Can't Refresh - Drive Locked - Win8 Pro RTM

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First off sorry for not putting a comment here originally the comment box doesnt rendered properly in Safari, just comes up with a progress bar...anyway at another PC Now with IE 8

Ok following are the steps I took to setup Win 8 Pro RTM

1. Created Windows 8 Pro RTM USB Boot image
   

Disks

Disk 0 SATA (Data drive docs and files)- 2 TB Seagate

Disk 1 SATA (OS, Apps, Software Installs) - 2 TB Seagate

Disk 2 OCZ Agility3 (Games) - 128 GB SSD

1. Disabled disk 0 and 2 to insure win 8 system partition created on Disk 1 - previously issue with Win 7
   
2. Installed OS - Everything booted up fine
   
3. Re-Enabled Disk 0 and Disk 2 - Everything fine
   
4. Installed VS2008 + SP, VS 2010 + SP, VS 2012
   
5. Installed SQL 2012 Developer
   
6. Enabled Win8 Hyper-V - troubles began - couldn't update - after a couple reboots ended up with the Windows 8 blue logo - had to refresh
   
7. Refresh worked - However didn’t disable Disk 0 and Disk 2 for the Refresh
   
8. Installed Windows Media Centre - ended up paying for key as the free key didn't work - suspect possible issue with the feature activation on the Australian Windows Store
   
9. Installed Splastop Desktop windows 8
   
10. Installed Office 2010
    
11. Trusted the PC
    
12. Installed Hyper-V again - troubles again couldn't boot - same blue windows 8 logo screen – this time unable to Refresh repair.
    
13. Attempted restart from USB Boot image. I can get to repair screen however can’t move forward from this point as it says the
    drive is locked.
    

I’ve no idea how to unlock in Windows 8, I can probably do this from the command prompt, assuming its possible to unlock from there, just don’t know how to do it, which is what I need help with please.

 

At this stage if I can get Win 8 refreshed(without file loss) I plan is to copy my software files back to my Data Drive and then do a fresh install of Windows 7, which works well. To be honest little disappointed with the new Frankenstein

Win8 Classic/RT experience. Love the fact that Hyper-V is available in 8 (if it works) but might wait for SP1 and possibly a Start Button/Orb on the Desktop

Anyway any help in unlocking my drive would be greatly appreciate.

Cheers

Geoff

 

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