windows 7 to windows 8.
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I have a Toshiba windows 8 laptop that broke but, I have a Toshiba windows 7 that works fine how can i put windows 8 on the windows 7 laptop that works . I hope some one can help.
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#2
You should if be able to simply install Windows 8 using the product key on your windows 8 laptop.
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(Nov 04, 2013, 19:16 pm)Kingfish Wrote: You should if be able to simply install Windows 8 using the product key on your windows 8 laptop.

I have tried that and nothing happened someone said something about the bios system something was change for windows 8 UFI or something.
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Do you mean turning off UEFI/Secure Boot mode (not the same thing, but similar topics) and turn on BIOS/Legacy mode?
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(Nov 05, 2013, 16:36 pm)anojoker Wrote: I have tried that and nothing happened someone said something about the bios system something was change for windows 8 UFI or something.

When you say 'nothing happened' what do you mean? the os never installed? the serial was not accepted? activation failed?
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Do u have a windows 8 disk? Just boot from the disk and do a clean install then use the product key on the win 8 laptop it suppose to work.. it should work..

if u ask me ur better off with win 7 thou
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(Nov 05, 2013, 23:25 pm)darkj6 Wrote: Do u have a windows 8 disk? Just boot from the disk and do a clean install then use the product key on the win 8 laptop it suppose to work.. it should work..

if u ask me ur better off with win 7 thou

I have it working now all i did was make it harder for my self. I going through Chemo so my thinking is a little slow thank all you guys so much everybody was so helpful . NEVER STOP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING MY FRIENDS KEEP SHARING AND HELPING MATE.

(Nov 06, 2013, 01:04 am)anojoker Wrote:
(Nov 05, 2013, 23:25 pm)darkj6 Wrote: Do u have a windows 8 disk? Just boot from the disk and do a clean install then use the product key on the win 8 laptop it suppose to work.. it should work..

if u ask me ur better off with win 7 thou

I have it working now all i did was make it harder for my self. I going through Chemo so my thinking is a little slow thank all you guys so much everybody was so helpful . NEVER STOP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING MY FRIENDS KEEP SHARING AND HELPING MATE.

And i do like 7 better but my son like 8 so what he wants i try to do i just hope i have time more for all my sons. Confused
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