Mar 17, 2013 - PBR Image drive and WINRETOOLS drive are the recovery. Be sure you have a Windows 8 key sticker though as Dell recovery disks now ask.
RECOMMENDED:Windows XP, a version of the Windows operating system that is going strong thirteen years after its 2001 release, came with a handy feature to repair the corrupted Windows installation. If you ever installed or reinstalled Windows XP operating system, you probably remember the option titled Repair Windows installation that appeared during the install process.The Repair Windows XP installation option was one of the best features of the Windows XP operating system as it allowed users to repair the installation without losing data and installed programs.However, unlike Windows XP, its successors Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 don’t feature Repair Windows installation option and instead offer a variety of other features to, including advanced commands. I upgraded from Windows 7 to 8 and then updated to 8.1. I have no DVD containing 8.1 and the product key is for update only – not installation. This means that even if I pay for an installation DVD it is useless.
I also have removed my Microsoft Account which should not be necessary to run MY computer. All this means that there is no option to repair Windows. My dealings with the tech. Chat line suggest they take people through irrelevant hoops and after making the problem seem very complicated they ask for money. Windows 8.1 seems to become corrupt using very popular software and the tecks. Appear to have no idea what to do. I have found several instances of problems I have solved myself involving a simple adjustment after being told the problem required in depth investigation.
Like John above I will be seeking alternatives to Microsoft ASAP.Fritz says. Machine had Win 8.0 as an OEM preinstall no install diskUpgraded to Win 8.1 via Windows store no install disk, no reinstall optionThis is now the norm for Windows.Please update you article with the alternate procedure for users of preinstalled WindowsTo help with this update is this reply from a Microsoft employee on a Microsoft forumHi,1.
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Are you facing any issue with the Windows 8.1 Operating System?2. So, I installed 8.1, hoping it would calm down the farce that is Windows 8 and now I cannot boot my BRAND NEW Alienware 17 laptop!!
It says the issue is in a windows system file. Alienware refuses to assist me, putting my one year warranty to waste, and insists that I can only go to Microsoft with this issue because the OS is the problem and Alienware (and my approximately ONE MONTH old system) doesn’t support 8.1. I cannot afford to pay for Microsoft service, so I am either stuck with a broken computer or returning a brand new one. Either way, Microsoft, you need to get a clue. No one likes this OS – not everyone is going touch screen and this OS shouldn’t even be available on systems that aren’t touch screens! I am disappointed in your company and the Alienware corporation as well because you both promised and didn’t deliver. I’m sick of having to troubleshoot my way through everything.