Windows 8 on Dell L501X

but Windows 8 asks me to UNinstall the wifi and bluetooth drivers during the app compatibility check before the installation. And as soon as i uninstall it boom. There goes my wifi option from my computer

What wireless and wifi adapter do you have?

I have seen this issue before try to trick the installer:

The upgrade assistant is a bit messed up. It won't let you proceed without uninstalling the driver but if you uninstall the driver you cannot access the internet...

Download the WIndows 7 and Windows 8 driver for the wireless card.

With regards to the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant, click Download Pro for £24.99 and save Windows8-UpgradeAssistant.exe to the desktop.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/buy

Uninstall the Wireless Adapter and restart the computer.

Now lets see if we can trick the upgrade assistant to bypass the incompatability screen. ;)

Run the assistant (you will have no Internet access) hopefully this screen will show and the incompatability error will be gone...

Now don't select anything. Instead go to your desktop and install your Network Adapter from the file you downloaded on the Desktop. If the Network Adapter prompts you to restart your computer select no or restart later (your Internet should work).

If there is only the option of restart and nothing else on the Intel Network Installer just leave the installer open. Next verify if you can access the internet through internet explorer.

If you can access the internet (you should be able to) select next in the Windows Upgrade Assistant.

This should hopefully take you to this screen, select nothing:

You have the option to purchase Windows 8 and whether to purchase a backup DVD from Microsoft.

You will be prompted for payment information:

The next part of the install assumes that you don't get the DVD shipped to you:

Once you have purchased Windows 8 you should get a product key and download link sent to you via email. Click on the download link and run the Windows 8 setup. The setup will then begin to run.

You will be prompted to enter your product key, enter it and select next.

Select next and next again

The setup will then begin to download. This may take some time. When it finishes you will get installation options.

Select install by creating media and press next. When prompted select .iso file

Save this file onto an external hard drive. Beside the .iso file create a notepad file with your product key. This will give you an easy means to make Windows 8 installation media in the future.

Click finish. The .iso will be 64 bit if your previous version of Windows was 64 bit and likewise be 32 bit if your previous versions was 32 bit.

Once one has the .iso file, they need to make either:

(a) a bootable DVD which requires a blank DVD
(b) a bootable USB stick which requires a USB stick of 4 GB or greater.

To do this download the Microsoft .iso to USB/DVD tool is a very easy to use tool to create a bootable USB/DVD from the .iso file. It mentions Windows 7 but works for Windows 8 and Vista .isos also. I recommend saving the installer for this beside your .iso file like shown below.

Install the Microsoft .iso to USB/DVD tool and run it from the start menu to create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive (For USB flash drive recommendations see here).

Ideally you should use a new USB Flash Drive. If you are using an old one format it with the HP Format Tool.

well...thanks for the in-depth reply. I have an intel centrino 6200 wifi i guess. Plus i have the windows DVD and am trying to instal from that. And if i give nothing, i'll loose all my applications right/?? :(

Okay as you already have the DVD you don't need to worry about downloading the Windows 8 media.

Just download the WIndows 8 network adapter for your wirleless card and save it to a USB. Uninstall the network adapter and proceed with the installation.

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=22005&lang=eng&OSVersion=Windows%208%2C%2064-bit*&DownloadType=Software%20Applications

For the Bluetooth try:

For systems with Dell Bluetooth 355, 360, 365, 370, 375 and 380. Use the Bluetooth 380 Driver here: http://ftp1.dell.com/folder00865420m/1/

Restart your computer and then apply the Broadcom Update here: http://www.broadcom.com/support/bluetooth/update.php 

For the Intel Centrion 6200 try:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=22005&lang=eng&OSVersion=Windows%208%2C%2064-bit*&DownloadType=Software%20Applications