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    I have been using Android and iOS devices. I really have not cared how they sleep, because it is transparent. That is, I as the user, do not need to care about whether it is on or sleep, because if I play a music or connect to a messenger, they keep playing
    or stay connected even though I turn off the screen.
    Now, traditional desktop Windows determines idle time by keyboard/mouse input. If there is no keyboard/mouse input, the computer sleeps no matter how many CPU-intensive applications are running, unless the application explicitly prevents the system from
    sleeping. Unlike Android/iOS devices, Windows desktop sleep means stopping everything, as far as I know. It is as if the system is turned off, but the RAM content is being preserved.
    I am curious about how Windows tablets (not RT, but real Windows 8.1) behave. If I turn off the screen, the system sleeps as in the sense of desktop Windows? Or do they work like Android/iOS devices?
    In short, do Windows 8.1 tablets sleep in a special way, or in the tradition desktop way?

    Hi Jeong,
    If you turn off the screen of Windows 8.1 tablet,the system won't enter into sleep mode.
    It just mean the screen has been turn off.
    I suggest that you refer to the following article  to understand the sleep mode.
    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/how-shut-down-turn-off-pc
    Regards,
    Kelvin Xu
    TechNet Community Support

  • HDD failure, I'd like to know how to get Windows 7 back on it.

    Hello everyone, I've had a HDD issue lately, but before I move on to describe my issue, here are the specs of my notebook:
    HP Pavilion dv6-3264ca
    AMD Triple-Core CPU 2.2 Ghz
    6GB RAM
    128MB ATI Graphic Card
    750GB Toshiba HDD
    Windows 7 64-bit
    The issue:
    Recently I've had a very unfortunate HDD failure. The recovery partition wouldn't even load. I tried booting my notebook on Linux with the HDD still attached, and it wouldn't read. I extracted the HDD and placed it in an HDD-enclosuer and it still wouldn't load on Windows XP or Vista or 7. It would however read in the device manager of Windows and also in the BIOS.
    I needed to extract some high-priority data from there so I managed to retrieve all my data safely through a data recovery service, but now the drive is rendered useless. I was told a low-level format might be able to help it be usable again, and if that were to happen, the recovery partition would then be removed in the process. 
    In addition to that, I would like to install Windows 7 64-bit onto the drive, but the notebook box did not come with an installation CD, which is quite frustrating. Is there any way HP can let me download Windows 7 through some warranty service?
    I have a one-year warranty on my laptop.
    So in closing, I would like to know if I can get Windows 7 back onto my HDD for free, or if I need to go about buying Windows 7 again.
    Any advice from you kind folks?
    This question was solved.
    View Solution.

    Hi,
    Here are Two options.
    1.  If you have ( or can borrow ) a retail Windows 7 installation disc that is exactly the same version as your OEM installation - ie if your notebook came with Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit this is the exact retail version you would need.
    If you don't have access to a retail disc, you can create an installation disc yourself - just download the correct Disc Image from the link below and use an application such as ImgBurn to burn the ISO correctly to a blank DVD.
    http://www.mydigitallife.info/download-windows-7-iso-official-32-bit-and-64-bit-direct-download-link...
    Use the disc to perform the installation, enter the Windows activation key found on the underside of your notebook when requested and when the installation has completed, use the 'Phone Method' detailed in the link below to activate the OS - this method supported by Microsoft and is popular with people who just want a clean installation of Windows 7 without the additional software load normally bundled with OEM installations.
    http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/how-to-activate-windows-7-by-phone.aspx
    Any additional drivers you may need can be found Here.
    2.  You can order a replacement set of Recovery Discs using the link below - these cost around $30 if you live in the US.
    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00810334&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en
    If you have any problem with this link, order them directly from HP.
    If you live in the US, contact HP Here.
    If you are in another part of the world, start Here.
    Regards,
    DP-K
    ****Click the White thumb to say thanks****
    ****Please mark Accept As Solution if it solves your problem****
    ****I don't work for HP****
    Microsoft MVP - Windows Experience

  • How to install Windows 7/Vista as 2nd OS and retain predesktop environment (service partition)

    This is a step-by-step instruction how to install Windows Vista or Windows 7 as a second OS on a Lenovo Thinkpad that originally shipped with Windows XP AND how to retain the access to the Lenovo Service Partition.
    I have been searching the internet for instructions like these but could not find anything useful. So I am posting it
    here. Maybe this helps other users.
    I have tested the procedure below with installation of Windows Vista Ultimate (64bit) and Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit). I believe that the procedure will also work with the 32bit versions of these OSs. I am not totally convinced that this works when the OS to install is Windows XP (64bit or 32bit). XP has a completely different boot sequence compared to Vista or 7. The basic steps would remain the same, but the XP setup is less forgiving when it finds an unknown partition. If somebody wants to try it out, please post your results as a reply to this forum entry.
    Never never never try to install an older OS (like Windows 2000 or NT) as a second OS when XP is already installed! This is doomed to fail.
    The procedure below does NOT work for Linux installations. I am not a Linux wizard, but any Linux bootmanager I know about is incompatible with the Lenovo Service Partition.
    The procedure was tested on a Thinkpad R61 model 8918-B9G. It should work similar on other models.
    You definitely need a service partition with Rescue&Recovery version 4. It will NOT work with older versions of R&R or if the service partition is not a type12 partition (see below how to find out about that).
    I assume that the harddisk partitions are unmodified, i.e. still have factory settings. This is likely the case if you
    never attempted any OS install or recovery action. If this is not the case, the procedure may or may not work.
    You also need a bootable CD with a tool that can change the size of your current system partition. I was using gparted live version 0.5.2-9. ( http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ )
    Everything you do is at your own risk. I am in no way related to Lenovo, other than being a customer using their
    products.
    Step 1) Make a full backup of your harddisk. Get yourself recovery CDs for your Thinkpad model if you don't have any. The changes we are about to make can completely screw up your harddrive. A typo is sufficient for that to happen.
    Step 2) Power on the system. Check that you can boot into the Service Partition by pressing the Thinkvantage button when the startup screen appears. (Older systems may have a differently named button.) If there is a problem booting the service partition now, it is likely that the rest of this procedure will not fix it.
    Step 3) From the service partition choose 'Warmstart' to reboot the system. Reboot Windows XP, logon.
    Open a command prompt. CD to the following directory:
    \Program Files\Common Files\Lenovo\BMGR
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    \Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Lenovo\BMGR
    If you have an older IBM system the directory may be named
    \Program Files\Common Files\IBM\BMGR
    or something like that. Maybe you need to search around.
    In the following, I will call this the "BMGR dir".
    Enter the following command:
    bmgr32 /info /v
    You should get an output similar to this:
    C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Lenovo\BMGR>bmgr32 /info /v
    It's a Lenovo  MBR
    Opened Master Boot Record to see whose MBR it is.
    It's a Lenovo MBR
    Opened drive for reading
    Partition 0 the SP? no, type 0x07 is not correct
    Partition 1 the SP? (512)  Label is SERVICEV
    Using version 2.05 of Lenovo Boot Manager
    Reading: \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0
            MBR Sector 1 Index: 1   Checksum: 00    Disabled
            MBR Sector 2 Index: 4   Checksum: 03    Passed
            MBR Sector 3 Index: 5   Checksum: FD    Passed
            MBR Sector 4 Index: 6   Checksum: 58    Passed
            MBR Sector 5 Index: 7   Checksum: 96    Passed
            MBR Sector 6 Index: 8   Checksum: 7F    Passed
            Data Sector  Index: 3   Checksum: F1    Passed
            Original MBR Index: 2   Checksum: BD    Passed
            No Patch Sectors
            Checksum Byte: 00
            Think Flag: 1
            WinPE Partition (0-3): 1        Alt Boot Partition (0-3): 1
            Boot Config: 2 (Service Partition containing two Service OS's)
            Boot State: 0                   Alt Boot Flag: 0
            (Normal booting operation, will boot to Customer OS)
            RRU: 00000000 00000000          Prev Active Part: 255
            Previous Partition Type: FF     Patch IN: 0     OUT: 0
            CIRT Disabled
            TOC: 0000000000000000           Lock: 0
            Show Error: 0                   Halt on Error: 0
            CIRT Load Return: 0
            CIRT Execute Return: 0
            Pause Duration: 10              Scan Code: 0085
            F11 Msg: To boot to the Rescue and Recovery Environment, Press F11
            Check Msg: There has been a signature failure
     #  active  type      start CHS      end CHS      startLBA       size
     0   0x80   0x07      1   1   0   239 255 255           63    301296177
     1   0x00   0x12      0 193 255   239 255 255    301296240     11279520
     2   0x00   0x00      0   0   0     0   0   0            0            0
     3   0x00   0x00      0   0   0     0   0   0            0            0
    C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Lenovo\BMGR>
    The important thing to look for is the 0x12 partition type in the partition table at the bottom. This is the service
    partition. If you do not have a 0x12 partition, then you can stop here because the rest of the procedure will not work
    for you.
    Step 4) Shutdown and boot gparted from CD. Shrink the system partition to the desired size. Do NOT touch the service partition! Do NOT attempt to create another partition! Leave the new white space on the disk untouched! Apply changes and restart the system.
    Step 5) Reboot XP. gparted has set the NTFS dirty bit. This will cause XP to run a full CHKDSK. Depending on how much files there are on the partition this may take considerable time. Let CHKDSK run to completion. When CHKDSK finishes, the system will automatically reboot.
    Step 6) XP reboots now. Logon. When loading the desktop, XP will show a popup window, stating that system settings have been changed and new devices been discovered and that the system should be rebooted. This is ok. XP actually recognized the shrunk system partition and applied the necessary changes to its own system parameters. Click YES to reboot the system.
    Step 7) XP reboots. Logon. Open a command prompt, CD to the BMGR dir and enter:
    bmgr32 /info /v
    The output you get should be similar to the output you have seen in step 3, except that the partition 0 size column
    shows a smaller value.
    Step 8) Shutdown, restart. Check that you can still access the service partition by pressing the blue Thinkvantage button when the system startup screen appears.
    Step 9) From the predesktop environment choose warmstart. Reboot XP. Logon, logoff, shutdown.
    DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!!! If you start the Windows Vista/7 install right after shutting down from the predesktop
    environment, the Win Vista/7 setup program will screw up your harddisk! The Lenovo MBR bootmgr reboot takes two steps for completion. The first step is the shutdown and the second step is executed when booting from harddisk. A boot from the Windows CD will skip this second step and disaster finds its way...
    Step 10) Insert the Windows Vista/7 DVD and boot it. Start the setup. Choose "Custom (advanced)" install. It will show the partitions on the disk. Select the white space (unallocated). Click on "disk options (advanced)". Click on "New" to create a new partition in the white space. Keep the default size, click "Apply". Click "Format". A popup window appears stating that the partition may hold OEM data. Continue. Click "Next". Installation starts.
    Continued in the second post...

    Step 11) Win Vista/XP will reboot several times during installation. You will always see the Windows bootmanager with an entry for "Earlier Windows version" and "Windows Vista/7". DO NOT DARE to touch the blue Thinkvantage button on any reboot or press any function keys!
    Step 12) When the installation is finished, check that you can successfully reboot Win Vista/7 by selecting it from the Windows bootmanager.
    Step 13) Reboot XP by choosing "Earlier Windows version" from the Windows bootmanager. Open a command prompt. CD to the BMGR dir. Enter the following command:
    bmgr32 /info /v
    The output will now look like this:
    C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Lenovo\BMGR>bmgr32 /info /v
    Opened Master Boot Record to see whose MBR it is.
    Opened drive for reading
    Partition 0 the SP? no, type 0x07 is not correct
    Partition 1 the SP? no, type 0x07 is not correct
    Partition 2 the SP? (512)  Label is SERVICEV
     #  active  type      start CHS      end CHS      startLBA       size
     0   0x80   0x07      1   1   0   254 255 255           63    109675692
     1   0x00   0x07    239 255 255   239 255 255    109676544    191619072
     2   0x00   0x12    239 255 255   239 255 255    301296240     11279520
     3   0x00   0x00      0   0   0     0   0   0            0            0
    C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Lenovo\BMGR>
    startLBA and size will of course differ, depending on the actual partition sizes you have set. Note that Windows setup moved the service partition to entry 2 of the partition table. If you do not see the 0x12 partition then stop here.
    Otherwise the following step will likely screw up you harddisk.
    Enter the following command (case sensitive?):
    bmgr32 /Fbootmgr.bin /m0 /IBM /v
    The output will look like this:
    C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Lenovo\BMGR>bmgr32 /Fbootmgr.bin /m0 /IBM /v
    installing MBR
    finding free sectors
    Sector 9 is free
    Sector 10 is free
    Sector 11 is free
    Sector 12 is free
    Sector 13 is free
    Sector 14 is free
    Sector 15 is free
    Sector 16 is free
    Opened Master Boot Record to see whose MBR it is.
    It's a Lenovo MBR
    Opened drive for reading
    Partition 0 the SP? no, type 0x07 is not correct
    Partition 1 the SP? no, type 0x07 is not correct
    Partition 2 the SP? (512)  Label is SERVICEV
    Setting Think bit
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    This command reinstalled the Lenovo bootmanager in the MBR that was erased by the Win Vista/7 setup program.
    Enter the following command:
    bmgr32 /info /v
    The output will now look like this:
    C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Lenovo\BMGR>bmgr32 /info /v
    It's a Lenovo  MBR
    Opened Master Boot Record to see whose MBR it is.
    It's a Lenovo MBR
    Opened drive for reading
    Partition 0 the SP? no, type 0x07 is not correct
    Partition 1 the SP? no, type 0x07 is not correct
    Partition 2 the SP? (512)  Label is SERVICEV
    Using version 2.05 of Lenovo Boot Manager
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            MBR Sector 2 Index: 11  Checksum: 03    Passed
            MBR Sector 3 Index: 12  Checksum: FD    Passed
            MBR Sector 4 Index: 13  Checksum: 58    Passed
            MBR Sector 5 Index: 14  Checksum: 96    Passed
            MBR Sector 6 Index: 15  Checksum: 7F    Passed
            Data Sector  Index: 10  Checksum: 01    Passed
            Original MBR Index: 9   Checksum: 12    Passed
            No Patch Sectors
            Checksum Byte: 00
            Think Flag: 1
            WinPE Partition (0-3): 2        Alt Boot Partition (0-3): 2
            Boot Config: 0 (Service Partition containing one Service OS)
            Boot State: 0                   Alt Boot Flag: 0
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            RRU: 00000000 00000000          Prev Active Part: 255
            Previous Partition Type: FF     Patch IN: 0     OUT: 0
            CIRT Disabled
            TOC: 0000000000000000           Lock: 0
            Show Error: 0                   Halt on Error: 0
            CIRT Load Return: 0
            CIRT Execute Return: 0
            Pause Duration: 10              Scan Code: 0085
            F11 Msg: To boot to the Rescue and Recovery Environment, Press F11
            Check Msg: There has been a signature failure
     #  active  type      start CHS      end CHS      startLBA       size
     0   0x80   0x07      1   1   0   254 255 255           63    109675692
     1   0x00   0x07    239 255 255   239 255 255    109676544    191619072
     2   0x00   0x12    239 255 255   239 255 255    301296240     11279520
     3   0x00   0x00      0   0   0     0   0   0            0            0
    C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Lenovo\BMGR>
    So you have actually regained the Lenovo bootmanager. But you are not done yet.
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    Step 16) Check that you can boot Win XP and Win Vista/7 from the Windows bootmanager. You're done!

  • How to reset Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 password if you forgot or lost windows

    How to reset Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 password if you forgot or lost windows password
    It is truly very often for us to meet the password problem, sometimes we would forgot windows password or lost windows password, and could not login windows system and make a big trouble. At this time, you would hope to find a way to reset and recover the forgotten password.
    Actually, a lot of methods are available to recover or reset the Windows password. But most of them are designed for PC experts, not common PC users, those solutions are too complicated to get it work for us. And in this article, I will show you a professional software tool which could help you to reset forgotten windows password easily.
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    1 The program will ask for the Windows OS hard drive volume. Enter the ID number of the hard drive volume that Windows is installed.
    2 The program has detected all the user names of Windows and asks which user name password is to be removed. Enter the ID number for the User Name.
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    If you have any questions of the procedure and the settings, you could visit the website:http://www.resetwindowspassword.net or send email to [email protected].
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  • How to install Windows 8.1 Pro on Macbook Pro

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  • How to install windows 7 on my macbook pro mid 2009 using usb. right now aim using mavericks 10.9 can any one please help me. I tried to edit plist in boot camp but it went wrong please help me

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  • How to install windows 7 on Old Macbook Pro 15'inch 2.3 Core 2 Duo

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    I agree with the optical drive, mine acted strange, and i thought people were crazy and my drive was shot, but a simple cleaning disc worked miracles.
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  • I have Macbook Pro 13" mid 20012. How to install Windows 8 onto the mac using DVD? 10.8.3

    the title says it all.
    i have windows 8 DVD and i would like to have a clear instructions on how to install windows 8. I dont understand the need for USB

    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
    You need a USB drive to install the Windows support software. It contains all the drivers that your MacBook Pro needs, and you will have to install them after finishing the Windows installation. If you don't install them, a lot of things won't work: the wireless card, the sound card, the brightness, the trackpad gestures... Apart from that, you don't need it for anything else.
    Apple has released the official steps to install Windows 8 on a Mac, so if you want, print this PDF > http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.8.pdf

  • How to install Windows 8(8.1) on my MacBook Air (mid 2011)

    When I try to install Windows 8 in EFI mode, install complete successfuly, but after Windows EFI boot, I haven't  Audio and have basic Video driver. I try to install  native (from BootCamp) drivers for this devices, but Windows don't want to install this drivers.
    Please, help me! Thanks!

    The proper way to install Windows is thru BootCamp. Although Apple uses many standard components such as Intel's CPUs and Toshiba SSDs, it also uses proprietary components not available to the Wintel market. As such Apple is the only source for drivers and BootCamp is the environment within which they are installed.
    If you want to use your MBA solely as a Windows computer you'll need to start over and create the maximum sized BootCamp partition with a minimal Mac partition. That may not be what you want but it is how every happy Windows user I know of has insulted their Mac.

  • [Guide] How to install windows 8 on U410 IdeaPad SSD

    Hi All,
    Please find below description of how i got windows 8 pro installed on my ideapad u410 SSD.
    1. Get windows Pro - I just got the upgrade from Microsoft it is available in several places
    2. Call MS customer support to get the ISO image for windows - need to get to level 2 support engineer, they can either  
    shipping you a DVD for free and\or log-in and remotely downloading the image by generating a new product key
    3. Get USB with GParted installed, boot into it and delete all the partitions. Format the SSD as NTFS with default values
    4. Get the windows ISO on a bootable USB
    4. Place a PID.txt file in usb /sources folder, format should be as Here
    5. In Bios change EFI boot to legacy
    6. Boot from USB and select the SSD partition>new> create a size that is a little smaller but > 25G
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    Hello, The Hatter.
    (killer cool pics of your cats )
    I hope you will help me, pleaseeeeee. Pretty please.
    Do you mind if I ask you three questions?
    I  am still *new* to APPLE forums. My info is alinc4/gmail
    I LUV my APPLE stuff, just not their way of tying my hands. (cannot merge iTunes accounts, knockered by why I have multiple libraries, annnnddd.... hope I can upgrade my late 2008 unibody Mac to save $$$ ..... SIGH.
    I saw your photo of - vietnam..... I'm guessing bc you look young enough to not have been in Korea. If those are your kitties, awwwww..... have a few myself, luv my boysies and the ratty lil girl .
    Hope your day is EPIC.
    Most sincerely,
    ALLI :-)

  • How to install Windows 8 on Macbook pro with retina display ?

    Hi - How to install Windows 8 on Macbook pro with retina display ?
    I am pretty new to the apple world. Tried doing it through bootcamp but did not success.
    I am not interested to install it through Parallels or Fusion. Plz guide.
    Thanks !

    OK, use Windows 8 in Bootcamp. Be aware that there are no Bootcamp drivers for Windows 8 yet. So you may experiance not only delays but display problems, freezing, crashes and other problems.
    Here is the Bootcamp forum. Make sure you read all the posts from people experiencing Windows 8 problems with Bootcamp. https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp

  • How to install Windows 8 on Macbook Pro w/ Retina Display?

    Hi,
    I'm new to Macbook Pro w/ Retina Display. I'm a non-tech guy. Well, I'm familiar with Windows PCs but not familiar with Macbook Pros and OS X.
    Please if you people can step me step by step that how to Install Windows 8 on Macbook Pro w/ Retina Display 15 inch.
    Because recently, Apple released OS X Update 10.8.3 which includes support for Windows 8 in Boot Camp.
    I will be very thankful. Please help!
    Thanks

    Hi Mende1,
    Thanks for the fastest reply. Well, As I said I'm non tech noob on Macbook Pro.
    Well, The Guide is simple but there are few questions which I'm not able to understop still.
    1. How to get the copy of Windows 8? I have bought Windows 8 Ultimate and I have Genuine Key with me but I don't have files.
    2. Secondly, I have Bluetooth Apple Wireless Keyboard and Magic Mouse, Is this compatible with Windows 8?
    Thanks

  • How to reinstall windows 8 on bootcamp

    how to reinstall windows 8 on bootcamp macbook pro, without losing anything on OS (Apple) side

    Start Bootcamp Assistant then select the option to remove Windows and return your drive to a single partition. Once Windows is removed start Bootcamp Assistant again and select the option to install Windows. Follow the Bootcamp instructions for installing Windows.
    This process will not cause lose of OSx data or applications if done correctly. But as allways, create a good backup of your data because things sometimes go wrong or instructions are not followed causing data lose.

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