Windows 8/8.1 ISO

[areksnumbr1sxylady]

Basically trying to find a Windows 8/8.1 pro ISO download to format my laptop and put it on... After spending about an hour trying to find it I can no more...

I tried the Microsoft update or whatever utility, it keeps saying I dont have internet connection... yeah, how do you think am downloading porn right now??

I just want a legal,bare windows 8.1 pro ISO download link... I dont want to use torrents since those devils most likely put some back-door crap in.

It always used to be so simple, its driving me nuts... I just want a freacking ISO that is not from torrent.

Actually maybe windows 8 pro would be better since I heard that 8.1 doesnt accept keys for windows 8??


help.

 

[marc2003]

I dont want to use torrents since those devils most likely put some back-door crap in.

complete non issue. all the early unofficial leaks have proven to be genuine because the sha-1 hashes match the proper downloads available via MSDN. this means they cannot have been tampered with.

as for 8.1 not accepting 8 keys, that's right. but you can find a generic key that will get you through setup and then you change it your own to do a proper activation.

this is the sha-1 hash for the EN-GB x64 version...

42458E48CECEBAB8BF5D58220478FDA42B0D2990

 

[EYEREX]

I downloaded from here

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-product-key-only

Then used a install key from here

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612867.aspx

Ps not sure if you still have to start a windows 8 download with your personal key then cancel the download and then click the download for 8.1

 

[areksnumbr1sxylady]

Used this download;

Spoiler

https://ia801807.us.archive.org/23/items/Windows8Pro64Bit/Windows 8 Pro 64-bit.iso

Windows activated with my key and everything seems fine so far...