G73jh Windows 8 to 8.1 update

hi Guys
last year i had a problem to install windows 8 to g73jh i managed it to install with only a few drivers..from asus only one ATK Package..today i tried Twice to update the 8 to 8.1 .it's freezing at different ponits of the install process ..ANy?

 

hi
i tried for the 3rd time..i uninstaled the ATK package..still the same

 

the 2 olny things that i did to the G73jh where...i replaced one of the Seagate HDD to an Intel SSD and i replaced the Blu Ray drive to an Sony Optiarc Blu ray recorder

 

I think your going to have to turn off digital signature requirement to get it to install? Asus won't update any of the older software for Win 8 Any one can correct me if I got this wrong the Digital signature something like that if software hasn't been approved/or verified win 8 won't let you load it.

 

Same problem here. I tried 4 times and the install freezes at different moments each time.

 

same here... i get this error machine_check_exception ...
I've never had any problem with windows 8 like the previous freezing and stuff i used to get on win 7 but cant do this update to 8.1...

 

Hi errybody. I had the same freezing issues related here. After my third attempt, I decided to take the nuclear option and refresh my Win8 install. Immediately after, I ran Update until everything was current, and then ran the 8.1 installer. Got it going. Still testing drivers though, so tread lightly.

 

hi thanks for sharing this im going to do the same..did you run the "Refresh your PC without affecting your files" option or the "Remove everything and reinstall Windows" option?

 

i tried the W8 "refresh" but this option needs a W8 DVD instalation disc so i put my but it was damaged( i bought last year the online W7 to 8 update so i burned it to a Kodak DVD)..so i downloaded the W8 from microsoft once agian and i installed W8 with the "keep only personal files" option..then the W8.1 option was unavailable so i installed the 64 updates..then in Windows store the win8.1 update appeared..in optional W8 update section i had only 3 drivers to update Bluetooth,LAN and WiFi(drivers) i didn't do these...then i downloaded the 8.1 update..FULL OF HOPE..but with the same result..stuck/freeze...

 

I'm going to try the refresh route as well, but as a warning one of the optional Qualcomm drivers will cause random freezes.

 

So I did the refresh to Windows 8, installed the updates, then did the Windows 8.1 update. I got as far as "Applying PC settings 54%" after the second reboot when it froze.

 

I ran the "Refresh" option. Once I was back to stock Windows 8, I ran Windows update three times (until "important updates" were exhausted) and then ran the Windows 8.1 update. Unrelated item of note: the freezing happened again after my update. After restart, my laptop would repeatedly freeze mid-boot. I feared I had fried my mobo and was preparing for a long rebuild day, but it turned out that my second HD (mostly game storage) was on its way out. Once I removed that, everything was gravy.

 

ok Guys..after many attempts to update win8 to 8.1 i gave up..so i downloaded the windows8.1 instalation ISO and i ran a clean install from my usb drive with a SUCCESS! no problems at all..you can get the ISO file from the forum above(Asus Laptops Clean Install Guidea) i downloaded my ISO straight from microsoft(there is a trick to downlad W8.1 instead of windows8) but i think with the FORUM ISO the result will be the same..now i will instal the drivers..

 

Just upgraded to Win 8.1 over the weekend, went the clean install route. G73JH-BST7, corsair dominator 16GB kit, Clevo 7970M, Vertex 3-120GB primary, WD 1TB secondary. No issues with the clean install. Was gaming on it all weekend, very stable.