Can i instrall windows 8.1 on lenovo G560

can i instrall windows 8.1 on lenovo G560

Hi,
This article may be helpful for you on this question:
Update to Windows 8.1: FAQ
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-to-windows-8
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How can I install Windows XP on my Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 with all partitions deleted?

Lenovo Masters:
Good day to you all.
I would like to ask how can I install WinXP in my S10 (no DVD drive)? First, I want to share that I committed the mistake of using it without any anti-virus software installed. As a result, it bugged down. Now in my attempt to reformat it and make it as fresh as day one, I followed the steps on how to make a bootable USB drive. I was not aware that this unit is only compatible with WinXP (I tried to upgrade to Win7). And in the process, I deleted both partitions of the HDD.. Now I'm receiving the message "windows was not able to detect a hard drive.. blah.. blah.." dead end for me..
Can anyone grant me his/her generosity and enlighten me on what to do? Badly need help.. Thanks!

you should format the partitions, i think, you haven't done it so, windows can't detect any harddisk installed or your harddisk is dead.
try to format the disk by using windows installation ( usb ) and try to install again.
also, check if you see your hdd under bios ( press f2 to load bios, then check bios order )
ordering recovery discs won't help you due to you don't have any dvd-rom. i suggest you to call lenovo support line and ship your laptop back to service to reset your harddisk to its default.
( lenovo may charge you )

Can't install Windows 7 from usb Lenovo g585

Ever since I got this laptop I've been running into many issues, some of which include hard time updating, windows 8 store not being able to open, just crashes, and sometimes when I press shutdown it restarts instead..just to list a few. So I burned a windows 7 iso image onto a flash drive, but when I select my flash drive from the menu that comes up when I hit f12, It says something along the lines of "missing operating system" "exiting pxe rom" and kicks me back to the windows boot manager, which has 2 options, windows recovery, and windows 8, which is my default os. I've got a legitamate copy of windows 7 64bit iso, and my comp is 64bit. I used windows 7 usb tool to burn the .iso image. My flash drive works on my asus and my desky just fine, I can boot and install windows 7...but not on my lenovo... Any suggestions? I've also ran chkdsk and other stuff too but no avail, thanks in advance!
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HOLD ON GUYS THE PROBLEME IS MINOR AND THE SOLUTION SIMPLE, THE G585 WIN8 IS NOT THAT BAD AFTER U READ THIS OR GO DIRECTLY TO THE LENOVO SUPPORT LINK BELOW AND APPLY THE FIX..
I had the same problem with my new G585, I couldn't get any windows 8 upgrades done by undoing and reversing to pre-upgrade state right after reboot which made my system unstable and very slow to use and windows8 very buggy, it was very frustrating but I didn't give up and kept trying to upgrade with no success to the point I started to think that either something was wrong with my unit even though I had it for less than 2 weeks since I bought it from best buy or Lenovo effed up this time with this sluggish configuration and that I have to add RAM and see if its any better b4 returning it to them for servicing.. well IT TURNS OUT YES LENO EFFED UP BUT NOT WITH THE CONFIGURATION BUT WITH SOME BLOATWEAR CALLED NITRO PDF THAT WILL NOT LET U UPGRADE WINDOWS8 AND SPESIFECLY THE UPGRADE PART OF NITRO PDF FROM TRIAL VERSION TO FULL VERSION CALLED NITRO PDF PRO 7 OR SOME SH** LIKE THAT, THE GOOD PART IS NITRO IS OFFERING A DOWNLOAD FIX U CAN DO WHEN YOU USE THE BLOATHWEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME OR BETTER YET BY DELETING THAT APP AFTER THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO UPGRADE YOUR WINDOWS8 OS AND YOU WILL BE AMAZED BY HOW MANY UPGRADES YOU WILL GO THRU BUT YOUR SYSTEME WILL START RUNNING FASTER AND SMOOTHER FROM THE FEW FIRST UPGRADE. LET ME KNOW HOW IT TURNS OUT WITH YOU.
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Windows-8/Microsoft-Windows-8-Updates-may-fail-to-apply/td-p/926945

Downgrade from Windows 7 to Windows XP at the Lenovo G560

Hello
I was wondering if Lenovo offers any suggestion/support on downgrading from windows 7 to windows XP or even if they provide the windows xp software image to install on the G560.
Or do we have to arrange the windows xp and make the instalation on our own. In this case is there any suggestions like windows xp home or PRO.
Thanks in advance.
Joao

Downgrade to windows xp is available only if you are using the following version of windows 7 :
Windows® 7 Professional
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Ultimate
You need to contact support to order the downgrade discs
Here is the link for support (EMEA)
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-46278.html
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Can we install Windows 8 in a U410 which have Windows 7?

Im just about to buy a Windows 7 Lenovo U410 ultra book (Don't have windows 8 versions in my country (Sri Lanka)). With it, If I buy a seperate Windows 8 copy, can I do a clean install with it without upgrading? Will it be able to use my SSD for the boosting technology just like its used in the Windows 7 system installed by default? How can I do this? (PS : I might need to install Windows 8 Without UEFI or at least Without Secure Boot to install Linux.) So, will it work?

hi THpubs,
Welcome to the Lenovo Forums.
Regarding your questions:
1. Yes you can clean install Windows 8 on the Lenovo U410 (check this guide).
2. When you said "SSD for the boosting technology", do you mean SSD caching? If it is then yes, you will need to configure Intel Smart Response Technology in Windows 8 for it to work
Note:
You will need to install the OS on the HDD since it will utilize the SSD as a cache drive.
3. If you're planning to dual boot Windows 8 with Linux (i.e. Ubuntu), you can:
a. create an unallocated space for your Linux installation use this guide on how to install Ubuntu
b. install Ubuntu via Wubi without resizing your partition
It's always a good practice to create a recovery disc before modifying anything on your system
Hope this helps.
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Lenovo G560, Windows 8 and Hiren's Boot program

I installed Windows 8 on my Lenovo G560 and one partition of my Harddisk has some errors. I have tried repairing it with the Windows Repair Utility program but the drive errors continue to occur. Previously when my machine was running on Windows 7, I used the Hiren's Boot 15.1 to repair any harddisk errors. However, since upgrading my laptop to Windows 8, Hiren's seems to fail to work citing time out when trying to read the Harddisk. I have no idea why. I was hoping if anyone has used another version of Hiren's on a Windows 8 that has worked perfectly to assist me. Any help will be much appreciated.

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Welcome To Lenovo Community
We are really sorry to hear about the issue you are facing,
Please try using the Lenovo Hard drive Quick test
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-70578
You may also refer below thread explaining how to use inbuilt hard disk scan of windows 8
http://www.groovypost.com/howto/windows-8-new-disk-error-checking-feature/
Do give this a try and let us know
Hope This Helps
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Can i install Windows XP in lenovo z570 ideapad CORE i5 processor

anybody help me or suggest me that can i install Windows XP in lenovo z570 ideapad CORE i5 processor with window home premium pre installed.
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do you want to replace your existing OS or create a multi-boot environment?

W520 active partition changed from lenovo 100MB internal to C: with Windows. Can't boot windows.

Hello!
I moved active system partition in diskmgmt.msc from lenovo 100MB internal partition (actually I'm not sure with the default size of the partition it migth be 1000MB or so I just remember visually digits, but I quess the partition is 100MB) to my C: partition. In result I can not boot up my system. All I can do after turning on notebook is to enter the bios.
I didn't remove lenovo partition I just clicked RMB on my C: partition in diskmgmt.msc and made it active. After reboot I can not load windows any longer.
How can I restore lenovo partition to be active?
Got Windows 7 64 bit.
Thanks in advance for any ideas
Kindest Pawel
P.S. I'am writing on Lenovo T400 which doesn't contain that lenovo internal partition, so I'm even more confused what is the purpose of it, maybe for security reasons or so...
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The "active" partition is where Boot Manager lives. The BIOS goes to the "active" partition to start the boot process, i.e. to launch Boot Manager which may utilize a boot manager menu to select which OS you want to boot to, if you have more than one bootable OS installed in multiple partitions. The boot manager menu also resides in this "active" partition.
If you install Windows7 from scratch on an empty drive, by default it will create a 100MB "system reserved" partition (i.e. the "active" partition, and which does NOT get a drive letter assigned to it when Windows comes up), along with a second large system partition for Windows itself (i.e. what you see as C). The entire rest of the drive is allocated to C by default, if you don't make any changes at cold install time.
So although it's possible to relocate Boot Manager and the boot manager menu into that large C partition (corresponding to changing that partition to be "active" and also de-activating the small "system reserved" partition which is no longer going to be used to begin the boot process), that is NOT the way the Windows installer builds things. And it's NOT the way Lenovo delivers the factory setup.
The Lenovo "system_reserved" partition from Lenovo is actually about 1.4GB rather than the usual 100MB. In it Lenovo places other utilities which get utilized during the system recovery process (which also uses the third partition Lenovo puts on the drive, i.e. the "recovery" partition). This is what allows you to truly recreate the factory-provided original hard drive steup if you need to or want to.
Anyway, it is possible to relocate the Boot Manager files into the C-partition if you had a true retail Windows 7 installation DVD. You could run "system repair" (rather than "install") three times in succession, and this would accomplish the deed. There are also utilities like EasyBCD which can relocate Boot Manager into the C-partition. Both of these processes would then allow you to delete the original "system reserved" partition (either the small 100MB one from MS, or the 1.4GB one from Lenovo... realizing of course that you would then lose the ability to use the "recovery partition" to restore Lenovo factory setup).
Also, if you install Windows 7 as a second bootable OS on a drive where WinXP was already installed, the Win7 installer would NOT create a "system reserved" (active) partition, as the existing WinXP partition is already marked as "active" and is where the current Boot Manager (from WinXP) lives. The Win7 installer replaces this (in the WinXP system partition itself, which is left untouched as the "active" partition) with the Win7 Boot Manager and menu, and creates a separatte new partition with Win7 in it. So now you have two bootable OS's, and no small "system reserved", and the WinXP partition contains Win7 Boot Manager and 2-OS boot menu, and is the "active" partition where the BIOS goes to start the boot process.
But honestly, there is really no reason to do any of the above with your W520. Just stick with what came from Lenovo. Some partition on the boot drive MUST be marked "active", and that's where Boot Manager and its menu MUST reside. Who cares whether that's in a small separate partition (which doesn't get a letter anyway), or in C? There's really very little to gain from changing this, other than a very small amount of additional hard drive space becoming "usable".

How to install windows 8 on a Lenovo IdeaTab K3 Lynx

Hello all,
So the warranty on my 3 Lenovo IdeaTab K3 Lynx is expired and all restore partitions are corrupted, although the hardware is in good sound condition im left with paper weights. I have contacted Lenovo Support and spoken to about 12 people in a matter of 3 days. Lenovo options are: 1. purchase extended warranty for $400 (this according to the person i spoke with) 2. Send my Lenovo IdeaTab K3 Lynx to a repair center for an initial cost of about $100 plus whatever they find wrong with the tablet. I would much rather install Windows 8 and all the drivers for the Lenovo IdeaTab myself. Lenovo Ideatab support unlike Toshiba support refuses to sell a recovery USB or ISO.
I have tried to boot a windows 8 USB with EFI but no success. ALL Recovery partitions are corrupted, to there is no other way but to reinstall a copy of windows on to the Lenovo IdeaTab K3 Lynx. Ghosting the tablet also did not work.
at this point i would be happy to install Linux as well.
anyone have any ideas?
Thank you,
Fabian
Information Technology Specialist

hi Fabian,
Welcome to the Forums.
Can y0u check tjniko s post in this thread as he was able to successfully install Win8.1 on the device.
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After Windows 8.1 update Lenovo L420 has half the WLAN speed

After the Windows 8.1 update my L420 WLan only works with 55 MBit max. In Windows 8.0 it was between 120 and 150 Mbit. I have the 1x1 11b/g/n W-LAN-PCI-Express-Half-Mini-Card-Adapter. Lenovo L420 is 7854-4LG.
The WLAN driver is a Microsoft driver as in Windows 8 but a newer version.
How can I get the Windows 8 driver back?
Why doesn't provide Lenovo a driver as with Windows 7?
Is Lenovo not testing any of their Laptops for compatibility?
Any help?
Michael
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I found a solution in the meantime: I loaded the driver for the RTL8188CE chipset from the REALTEK site.
Now I'm back between 120 and 150 MBit.
Michael

Can I recover Windows 8 as second OS in dual boot?

OK, here was the plan:
I plan to dual boot IdeaPad Z500 by adding Windows 7 on top of Pre-Installed Win8.
But seems like it's impossible to do so since I can't get the Win 7 Installer to start on UEFI mode, and I can't install Win 7 into GPT drive in Legacy Mode.
So now I'm looking into another option of changing the whole HD into MBR Partition to enable it to be booted with Legacy mode, which basically will wipe my Win8 out of existence. Then install Win7 using Legacy mode on it, and then make Win8 as the second OS after I partition the HD.
Now here's the question before I start: I've already made a USB recovery drive of Win8. If I install Win7 first, can I install Win8 using the recovery drive into the partition of my choosing? Or will it just install itself on top of and deleting my Win7 installation?
If I can do that, can I recover Win8 into an MBR partition? Or is it just not possible?
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Ah... That's too bad.
Just for clarification, the recovery thumb drive I meant was from thumb drive I created from Windows Recovery (Control Panel -> Action Center). Not from Lenovo OKR.
I understand that OKR most certainly can't recover as second OS. So you mean to say that Windows Recovery will also not be able to do so? Since you say it as Lenovo Recovery Media, I'm not sure whether it's the same as OKR or Windows Recovery.
Secondly, will installing Windows 7 revoke my warranty? If it doesn't: Is it possible for me to get information on my current license of Windows 8 (S/N) that my Z500 provided? Can I use that license to install Windows 8 back as second OS? Or do I have to purchase a new license of Windows 8 for that purpose?
I would really love to keep Windows 8 as main OS and Windows 7 as my second OS, but seems like since Z500 BIOS have no switch to enable CSM mode while still boot in UEFI, I can't install Windows 7 as second OS at all. Perhaps Z500 BIOS would need some upgrade to have that switch embedded in, seeing as several other Lenovo product have it. So the only other option I have is to switch it the other way around, Windows 7 as main OS and Windows 8 as second OS. So I wanted to know if I can use my current license of Win8 for that.
Thank you so much for your reply.

Where can I buy a keyboard from for Lenovo N500, keyboard?

Where can I buy a keyboard from for Lenovo N500, 4 GB of memory, 2 GHz dual core, Windows 7 32 bit, conexant high definition smart audio 221, 250 GB hard disk, vista experience rating 3.5.
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Can't enable Windows Defender - used McAfee removal tool - Y580

I can't enable Windows Defender. I get the message "Windows Defender has been turned off and isn't monitoring your computer." So I used the McAfee removal tool, then rebooted my PC, but I still can't enable it.
Perhaps my laptop came with security software other than McAfee and I just don't remember uninstalling it? Does anyone know if an Ideapad Y580 comes with software other than McAfee? Or has any idea how I can enable Windows Defender?
TIA

cmkurup wrote:
I keep getting a message to use the action center where the link to enable defender is disabled. Please help.
Hi cmkurup,
I am unsure from your description exactly which setting for WD is disabled in the Action Center.
Perhaps some screenshots will help me explain what I think the problem may be.Scroll down to Option 2 here: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/21962-windows-defender-turn-off-windows-8-a.html
Review your settings, and see if that tutorial helps.
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2012 MBA 11 boot camp can't download windows support software?

I just got 2012 MBA 11 today, and I tried boot camp assistant to download Windows 7 driver, but it fails saying " Can't install windows support software because it is not currently available from the Software Update server". Is it because my MBA is too new and I need to wait for a few days, or other issue?
Please help.
Lu

Is is really aggravating not being able to download the drivers for my MBA 11 2012. I've managed to get the video and wireless working using the Intel drivers for the video and the Broadcom drivers for the WIFI. I am using the Lenovo drivers for WIFI:
http://download.lenovo.com/UserFiles/Driver/en/Downloads%20and%20Drivers/G470G57 0/Updated%20Win7/IN1WLN80WW5.exe
Open the .exe file in Winzip and just take the Broadcom folder.
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Windows 7 auf dem Lenovo B50-30

Guten Tag. Nachdem ich mir kürzlich ein Yoga Pro 3 gekauft habe und mich mit Windows 8.1 so gar nicht anfreunden kann, habe ich mir noch dieses große "Sparbrötchen" Lenovo B50-30 gekauft. Das wird ebenfalls mit Windows 8.1 ausgeliefert, aber ich hatte gesehen, daß es dafür Windows 7-Treiber gibt. Sicher nicht grundlos. Tatsächlich konnte ich Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit mittlerweile installieren, und es läuft recht rund. Aber ein paar Geräte werden mir im Gerätemanager noch als "Unbekannt" angezeigt. Da das B50-30 derzeit recht günstig angeboten wird, hoffe ich, daß vielleicht noch andere mit diesen Problemen zu kämpfen haben. Wo gibt es die restlichen Treiber, die ich noch benötige?

Die Fehlermeldung hatte ich nicht. Ich bin allerdings so vorgegangen, wie in den Artikeln, die ich mir aus dem Netz kopiert habe. Und wenn gar nichts hilft: Festplatte ausbauen (geht total easy), in ein externes Gehäuse packen, an einen anderen PC anschliessen und von dort aus Partitionen löschen. Aber erstmal folgendes machen: Re: B50-30 problem with install windows 7Options‎10-03-2014 03:38 AM1. In BIOS select exit menu2. Load DEFAULT SETTINGS3. Find OS optimized defaults, make sure OTHER OS is selected!4. Select Boot option menu5.Make sure BOOT FROM LEGACY is enabled6. REORDER BOOT DEVICES INSTALLING WINDOWS 7 IIF YO CANNOT INSTALL WINDOWS (Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is of GPT partition style). FOLLOW THIS TUTORIAL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQf9YqbD8WI The solution is this.... I bet you are Getting the ACPI Error like this... Link to image Step 1: Shut down your Laptop. Step 2: Find the small NOVO button on Left side of your Laptop near the Power cord Point. Press the button. The System loads Boot Options.. Step 3: Click on the BIOs Setup Option. A Blue screen menu appears use arrow keys to navigate to Exit option and select OS optimized Defaults to Win 7 ( The Default is Windows 8 64 Bit) Step 4: If you are about to Install a Fresh Copy of Windows 7 Then Goto Configuration Tab and Change USB Mode to USB 2.0 (Original may be USB 3.0) In case you are already Running Windows 7 and the Problem was caused by Updating Your BIOS then Then rest the Bios by using the option given in the Status Bar. Step 5: Goto Exit and Select Exit Saving Changes. Select Yes The problem should be gone.. and if It doesnt... Be Patient. Open BIOS Settings again and tweak around... Boot Mode or Boot Priority etc. * Please refre to this Document -http://download.lenovo.com/consumer/hnt/lenovo_g40_30_g50_30_bsod_solution.pdf Hier: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-B-and-G-Series-Notebooks/Windows-7-install-on-Lenovo-B50-30/td-p/1654059 To Install Windows 7:
1 Run BIOS by pressing Novo button
2.Go to Exit menu
3. Make sure that OS Optimized Defaults is set to "Other OS". If not - select it
4. Select Load Default setting above OS Optimized Defaults and confirm loading.
5. Set Boot Mode to "Legasy Support" in Boot menu. Boot Priority could be set to "Legacy First" as well.
6. Go to Exit and Exit Saving Changes
7. Press Fn+F12 during Lenovo Logo to select boot source, then select your ODD (or USB) with Windows 7 Instalation disc.
8. Press any key to start Windows 7 Instalation wizard.
Now you can install Windows 7 including setting up new HDD partition(s) inside Windows 7 standard installation Wizard,

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