How can know you if you have a bad image of Windows 8?

I wonder to reinstall Windows 8, Windows 8, 1 and all my applications for the third time on a XPS 8700 I got in November. I thought that my image is bad is because the system will not install the version of Dell and Dell recovery created backup to work with Windows 8.1. The evidence is that the patch worked on another system. I'm sure that was the case, but it's not the same to know exactly what the problem with my system. Is it possible to see if an image is good, without having to take hours and hours and hours of time at it (to possibly find out that wasn't the problem after all).

I use Windows 8.1, so there is no refresh of the operating system. I have a bootable backup, I can use, but this is still going to cost me a lot of time to get the system to date and supposededly it will not work because he did a bad image.

If you run an installation on the settings of factory or Dell Media backup and restore, it's probably a bad image. I have not seen a good setting for all Dell Windows 8 systems and so recommend clean installation with a .iso Windows 8.1 forget Dell backup and recovery fully.

If you can get the follow-up .iso Windows reinstallation Guide / a Clean Install of Windows 8.1:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/

And use these workarounds:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/a-clean-install-of-Windows-8-1/Microsoft-product-activation/

If you can not get a .iso 8.1 Windows and that you or a friend have a license to retail for Windows 8.0/8.1 of the same version then follow the solution here:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-Microsoft-Windows-and-Office/Download-Microsoft-Windows/download-Windows-8-1-ISO/

Otherwise, you will need to look for non-official sources.

If you would rather not search through unofficial sources then you can a DVD of reinstalling Windows 8 request from Dell by filling out this form here if you are in the United States or to the CA:

http://www.Dell.com/recoverymedia

If you are in other areas, call Support Dell technology as they have not extended the courtesy of the form of support to other regions.

Note Dell only you media of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 not to cause road blocks Microsoft imposed for difficult Windows 8.1 upgrade. The Windows reinstallation Guide therefore also explains how to clean install Windows upgrade to Windows 8.1 and 8.0 as cleanly as possible, but direct clean install is preferable.

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