windows experience for you
>>51253188
>tfw thats a hario vacume pot for hot coffee
do you even 3rd wave?
>>51252742
Its called UEFI (probably, most modern computers use it) and most don't need to you to boot to windows to access it. But you can
>>51252180
I think what he means is "WHY IS THERE NO METRO APP FOR BIOS OMG I HATE REBOOTING"
