Windows 8 who's buying/upgrading

ic1male · 26 Oct 2012 at 16:59

metachi said:
ok the Windows8-UpgradeAssistant have downloaded a ISO but how do i know if is a pro or non pro version?

The online upgrade is only the Pro version at the moment.

Glaucus · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:02

There is only pro on downlaod.

metachi · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:02

ic1male said:
The online upgrade is only the Pro version at the moment.

cool. thanks

scooby555t · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:03

ah hell just bought it for £14 so downloading atm

Nutella33 · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:08

is it correct that the key is included in the disc? so it will have to be 3 different downloads for each pc, i cant just burn one disc and use it on all 3?

scooby555t · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:09

i got my product key in the upgrade adviser i think it was

ic1male · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:09

Nutella33 said:
is it correct that the key is included in the disc? so it will have to be 3 different downloads for each pc, i cant just burn one disc and use it on all 3?

Don't think so. I had to type the key in during the setup.

Glaucus · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:09

Nutella33 said:
is it correct that the key is included in the disc? so it will have to be 3 different downloads for each pc, i cant just burn one disc and use it on all 3?

Yep, allthough there is a way to change them, but don't know anyone who's tried it, using command prompt. If you have a decent connection it only takes a few mins. Or went to sort my parents computer out and it has ~11hour download time, so came home and going back there tomorrow.

ic1male said:
Don't think so. I had to type the key in during the setup.

Odd I'm positive I didn't type it in. Be brilliant if I have just got **** memory though.

Combat squirrel · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:12

So just to check I can just install windows 8 CLEAN INSTALL without bother even if I purchase the 'upgrade' version ?

Judgeneo · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:12

I'm going to have to try this out somewhere before I install on my system, I like how I've got my windows 7 set up

Glaucus · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:13

Combat squirrel said:
So just to check I can just install windows 8 CLEAN INSTALL without bother even if I purchase the 'upgrade' version ?

What do you mean clean install?
You can't install it on an empty HDD, you can however have, say a drive with win7 on it, run the upgrade assistant and then chose the save nothing option.

silversurfer · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:19

http://newsroom.intel.com/community...-and-more-gaming-fun?cid=rss-251533-c1-278120

All drivers for Win8 are out now ?

Nutella33 · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:22

Glaucus said:
What do you mean clean install?
You can't install it on an empty HDD, you can however have, say a drive with win7 on it, run the upgrade assistant and then chose the save nothing option.

people seem to have installed on fresh drives.

Yep, allthough there is a way to change them, but don't know anyone who's tried it, using command prompt. If you have a decent connection it only takes a few mins. Or went to sort my parents computer out and it has ~11hour download time, so came home and going back there tomorrow.

yeh i was thinking more about time burning dvd's etc

cheers tho, might try usb.

ic1male · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:23

Glaucus said:
Odd I'm positive I didn't type it in. Be brilliant if I have just got **** memory though.

Did you run setup from within Windows or boot from a medium?

Glaucus · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:23

ic1male said:
Did you run setup from within Windows or boot from a medium?

Within windows

Nutella33 said:
people seem to have installed on fresh drives.
b.

Who?
There was at least one person last night which got all the way through windows install and got the can't activate error message. Which is what is meant to happen.

You can install onto a second fresh HDD.

ic1male · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:24

Glaucus said:
Within windows

That might be the difference. I booted from USB and ran setup from there.

Frijj · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:24

So I can use the upgrade version even if I don't already have windows? got windows 8 RTM on a desktop PC no other OS on it?

Glaucus · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:26

Frijj said:
So I can use the upgrade version even if I don't already have windows? got windows 8 RTM on a desktop PC no other OS on it?

Maybe, several of us have upgraded from PR with no issue. However if you have no valid license to upgrade, then it's not really legit.

Vimes · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:27

I have just installed a clean copy of 8 x64 pro and it all went well. But is there a way to pin to the start menu any of the Steam games I have installed...?

I have only got Civ V installed at the moment but even though I can create a shortcut on the desktop I can only seem to see and create a pinned icon of the Steam client itself...?

scooby555t · 26 Oct 2012 at 17:30

by the way guys is the upgrade x32 or x64 as i noticed there was no option am using windows 7 x 64