Ed Propes wrote on 1/17/2014 :
It happens that "...winston?" formulated :
Jon wrote:
I've desire to upgrade from Windows 8 (not sure about language
version)
to Windows 8.1 but imagine file is too big to download and local
stores
do not have DVD. I was planning to buy Windows 8.1 on
microsoft.com site
one day, when I had credit card.
Windows 8.1 upgrade from 8.0 is free and available in Win8.0 via
signing on with a MSFT Account and accessing the Microsoft Store.
The Store is a tile on the Modern UI Start Screen UI.
Windows 8.1 is not available (nor will it be) in upgrade media form
from the MSFT Store/website or retail outlets. The only version
being sold are the full version editions of Windows 8 Core, Windows
8 Professional. Retail versions of Core and Pro contain both 32
and 64 bit DVD's. OEM/System Builder versions only contain one - 32
or 64 bit. If purchasing the latter ensure the correct bitness is
purchased.
All pc's using Win8.0 have until the fall of 2015 to upgrade to
8.1. All support for 8.0 (program and security updates) will cease
approx. 2 yrs after the release date of 8.1.
Win8.1 System Requirements
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...m-requirements
If using Win 8.0-64-bit ensure the hardware meets the 64 bit
requirement.
"To install a 64-bit OS on a 64-bit PC, your processor needs to
support CMPXCHG16b, PrefetchW, and LAHF/SAHF"
Most 8.0 built pcs do...some older units that were upgraded from
an earlier o/s to 8.0 may not meet 8.1 requirements thus cannot
install 8.1. Unless something changes those units incapable of
upgrading to 8.1 will have to be replaced with hardware meeting
system requirements to run Win8.1 or later.
Now you have me worried. I have a DVD sized box that says Windows 8.1
Pro on the outside of the box. Inside the box are 2 disks, one for 32
bit and one for 64 bit versions of the OS. I bought them online
understanding it is the full Windows 8.1 Pro OS. Do you think they
are something else?
Ed from Texas
Please disregard the above. It's what comes from pulling an all
nighter.
Sorry,
Ed from Texas