i have tried to install Windows 8 Preview Version

the Code given does not work when i try and install

i get error message saying invalid code therefore will not install

can anyone advise please ??

borris12

It sounds like your download is corrupt. Did you get it from an approved site or a Torrent site?
This is the approved site (http://www.forumswindows8.com/news/official-ms-download-site-win-8-rp-beta-6538.htm).

The proper installation mention is shown here (http://www.forumswindows8.com/installation-setup/steps-install-win-8-rp-when-released-read-before-you-download-iso-file-6411.htm).

Also, the 25 digit Registration Key, needs to be entered in ALL CAPS.

The proper key is on the MS download page, where you get the Download ISO file.
The Key you're using must match the Version of Win-8 that you're trying to install.

Good Luck,
TechnoMage :cool:

Also, the 25 digit Registration Key, needs to be entered in ALL CAPS.

The proper key is on the MS download page, where you get the Download ISO file.
The Key you're using must match the Version of Win-8 that you're trying to install.

Good Luck,
TechnoMage :cool:



i got the ISO file off the Microsoft website

the code is done exactly the same as written by Microsoft

in capitals etc

Then I guess, we have to go back to what we've been saying for months.....

Re-Download the ISO and burn it to a DVD using the slowest burn speed.

Boot your PC with the new DVD and proceed with the install.

The only other problem could be that your computer is not suitable for Win-8.
We've seen that many times, so far.

Good Luck!

TM :cool:

Then I guess, we have to go back to what we've been saying for months.....

Re-Download the ISO and burn it to a DVD using the slowest burn speed.

Boot your PC with the new DVD and proceed with the install.

The only other problem could be that your computer is not suitable for Win-8.
We've seen that many times, so far.

Good Luck!

TM :cool:

i tried a new iso file download on a new disc

it gets as far as add install code, it then says invalid code

my computer is running i5 750 cpu,5gb ddr3 memory,90gb ssd hard drive,1gb graphics card
so is well capable of running Windows 8 i would have thought

Well, it does sound capable enough.....

I'm a computer tech, so if I were there I'm sure I could figure it out, but repair by Internet is pretty Iffy.

Did you reformat the drive before starting the install? (just curious)

TM :cool:

Well, it does sound capable enough.....

I'm a computer tech, so if I were there I'm sure I could figure it out, but repair by Internet is pretty Iffy.

Did you reformat the drive before starting the install? (just curious)

TM :cool:

i did format the hard drive

i have installed OS on desktops and laptops before so i am pretty able to do this

it is just weird

Weird? Possibly, but I'd rather suspect it's just some simple little thing that you're missing.

From your ISP, I see you're a little too far away for me to say "bring it on over here and I'll fix it". Eh?

With the three different versions of Win-8 Beta, I've probably installed W8 over a dozen times at least, with, so far, NO Problems. They have all been CLEAN installs, except for one overlay install that also went off without issue.

So I'm really having a hard time relating to just what's causing your problem.

Good Luck!
TM :cool:

Weird? Possibly, but I'd rather suspect it's just some simple little thing that you're missing.

From your ISP, I see you're a little too far away for me to say "bring it on over here and I'll fix it". Eh?

With the three different versions of Win-8 Beta, I've probably installed W8 over a dozen times at least, with, so far, NO Problems. They have all been CLEAN installs, except for one overlay install that also went off without issue.

So I'm really having a hard time relating to just what's causing your problem.

Good Luck!
TM :cool:

i would love to bring it over sounds really good

if it does not fix i could get a sun tan where you are

Last week, when Tropical Storm Debby was crawling through here, we had several days of dark clouds and tons of rain. Sort of like London! Ha Ha!

But today is all clear and over 100 degrees F on my front porch and 93F here at my PC.
My poor little PC would probably have a heat stroke if I didn't have 11 fans in there, whirrrrrring away.
You could definitely get either a nice tan or one heck of a sun-burn here today.

Well, if at first you don't succeed, try and try again. That's all I can say, from here.

Give my best to the Queen!

TechnoMage :cool:

Last week, when Tropical Storm Debby was crawling through here, we had several days of dark clouds and tons of rain. Sort of like London! Ha Ha!

But today is all clear and over 100 degrees F on my front porch and 93F here at my PC.
My poor little PC would probably have a heat stroke if I didn't have 11 fans in there, whirrrrrring away.
You could definitely get either a nice tan or one heck of a sun-burn here today.

Well, if at first you don't succeed, try and try again. That's all I can say, from here.

Give my best to the Queen!

TechnoMage :cool:

i live in the centre of the UK near Birmingham

we have had our worst June weather for over 100 yrs
it has not stopped raining for nearly a month and temps are about 15c -20c at most
the country has had floods every where, thunderstorms everything

nothing like sun tan weather
i am really envious of you over there

thanks for your advice about the pc

Well, the whole worlds weather is going crazy this year.
We've had three named storms touch our state so far. First time in history, for so many so early in the season.

I have had people send me computers to fix, from half way across the US, but none yet from the UK.

Good luck to you!

TM :cool:

I wonder if your problem could be related to the NX Bios problem. I realize you are not getting the same error message as that involves, but it might be worth looking at. A Google search (https://www.google.com/search?q=win+8+NX+disabled+in+bios&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&ie=&oe=) shows many discussions of this. Can't hurt.

That is exactly what I thought after re-reading the thread. Win 8 RP should install on that system. A simple BIOS check would reveal that NX (it's also named XD by some) is enabled or disabled. If disabled, then enable it, issue should be solved.

Please let us know how it goes.

Cat

Be careful! Some motherboard BIOS's don't have that setting.
Mine Doesn't!!!

However, I have a six year old eMachine on my bench that DOES have it.

TM :cool:

Unfortunately, if your Bios does not have this setting, you might be out of luck. It sometimes becomes kind of a crap shoot, especially with older PC's. I believe TM was able to install on a pretty old system, but I do not recall if that was Win 8 CP or Win 8 RP.

With Win 8 RP this extra security setting is now being enforced. And I suspect this will continue when Win 8 is released.

For those who have never heard of "NX Technology" before, here is some info on the subject.

Introduction to NX technology (http://nomachine.com/documentation/html/intr-technology.html)

On my own MSI motherboard, there are no "Enable or Disable" options for NX, it's never mentioned, so I'm just guessing that it's ON by default, as I imagine it may be on most newer motherboards.
The BIOS in many Brand Name PC's, is just so basic that about all you can set is the time and date and boot order.
NX, on or off? Forgetaboutit!!!

They call this testing....right? OK, so I'm testing this NX thing.:rolleyes:

The Test PC:
eMachine, vintage 2004
NX is turned off
1.5 gig DDR RAM
Seagate, 500 gig SATA II HD
LG, DVD writer/reader

Procedure:
Go into bios and turn OFF NX.
Temporarily, Connect a spare hard drive, set PC to boot to DVD.
Boot up with Win-8/RP/32, DVD (a known GOOD DVD)
After boot, entered the Registration Key (so far so good)*
* Just enter the Key, in all caps, with no dashes or spaces. The installer will put in the necessary dashes.
OK, the Lic. Agreement
Select the "Custom" install option.
Told the installer to reformat the HD to NTFS. (was in FAT-32)
Install proceeded normally.
(waiting for install to finish. In the mean time, I took this pic.)
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g90/DrWho1943/Computer%20Stuff/w832test.jpg

Yes, I just happened to have a 500gig Seagate SATA II drive laying around with a Two-Fan cooler already attached. (one of my many Scratch Drives) They last longer, when you keep them COOL. :)

Later:
OK, the install is complete and everything is working but the sound. Win-8 has No drivers for the 8 yr old sound chip on this motherboard. No big surprise there!
The on-board video is operating nicely at 1024x768 resolution.

I've installed, Classic Shell, Firefox, Shockwave, Flash, AVG 2012 FREE,
and everything is working, AOK.

I just checked with the BIOS, and NX is still turned OFF.
I don't want to say that this test totally Debunks the "NX must be activated" theory, but in this case with this 8 year old eMachine, it does.

It's been an interesting test.
Now I've got just one more PC, running Win-8/RP/32.

TechnoMage :cool:

I believe this must be machine specific because there have been several posts that enabling this setting seems to have fixed the OP's problem. As with all other things, each setup is different.

Hello everyone, I was googling to find an answer to my problem and stumbled across this thread. I think I might have the NX Technology bug, 'cos I have the same problem to.

I don't understand the Introduction to NX Technology stuff that Technomage put a link to. It talks about something called X-Windows. Is that like Windows but with something extra? Do I need to buy it from that company before my Windows 8 will work? I was thinking about asking them, but maybe you guys have some ideas?

Arthur, welcome to the Forum.

No, you do not need any extra paid S/W. This refers to a subsystem built into Windows. If you have this installation failure, we are not positive the original OP's problem has been solved. We were just trying different things to solve the problem.

Generally the NX problem manifests with a different error about the CPU not being compatible with this version of Windows. We just suggested trying this.

If you do not see this change in your Bios, then you are probably not able to change it. If your PC is newer, this will probably not cause you a problem.

In your case I might suggest starting from scratch. Download the ISO file again (http://www.forumswindows8.com/news/official-ms-download-site-win-8-rp-beta-6538.htm)Burn a new DVD using a slow burn (4X maximum burn rate), boot to the DVD and choose a Custom Install, point to the correct partition where you wish to install Win 8 RP.

Ok thats good. I like the new windows8 but dont understand all that stuff about x-windows and windows 8. Its too complicated for me.

I would not worry about it. If you download the ISO from an approved site (http://www.forumswindows8.com/news/official-ms-download-site-win-8-rp-beta-6538.htm), burn it to a DVD using a slow burn (4X maximum), boot to the DVD and choose Custom Install, then if your PC is capable, it will install, if your PC is not capable it will not install. Don't be scared by the complexity. You do not have to understand any of that. I don't either.

So Ted, watta ya think of my test rig?

On this 8 year old motherboard, there's not one single 'Bulging Capacitor'.
But the original WD hard drive was doing the Click, Click, Click thing,
then it would run OK for a while before clicking again. Typical WD performance. :(

Even with just 1.5 gig's of DDR ram, W8 is running acceptably well. Go figure!

:cool:

I know there are some older PC's (probably owned by older people, LOL) that work fine with Win 8 RP, and some that do not work at all. It's hard to understand, so I'm not going to even try.

Nice test though. It just proves that not all the things we are told about work the same for every setup. Weird.

In response to TM's post, some of those older 8 to 10 year old computers are better than what's being sold today. Especially with notebooks, I know this. Older ones were made of real aluminum/magnesium & held up really well. Today's are made of recycled plastic & many are flimsy, especially the monitor hinges.

And some of these older computers can probably run Windows 8 quite well. It may be that a new GPU (video card) is needed, there are low profile ones for small form factor (SFF) desktops. As long as there's a slot for the card, & adequate power, an older computer can still have a lot of life in it.

Probably the weakest link is the DDR RAM, some MB's only allows for 1GB, but there's others that can hold 4GB. One ought to get decent performance with 2GB running 32 bit Win 8 RP.

TM's test rig looks good to me. Knowing him, he took the time to clean it up, repair/replace any faulty components & fine tune everything to run as good as possible. I know of a man who takes older computers in, no matter the shape, he usually can take 3 older computers & make 1 good one from the parts, w/o buying anything extra, except for essentials like thermal paste, canned air, etc.

But if an older computer won't install 8 RP, yet CP ran perfectly fine, then it's my educated guess that the NX feature is either not enabled, or not a BIOS option. Though most CPU's built in this century (post 2000) supports the feature.

However, if the BIOS doesn't support NX, & the user is a rookie at this, w/no technical expertise whatsoever, DON'T ATTEMPT IT!! Get assistance from a knowledgeable person, whether it be one who is an experienced enthusiast (who knows what he/she is doing) or a reputable computer repair shop. Get references, many are fly by nights, here this month, gone 3 months later.

I don't even like to do this procedure, except when absolutely necessary. Which brings up another point, just because the OEM offers a BIOS update, doesn't mean that it will benefit the user. There is one for my MSI, but since I don't have a BluRay player, it doesn't pertain to me, so I passed on it.

Cat

i think this windows not perfect for desktop systems. This windows work only those devices who have touch system this is my personal point of view. When i was install windows 8 in my HPCompaq Amd 64x system my mouse not work properly courser not showing properly but selection was working i don't know what's problem with my mouse.

I have a HP desktop with an AMD Athlon X2 x64 CPU (see my Specs below), mine runs perfectly fine. Only thing that doesn't work is my built in wi-fi card, which doesn't matter to me, as it's the "G" type. I have a "N-150" USB type that picks up stronger & has faster download speeds. Plus I connect to the internet by Ethernet (wired) connection, as it's more secure.

So really, I don't see that as a glitch at all.

Cat

i think this windows not perfect for desktop systems. This windows work only those devices who have touch system this is my personal point of view. When i was install windows 8 in my HPCompaq Amd 64x system my mouse not work properly courser not showing properly but selection was working i don't know what's problem with my mouse.

I believe your installation is corrupted if you are having problems on a desktop system. This OS works very well with conventional desktops and laptops without any touch capabilities.

I would suggest a complete Custom Install.