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    Windows 8 Windows cannot install required files - Windows 8 / Windows 7

    Hi all, indeed it was the memory that caused the problems. I swapped the memories with some spare DIMMs I had and everything went smoothly! :) Thanks a lot for your help. Because the PC was working earlier, I wouldn't have thought that the memory was the culprit.
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    Windows 8 Windows cannot install required files - Windows 8 / Windows 7

    Hi all, firstly thanks for tackling with my issue. Actually, I only created a new MSDOS partition table in the 750Gb hdd by using a GParted Live CD. I created the partitions for Windows from inside the Windows Installation. The hard disks are connected to the MB through a SATA 2 connection...
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    Windows 8 Windows cannot install required files - Windows 8 / Windows 7

    I downloaded Windows 8 via the official installer of Microsoft and I took the Win 7 DVD from a nearby retail store several years ago!
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    Windows 8 Windows cannot install required files - Windows 8 / Windows 7

    Hi all, I tried to do a clean installation of Windows 8 on my recently formatted computer. I have an 750Gb HDD on which I was planning to install them. I downloaded Windows 8 and used a USB Stick to boot it. Everything was going smoothly when at the second stage of installation "Preparing files...
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    Windows 7 Memory Issue on External Hard Drive Installation

    Firstly, thanks for your answer. :D I have spent the whole day, googling and searching for a possible solution throughout the web. It is certainly not an easy issue. I have already considered the solution you proposed, which is certainly the easiest one, but firstly, I want to eliminate every...
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    Windows 7 Memory Issue on External Hard Drive Installation

    I have a Sony VGN-FZ21M laptop that it lacks an internal HDD. Wanting to use it, I have managed to install Windows 7 x64 on a USB 2.0 External HDD. There is certainly a performance decrease due to the External HDD's speed but I can live on that. So, although the laptop has 2GB of RAM, I am...
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