Acer V3 -772G, windows 8 no hard drive

sh3d3vilinme
sh3d3vilinme Member Posts: 2 New User
edited February 2021 in Acer Software
I purchased this used Acer V3-772G, model number VA73. I have a new hard drive but I only have access to my android smart phone and I cant figure out if I can download a windows 8 on my phone save to sd card then install to laptop. 

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  • sh3d3vilinme
    sh3d3vilinme Member Posts: 2 New User
    Is this even possible?
  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 12,155 Trailblazer
    edited February 2021
    I purchased this used Acer V3-772G, model number VA73. I have a new hard drive but I only have access to my android smart phone and I cant figure out if I can download a windows 8 on my phone save to sd card then install to laptop. 

    You can’t do it with your phone, your phones SD-Card is not formatted and can’t be prepared for a Win-10 installation boot media, its best to do it from a specially prepared USB of 8GB pen drive that is prepared for the Win-10 installation. Try to get an MBR/Legacy bios type laptop/desktop or computer and prepare the “Create Windows 10 installation media” that way. 

    Also and if you are desperate, if you can get your SD-Card and hook it up to a laptop (which btw you might as well do it on a USB) then you will be able to format it to NTFS and then install the Win-10 installation media and change the bios to boot from USB-HDD and see if the installation win-10 media will work, don’t know as I’ve never tried that with a smartphone.