


It's also OK if you don't see one of the above messages but the setup process (see the next step) does being automatically.

You probably just need to change the boot order in BIOS, being sure to rank the CD/DVD Drive or External Devices entry somewhere before or above the hard drive in the list. If you don't see one of the messages above, and your current operating system starts or you receive some kind of error, the most likely reason is that the boot order is set incorrectly. Please remember that once you delete everything from this drive, which is done in a later step (we'll let you know when), you won't be able to get any of that data back.
WINDOWS 8.1 MEMORY CLEANER INSTALL
Once you are absolutely positive that everything on the primary hard drive partition you're about to install Windows on, probably your C: drive, can be removed (i.e., you've backed everything up that you want to keep), then proceed on to the next step in this tutorial. Once the installation is complete, you can connect those devices one at a time. Windows 8 should install fine with all of your hardware connected, internal and external, but if you run into trouble, or have had trouble installing Windows on this computer before, removing unnecessary internal components (if you have a desktop) and disconnecting USB and other external devices should help. There are programs called "Windows product key finders" that can do this. If you can't locate the key but the following is true: a) Windows is installed on the computer right now, b) it's working, and c) it was not preinstalled by your computer maker, then you do have the option of extracting the key from your current installation.
