Windows 8 who's buying/upgrading

Mr-White · 25 Oct 2012 at 11:51

Mattey1 said:
I hope so!

Mine says:

Order Status: In our warehouse queue

Me too as I'm on holiday for a week as of 4.30pm tomorrow and delivery is set for my work address.

MW

gareth170 · 25 Oct 2012 at 11:57

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Add Windows Media Center to Windows

ChileanLlama · 25 Oct 2012 at 11:58

gareth170 said:
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Add Windows Media Center to Windows

Just do it through Add Features in Windows 8 itself.

beachBOYken · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:06

I may try this on my laptop first ,then if I like it put it on my desktop.

If I buy the digital copy for £24.99 does that have the option for a clean install also?

thanks

ChileanLlama · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:08

beachBOYken said:
I may try this on my laptop first ,then if I like it put it on my desktop.

If I buy the digital copy for £24.99 does that have the option for a clean install also?

thanks

Read up the thread, it's been answered twice this morning...

Stanners · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:11

ChileanLlama said:
Read up the thread, it's been answered twice this morning...

Would it no just be easier to type Yes/No?

Or do you enjoy the feeling of power

Glaucus · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:14

beachBOYken said:
I may try this on my laptop first ,then if I like it put it on my desktop.

If I buy the digital copy for £24.99 does that have the option for a clean install also?

thanks

Glaucus said:
You can do a clean install.

The only thing we are unsure how it will work. Is if you can install and upgrade on a formatted drive and just type in the old serial key. Or if you need to put/leave the old windows on and upgrade form there.

gareth170 · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:14

beachBOYken said:
I may try this on my laptop first ,then if I like it put it on my desktop.

If I buy the digital copy for £24.99 does that have the option for a clean install also?

thanks

yes mate

beachBOYken · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:14

Stanners said:
Would it no just be easier to type Yes/No?

Or do you enjoy the feeling.

exactly

, I did ask a similar question earlier but I was talking about a hard copy , I take it its the same for both or should I strain my eyes scrolling threw the pages!

thanks

beachBOYken · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:14

gareth170 said:
yes mate

thanks appreciate it

Glaucus · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:15

beachBOYken said:
exactly , I did ask a similar question earlier but I was talking about a hard copy , I take it its the same for both or should I strain my eyes scrolling threw the pages!

thanks

There's no differnce between download/hard copy. Other than lack of disk and box.

thenewoc · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:29

Be nice if they had a dvd sleeve you could print out like you can for ubuntu.

Sighn · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:29

Once one is granted the free Pro Pack and WMC are the keys reusable for any reinstalls of Windows 8 after January?

£25 leading to all of this seems quite unreal so pardon the scepticism.

ogradyc · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:47

Any recommendations on a Windows 8 certified monitor?

~24", multitouch, bezel-less, available in the UK? I want the full experience!

anything I don't mind · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:48

Any big changes between the consumer/dev previews and the final ?

Broken Hope · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:51

Didzi · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:53

I have a copy of Vista x64 (OEM) that I have not used for a long time and the PC it was installed on as since been taken apart and is no longer in use.

Would I be able to upgrade the copy of Vista to Win8 Pro and install Win8 Pro on my current PC, which is a different spec from the orginal Vista install?

ChileanLlama · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:54

Stanners said:
Would it no just be easier to type Yes/No?

Or do you enjoy the feeling of power

LOL what power? No it's just the same question being asked over and over again and it's been answered numerous times, nothing to do with power, just can't be bothered replying with the same answer when people can't be bothered to read the information already there.

ChileanLlama · 25 Oct 2012 at 12:56

Sighn said:
Once one is granted the free Pro Pack and WMC are the keys reusable for any reinstalls of Windows 8 after January?

£25 leading to all of this seems quite unreal so pardon the scepticism.

If it works like the previews, you will be provided with a key, keep it safe and it should be reusable.

The Add Features allows you to either go to the store to buy a key (free til Jan) or add an existing key.

So you should be ok, we'll find out for certain tomorrow as the WMC keys go live when the upgrades do.