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Ddynamo

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Laptop Finally Busted. [Need Help Creating Installation Media]
« on: September 06, 2015, 07:40:20 am »
My laptop finally died on me, one of the files required for it to boot up is either missing or corrupted (Winload.efi). I'm looking for instructions on how to create installation media, because I can't figure out how to create it on my own. I have a 16GB flash drive with me, so any help would be appreciated. It's using Windows 8.
« Last Edit: September 06, 2015, 07:52:48 am by Ddynamo »
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Helgoland

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Re: Laptop Finally Busted. [Need Help Creating Installation Media]
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2015, 05:03:10 pm »
I can't help you directly, sorry, but I think you'd have better chances on the Life Advice portion subforum.
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Re: Laptop Finally Busted. [Need Help Creating Installation Media]
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2015, 05:42:03 pm »
Are you looking to repair Windows 8, or just burn it down and start over with a new OS? I'm not sure how to do the former, but I do know how to make something you can boot to do the latter.
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