Windows 8 vs Windows 8 pro

miceormen · 26 Jan 2013 at 15:11

Lo everyone

Per the title - is there anything included in Win 8 Pro I'm likely to miss if I buy the basic version?

(went through the wiki comparison list but a lot of it is proprietary jargon that's lost on me)

Cheers guys

miceormen · 26 Jan 2013 at 16:45

Glaucus said:
Why not just get the £25 pro upgrade in the next few days and don't worry about the version as you'll have pro anyway.

Because as I understood it you can't upgrade from an OS that isn't already installed on your machine.. I have a few licenses of XP kicking about but on this machine I have Win8 Enterprise (the free trial).

If this is incorrect.. great = )

miceormen · 26 Jan 2013 at 17:48

gareth170 said:
you can install the upgrade version on a clean hdd

but as long as you know you have a previous os license in your house you'll be fine

So [presumably] I format, stick the upgrade dvd in and it'll prompt me for the old XP license key?

miceormen · 26 Jan 2013 at 19:07

theheyes said:
Not always. I upgraded from consumer preview and it works a treat. I've also upgraded a laptop from 7 on launch day and heard no complaints back.

Is consumer preview the same as 'Enterprise Evaluation'?

miceormen · 26 Jan 2013 at 19:16

/ Can it be? I don't like giving microsoft money.