Windows 8 who's buying/upgrading

platypus · 15 Dec 2012 at 12:01

Why can I not seem to buy Windows 8, rather than W8 pro from the MS website? Do they only sell pro?

Glaucus · 15 Dec 2012 at 12:03

Why would you want normal windows 8.
Windows 8 pro is cheaper at the moment. Hence only one offering, untill the end of jan when the deal ends.

platypus · 15 Dec 2012 at 12:06

Absolutely no need for the pro features, but as you say its cheaper so yeah might as well grab that. Not that I can get the microsoft store to work at the moment..

Mind you, if I buy the upgrade will it give me a full ISO for future installs?

Elevon · 15 Dec 2012 at 14:05

platypus said:
Absolutely no need for the pro features, but as you say its cheaper so yeah might as well grab that. Not that I can get the microsoft store to work at the moment..

Mind you, if I buy the upgrade will it give me a full ISO for future installs?

You have option to make ISO or Win8 on USB,I've done both via my upgrade,you need 4GB USB drive or larger if you go USB route.
See below,

http://www.zdnet.com/the-ultimate-windows-8-upgrade-faq-7000006815/

prescott28 · 15 Dec 2012 at 14:16

the install dvd contents are stored on drive c: and can be re-burned. Sadly I can't remember in which directory. With luck someone else will.

Elevon · 15 Dec 2012 at 14:23

prescott28 said:
the install dvd contents are stored on drive c: and can be re-burned. Sadly I can't remember in which directory. With luck someone else will.

Think you mean ESD folder.

prescott28 · 15 Dec 2012 at 14:45

Elevon said:
Think you mean ESD folder.

Thanks! that's just it! All the file to burn to DVD or USB for a clean install though I can't see one would need to do so unless the boot disk fails.

FunkyCowie · 15 Dec 2012 at 15:46

is there any way of removing apps from the your apps section that you don't want any more?

Elevon · 15 Dec 2012 at 16:37

FunkyCowie said:
is there any way of removing apps from the your apps section that you don't want any more?

You mean on Metro ie Tiles?..right click on the Tile either uninstall or select unpin from start(both options appear at bottom after right click).

OspreyO · 15 Dec 2012 at 17:52

I have a Valid Vista Home Key but it won't install, just needs to be reactivated (for this laptop) by MS. They've confirmed its a valid key though. Do I need to install Vista to do the W8 upgrade? Its currently on the Developer Release of 8.

prescott28 · 15 Dec 2012 at 17:57

OspreyO said:
I have a Valid Vista Home Key but it won't install, just needs to be reactivated (for this laptop) by MS. They've confirmed its a valid key though. Do I need to install Vista to do the W8 upgrade? Its currently on the Developer Release of 8.

I thought I read you can upgrade the developer version once you have bought the Windows 8 copy. I am assuming you mean a pre-release version and not a trial of the Enterprise version. The only catch is that one cannot keep programmes and settings if doing it that way.

OspreyO · 15 Dec 2012 at 18:22

Its the 90 Day Enterprise trail from MSDN.

FunkyCowie · 15 Dec 2012 at 19:08

Elevon said:
You mean on Metro ie Tiles?..right click on the Tile either uninstall or select unpin from start(both options appear at bottom after right click).

Nope, under 'your apps', I tried a few apps and didn't like them so uninstalled but they still show in 'your apps'... much like android apps still show in google play and can't remove the suckers.

Hopefully its not the same in Win8 metro?

theheyes · 15 Dec 2012 at 19:56

That's the way it works at the moment. Its a bit daft because they're not really 'your' apps, its just a dispassionate list of everything you've ever installed.

Glaucus · 15 Dec 2012 at 19:58

It's the same on all ecosystems, I doubt that will change any time soon.

One · 15 Dec 2012 at 22:52

It should purge free apps if you want it to imo.

bloodhunter · 16 Dec 2012 at 00:09

I have a new laptop with Windows 8 and the only thing good about it is the fast boot time.
So I will be binning the hard drive and installing Windows 7 on an SSD.
Sorry Windows 8 you do not impress me at all.

caz32 · 16 Dec 2012 at 00:13

My mates a nub.

He installed a "seven seas" version of windows 8 and complained the amount of problems he had with it then went back to 7 and here's me being on 8 since release and having no problems at all.

I can see why people don't want to upgrade from 7 with the metro start but I rarely use it. People who say "you don't know how much you use start until you've used 8" is a load of bs

OspreyO · 16 Dec 2012 at 00:17

If you use your start a lot, those apps should be icons on the desktop or in the task bar.

platypus · 16 Dec 2012 at 08:25

Not a great start. After installing it and then adding the few programs I want, I've had to "Refresh" my pc after something fatal occured >.<.

bloodhunter said:
I have a new laptop with Windows 8 and the only thing good about it is the fast boot time.
So I will be binning the hard drive and installing Windows 7 on an SSD.
Sorry Windows 8 you do not impress me at all.

Really? I'm running it on an ssd and am far from impressed with the boot time.