Windows 8 upgrades going up now!

You only have a few hours left to take advantage of cheap windows 8 upgrades at MS store. Cheers

This is a duplicate complaint ;)

I hoping in March the price drops to $20.

You can get the OEM Version for $99. I never liked the idea of "upgrading" Windows 7, I'd rather install from scratch, seems to be less issues that way. 

You could have purchased the $40.00 version then either migrate or do a fresh install at a later time.
I did the fresh Win 8 install but found problems with X2a & restored my last Win7 backup.
When more issues are fixed I'll restore the Win8 fresh that I also backed up.

stevec

process.  My plan was to eventually use that ISO to install on my Win7 DAW which isn't connected to the internet.

Yep, saving the ISO and then burning to DVD is the best way to do it. Then you've got the media similar to if you bought the boxed copy.


Scott

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I've been dealing with MS Windows since Windows 3.0. One floppy disk. It was probably the most stable OS. No, actually it was OS2 that was the most stable but never caught on. It was a lot like Apple.

so I'm still trying to figure out how to get back to the point of getting the "save to media" option during the install process.

You might be able to download the iso. Check the email you got with your order confirmation and product key. If there is a hyperlink like the one below you may be able to get it from that site.


Thanks for your order!
This is your receipt - make sure to print or save a copy for your records.
If you need to download Windows, write down your new product key and enter it here. 

If not, there is a link on that email to order a backup DVD (about 15.00 I think) that may still work.

Hey Steve,

Here's the info you need...
http://www.askvg.com/how-...ing-upgrade-assistant/

Scott

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I am such a dummy about this stuff I am afraid to try it... but you say I can download it but not install it until I am good and ready? I DO NOT want to upgrade W7... but 40 bucks for W8 that I can sit on for a while sounds pretty good.

J

jbow

I must have missed it... the cheapest I see now is 119.00

J

Yep, the last day was yesterday.


Scott

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Yes, and this is why I imediately took of 2 promos and got 2 copies win 8 Pro for $54 total. Just in case.
I upgraded my new laptop to 89 and love it. Haven't ssone the desktop yet-but when I am ready I have it.

Thanks Scott!   That was a very good page to bookmark.    And it did include the inforrmation that slartabartfast mentioned as well.   Looks like I'm all set for a future windows 8 upgrade.    :)

There may well be a time limit on how long your purchase will be usable. In this article Paul Thurrott says that you must use your emailed link by October 26, 2015. He does not cite a source for that. And from the way he has written it, it is not completely clear to me what exactly will expire on that date. Most likely he seems to be saying that the link in your email will no longer work to download the installer. That would not really be a problem if you have downloaded an iso. You can install Win8 upgrade on a new computer without an internet connection from the iso burned to an installation DVD, and the DVD contains everything you need to do the installation. Apparently there is nothing machine specific on that ISO, even though you have to go through the song and dance about what will be compatible on the computer you use to download it. So you do not need to actually download the installer at a later date if you have the iso.


But if the October 2015 date, means that your license will no longer work to activate a new installation, that really would be a dead end date. MS could easily enough sort out which Product Codes were issued via the introductory offer, and invalidate any that were not entered into their activation database by that date, but that seems pretty unlikely. They have enough trouble with people who need to re-install and reactivate already, without creating an army of zombie product keys and angry customers.


http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/windows-8-tip-buy-electronic-upgrade-now-install-it-later

So MS had "Windows ME" and now they have "Windows EH" ? If i had been on the ball I may have bought it for 40 bucks but I wasn't and there is NO way I am going to buy it for 200... I'll wait for the next deal. I suppose one can still buy Windows 7 somewhere? I'd like to ungrade my wife's office computers to W7 after a cleanup. They are running XP and have gotten bogged down.

Oh well, I will figure that out next week...

J