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Tech Question: Windows 8.1 Install..

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:23 pm
by VinceBordenIII
I'm doing the CompTIA a+. A real refresher. Anywho, I need to install Window 8/8.1 on a VM so I can peruse.
Lots of keys for sale on eBay. Cheap, too.
Hmmmm....

Any clues?

Re: Tech Question: Windows 8.1 Install..

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:29 pm
by Animal
go into DOS and do a >delete c:

that should get it going. thanks.

Re: Tech Question: Windows 8.1 Install..

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:30 pm
by VinceBordenIII
Flumper wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:29 pm go into DOS and do a >delete c:

that should get it going. thanks.
I think you mean format c:

Re: Tech Question: Windows 8.1 Install..

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:44 pm
by Animal
VinceBordenIII wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:30 pm
Flumper wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:29 pm go into DOS and do a >delete c:

that should get it going. thanks.
I think you mean format c:
hmmm... could be. but i would do it in a do loop starting with: Do n = 1,20.

just to make sure it works.

Re: Tech Question: Windows 8.1 Install..

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:34 pm
by QillerDaemon
I use Virtual Box on Ubuntu to load VMs of Win7, OS/2 3.1, Minix3, Plan9, and shitz'ngiggles, Windows for Workgroups. It's been pretty solid so far.

Re: Tech Question: Windows 8.1 Install..

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 12:03 am
by VinceBordenIII
QillerDaemon wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:34 pm I use Virtual Box on Ubuntu to load VMs of Win7, OS/2 3.1, Minix3, Plan9, and shitz'ngiggles, Windows for Workgroups. It's been pretty solid so far.
I’m using virtual box. Ubuntu and Windows 10. Need free or cheap windows 8.

Re: Tech Question: Windows 8.1 Install..

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:07 pm
by VinceBordenIII
Yeah I don't think you can do that anymore. No key, no Next.

Re: Tech Question: Windows 8.1 Install..

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 5:39 pm
by Zerobeat
https://www.gvgmall.com

Cheap keys, ymmv.

Re: Tech Question: Windows 8.1 Install..

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 5:00 pm
by VinceBordenIII
Update: I bought a key cheap, works like a charm. I guess they get them from users who have moved on to another os?

Re: Tech Question: Windows 8.1 Install..

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:34 pm
by Nero
They still want 8.1 for A+? That's nuts.

Re: Tech Question: Windows 8.1 Install..

Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 2:17 am
by VinceBordenIII
I’m interested in this bare metal hypervisor. Might set one up.

Re: Tech Question: Windows 8.1 Install..

Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 2:18 am
by VinceBordenIII
Nero wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:34 pm They still want 8.1 for A+? That's nuts.
They still want vista and windows 7, too.

Re: Tech Question: Windows 8.1 Install..

Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 2:28 am
by HighNDry
Flumper wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:29 pm go into DOS and do a >delete c:

that should get it going. thanks.
Don't listen to him. He's bullshitting you. Find the System 32 folder and delete it. That should fix the issue.

Re: Tech Question: Windows 8.1 Install..

Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 4:25 am
by VinceBordenIII
No, like ESXi. Nothing between the machine and the hypervisor.
https://www.vmware.com/products/esxi-and-esx.html