Restoring Asus T100

Cheetah Designs · 23 Aug 2015 at 08:52

So I was trying to upgrade to Windows 10 but did a fresh install by mistake (I selected the OS partition in the install menu)

How can I now recover back to Windows 8...it should have left the recovery partitions alone I think.

Cheetah Designs · 25 Aug 2015 at 17:15

So I've tried following tutorials from the internet to no avail...it keeps asking me for media which I don't have...can I just download a Windows 8 ISO from the Microsoft and use that?

uv · 25 Aug 2015 at 18:27

Is it the 32GB T10-0TA with a hidden 8GB recovery drive, or the 64GB version with the recovery partition?

Cheetah Designs · 25 Aug 2015 at 19:45

The 32GB version

uv · 25 Aug 2015 at 21:21

you need to repoint Reagent at the recovery.

It happened to me a long time ago, so my memory is a bit fuzzy. I installed ubuntu and android, and it killed my recovery link.

Do a search for:

C:/Windows/System32/Reagentc /SetREImage

..and that'll point you in the right direction. Alternatively:

1) download a windows 8 ISO
2) install using the serial underneath your tablet
3) upgrade to windows 10 to register the free upgrade to your hardware
4) do a fresh win10 install after that

Cheetah Designs · 26 Aug 2015 at 08:48

uv said:
Alternatively:

1) download a windows 8 ISO
2) install using the serial underneath your tablet
3) upgrade to windows 10 to register the free upgrade to your hardware
4) do a fresh win10 install after that

I think this will probably be easier, however, where do I find the right Windows 8 ISO for the T100?

uv · 26 Aug 2015 at 11:30

I can't say that - I don't think there's a legit way to do it.

However, I'm pretty sure that this is the fix you need to restore from the Asus Recovery:

http://avisek.pl/systemy-operacyjne/windows/podpinanie-partycji-recovery-w-asus-t100ta/

Cheetah Designs · 26 Aug 2015 at 20:58

Right I have got as far as creating the recovery USB drive, there is an option on the recovery screen to backup system files, do I want to do this, given that my system is now Windows 10?

uv · 26 Aug 2015 at 22:18

If you've done the step where you set the recovery image:

reagentc /setosimage /path T:\RecoveryImage /target C:\Windows /index 1

..then you should be able to boot into the proper asus recovery and restore the official 8.1 image

Cheetah Designs · 26 Aug 2015 at 22:29

Ah all done. Excellent, thank you very much.

uv · 26 Aug 2015 at 23:19

great news, glad it worked