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jacensolo
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Joined: December 20, 2011
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|  Posted: 2012-11-17 14:37
I know this isn't a tech support forum. So please don't think I'm deliberatetly spamming. I'm reinstalling Darkspace now as I write this, because I don't know where else to turn.
I am trying to upgrade windows XP to windows 8.
The installation works perfectly untill it has gotten to the point of the reboots and the windows 8 logo's that are part of the Windows 8 boot.
After around the 4th reboot, it simply says it has failed to install. It says this rather briefly, and in a old DOS based format. The it reboots XP and says it has reverted back to the previous configuration. It takes around 1 hour to get to that point, so it's rather frustrating that I haven't even got any idea's about what to do.
I am really intent on fixing my computer up to Windows 8, becuase XP is just a joke for a PC of this caliber. Plus it will help me to play games. I'll even subscribe to Darkspace if this works! 
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The Fridge
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From: In Your Fridge, Eating your Foods.
| Posted: 2012-11-17 15:04
Well what kind of specs do you have that'd make XP a "joke".
XP is on the same level as Win 7.
Although i admit XP is getting on in years now.
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jacensolo
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| Posted: 2012-11-17 15:10
It's a Core 2 Quad core with 4 gigs of RAM. Allthough I suppose you're right the point about XP is a matter opinion.
So, any ideas on how to fix this error?
I can't find the error log for Win 8 upgrades...
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Two Face
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Joined: November 30, 2009
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| Posted: 2012-11-17 15:19
Try booting from the windows 8 dvd and not from xp and do a clean install not an upgrade.
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The Fridge
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From: In Your Fridge, Eating your Foods.
| Posted: 2012-11-17 15:19
Well i can tell you have a system that's be nice with Win 7 at least.
As i'm not upgrading i can only advise you go to the Microsoft Forums or a tech site until Jack or maybe Eledore tells you something.
To a kind of laymen like me on OS's it sounds like some part of the system can't handle it.
And like Two Face said, try a boot CD.
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jacensolo
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| Posted: 2012-11-17 15:30
hmm. I actually went into the store with over £100 with me to buy a full version of Windows 8. The store clerk insisted that I buy the upgrade, and told me that the full version had been "re-called."
So here I am with this stupid upgrade version.
Mabey to get this moving a bit: Do any of you know what kind of file would contain the log for the upgrade attempt? If you do I think I can manage to paste the error code into google...
I haven't installed any windows for a while now, but if any of you have, and you remember what the error log file names are, please let me know.
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Two Face
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| Posted: 2012-11-17 15:45
Ive never needed to look at the log before so not sure if this is the right place, Run - %windir%\Windowsupdate.log
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Psychosis
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| Posted: 2012-11-17 15:58
Sounds like you have the wrong drivers for the hard drive controller to me at a guess.
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Hakketak
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Joined: March 24, 2009
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| Posted: 2012-11-17 16:35
is the upgrade cd for upgrading win 7 to win 8 only? or it explicitly says "suitable to upgrade all windows versions" or something like that?
otherwise clean install has helped me in some occaissons
other option: when installing windows did u divide HD in paritions, and if yes, is the partition holding win xp large enough to install win 8 on?
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Sparkx
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Joined: September 11, 2012
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From: St. Pete, FL
| Posted: 2012-11-17 16:42
Make sure your installing the 32 or 64 bit version for your system. I heard that when upgrading from XP, that you have to do a clean install or it will fail. Make sure to back up all your data...
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jacensolo
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Joined: December 20, 2011
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| Posted: 2012-11-17 16:56
Thanks for all your help, fellow Dark space fanatics. Fixed.
It turns out that it wasn't an upgrade version. It was the full version. I am talking to you now from the full on luxury of a Windows 8 system.
Yay for me! 
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Sparkx
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From: St. Pete, FL
| Posted: 2012-11-17 17:56
Now if they would just make a real windows version that was not made to look like CrApple to compete with them. Guess Win7 Pro will be on my system for a few more years... 
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DiepLuc
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| Posted: 2012-11-17 20:53
Does Darkspace run smoothly on Win8?
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Brutality
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| Posted: 2012-11-17 21:00
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Does Darkspace run smoothly on Win8?
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yup runs as flawlessly as it did on Windows 7. Not a bad upgrade for $40 if you ask me. But I did disable metro and re-enabled the start menu.
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Null Pointer
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| Posted: 2012-11-17 21:34
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On 2012-11-17 21:00, Fatal Brutality *COM* wrote:
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On 2012-11-17 20:53, chlorophyll wrote:
Does Darkspace run smoothly on Win8?
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yup runs as flawlessly as it did on Windows 7. Not a bad upgrade for $40 if you ask me. But I did disable metro and re-enabled the start menu.
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They made that possible?
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