Install windows on laptio without power supply?

[nutcase]

Like a numpty I forgot the power supply today and want to install windows 8 - the battery is full and is more than enough to cope with the install, can I override it somehow?

thanks

 

[bledd]

Mute and screen brightness on lowest. Should be able to do it..

Are you doing it from optical media/usb/windows installer?

 

[marc2003]

i assume it's refusing you then? perhaps there is no code in the installer to detect battery life so it has no idea if it's safe or not. i doubt you can over-ride this. happy to be proved wrong though - i am just speculating.

 

[bledd]

Ah, didn't read it properly.

Tbh, buy a spare charger, keep one at home, and one for the road

 

[nutcase]

Thanks both - I suspected I was on to a loser