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Windows 8.1 Pro ISO Download - X86 or X64?
Stupid question:
I just purchased a student license key for my daughter's Windows 8.1 Pro evaluation installation that just expired. First I thought that I would try just activating it by entering the key but received the message that the OS needed to be upgraded first. I clicked the link which brought me to the Microsoft store. I downloaded and upgraded the OS, was prompted for a key when installing it and it finished, no problems. I wanted to create a media so that I could reinstall without downloading again or if I could not connect to the internet to install. When I went to Microsoft's download page there is a choice of two buttons to press, Windows 8 & Windows 8.1, no choices of edition or bitness. First a link downloaded to my desktop. Then I clicked the link which downloaded the "WindowsSetupBox". Clicking that started an installation. At some point the choice was offered to install now, save to desktop for later or burn a media, By this point I was able to confirm that it was the "pro" edition based on the setup window. I burned a disk, no problem. I know that I have Windows 8.1 Pro but I cannot confirm whether it is X86 or X64. At some point, in order to download, I was required to enter my key. Did the server know to send X64 based on the key? Alternatively, is there some file or folder that I can browse on the media to determine its bitness? Thanks, Rich |
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Windows 8.1 Pro ISO Download - X86 or X64?
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Stupid question: I just purchased a student license key for my daughter's Windows 8.1 Pro evaluation installation that just expired. First I thought that I would try just activating it by entering the key but received the message that the OS needed to be upgraded first. I clicked the link which brought me to the Microsoft store. I downloaded and upgraded the OS, was prompted for a key when installing it and it finished, no problems. I wanted to create a media so that I could reinstall without downloading again or if I could not connect to the internet to install. When I went to Microsoft's download page there is a choice of two buttons to press, Windows 8 & Windows 8.1, no choices of edition or bitness. First a link downloaded to my desktop. Then I clicked the link which downloaded the "WindowsSetupBox". Clicking that started an installation. At some point the choice was offered to install now, save to desktop for later or burn a media, By this point I was able to confirm that it was the "pro" edition based on the setup window. I burned a disk, no problem. I know that I have Windows 8.1 Pro but I cannot confirm whether it is X86 or X64. At some point, in order to download, I was required to enter my key. Did the server know to send X64 based on the key? Alternatively, is there some file or folder that I can browse on the media to determine its bitness? Thanks, Rich When you do an electronic download purchase, the "bitness" of the OS used to do the download, determines the bitness of the received media. I downloaded several times, as part of my testing. Downloading using my computer running WinXP x32, gave a 2.5GB x32 Windows Pro ISO9660 file. Downloading using my computer running Windows 7 x64, gave a 3.2GB x64 Windows Pro ISO9660 file. If I wanted to possess both DVDs, I needed to use two computers having a different OS bitness. And, that's what I did. In other words, the size of the file hints at the type of DVD you got. The numbers I posted there, are just round numbers. I posted the size of these files a while back, but both the drive with the files on it, and the OS I posted from, are both disconnected :-( I hope you can guess at the answer, by looking at the relative size of the file. Post the file size, and maybe a search based just on the file size, will confirm what it is. Do Properties on the file, and post the "Size" value, rather than the "Size on disk" value. Since Google doesn't archive this group, I can't even craft a search to find my own posting. Paul |
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Windows 8.1 Pro ISO Download - X86 or X64?
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Rich wrote: Stupid question: I just purchased a student license key for my daughter's Windows 8.1 Pro evaluation installation that just expired. First I thought that I would try just activating it by entering the key but received the message that the OS needed to be upgraded first. I clicked the link which brought me to the Microsoft store. I downloaded and upgraded the OS, was prompted for a key when installing it and it finished, no problems. I wanted to create a media so that I could reinstall without downloading again or if I could not connect to the internet to install. When I went to Microsoft's download page there is a choice of two buttons to press, Windows 8 & Windows 8.1, no choices of edition or bitness. First a link downloaded to my desktop. Then I clicked the link which downloaded the "WindowsSetupBox". Clicking that started an installation. At some point the choice was offered to install now, save to desktop for later or burn a media, By this point I was able to confirm that it was the "pro" edition based on the setup window. I burned a disk, no problem. I know that I have Windows 8.1 Pro but I cannot confirm whether it is X86 or X64. At some point, in order to download, I was required to enter my key. Did the server know to send X64 based on the key? Alternatively, is there some file or folder that I can browse on the media to determine its bitness? Thanks, Rich When you do an electronic download purchase, the "bitness" of the OS used to do the download, determines the bitness of the received media. I downloaded several times, as part of my testing. Downloading using my computer running WinXP x32, gave a 2.5GB x32 Windows Pro ISO9660 file. Downloading using my computer running Windows 7 x64, gave a 3.2GB x64 Windows Pro ISO9660 file. If I wanted to possess both DVDs, I needed to use two computers having a different OS bitness. And, that's what I did. In other words, the size of the file hints at the type of DVD you got. The numbers I posted there, are just round numbers. I posted the size of these files a while back, but both the drive with the files on it, and the OS I posted from, are both disconnected :-( I hope you can guess at the answer, by looking at the relative size of the file. Post the file size, and maybe a search based just on the file size, will confirm what it is. Do Properties on the file, and post the "Size" value, rather than the "Size on disk" value. Since Google doesn't archive this group, I can't even craft a search to find my own posting. Paul OK, these are the file sizes I got for my Windows Pro downloads. I do not include an MD5SUM for the download, because each image downloaded has a different MD5SUM value. (Every time you download, it's a different value. Each DVD is "personalized".) I'm hoping though, that the byte size will match yours. One of them will. Windows_WIN81_X32.iso 2,605,645,824 bytes Windows_WIN81_X64.iso 3,285,975,040 bytes Paul |
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Windows 8.1 Pro ISO Download - X86 or X64?
On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 02:34:39 -0500, Rich wrote:
Stupid question: I just purchased a student license key for my daughter's Windows 8.1 Pro evaluation installation that just expired. First I thought that I would try just activating it by entering the key but received the message that the OS needed to be upgraded first. I clicked the link which brought me to the Microsoft store. I downloaded and upgraded the OS, was prompted for a key when installing it and it finished, no problems. I wanted to create a media so that I could reinstall without downloading again or if I could not connect to the internet to install. When I went to Microsoft's download page there is a choice of two buttons to press, Windows 8 & Windows 8.1, no choices of edition or bitness. First a link downloaded to my desktop. Then I clicked the link which downloaded the "WindowsSetupBox". Clicking that started an installation. At some point the choice was offered to install now, save to desktop for later or burn a media, By this point I was able to confirm that it was the "pro" edition based on the setup window. I burned a disk, no problem. I know that I have Windows 8.1 Pro but I cannot confirm whether it is X86 or X64. At some point, in order to download, I was required to enter my key. Did the server know to send X64 based on the key? Alternatively, is there some file or folder that I can browse on the media to determine its bitness? x86 = 32-bit edition used on machines which don't support 64-bit code and where a maximum of 3.25 to 4 GB of RAM will be available. x64 = 64-bit -- Silver Slimer Buying software ensures its continued existence and improvement |
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Windows 8.1 Pro ISO Download - X86 or X64?
"Paul" wrote in message ... Paul wrote: Rich wrote: Stupid question: I just purchased a student license key for my daughter's Windows 8.1 Pro evaluation installation that just expired. First I thought that I would try just activating it by entering the key but received the message that the OS needed to be upgraded first. I clicked the link which brought me to the Microsoft store. I downloaded and upgraded the OS, was prompted for a key when installing it and it finished, no problems. I wanted to create a media so that I could reinstall without downloading again or if I could not connect to the internet to install. When I went to Microsoft's download page there is a choice of two buttons to press, Windows 8 & Windows 8.1, no choices of edition or bitness. First a link downloaded to my desktop. Then I clicked the link which downloaded the "WindowsSetupBox". Clicking that started an installation. At some point the choice was offered to install now, save to desktop for later or burn a media, By this point I was able to confirm that it was the "pro" edition based on the setup window. I burned a disk, no problem. I know that I have Windows 8.1 Pro but I cannot confirm whether it is X86 or X64. At some point, in order to download, I was required to enter my key. Did the server know to send X64 based on the key? Alternatively, is there some file or folder that I can browse on the media to determine its bitness? Thanks, Rich When you do an electronic download purchase, the "bitness" of the OS used to do the download, determines the bitness of the received media. I downloaded several times, as part of my testing. Downloading using my computer running WinXP x32, gave a 2.5GB x32 Windows Pro ISO9660 file. Downloading using my computer running Windows 7 x64, gave a 3.2GB x64 Windows Pro ISO9660 file. If I wanted to possess both DVDs, I needed to use two computers having a different OS bitness. And, that's what I did. In other words, the size of the file hints at the type of DVD you got. The numbers I posted there, are just round numbers. I posted the size of these files a while back, but both the drive with the files on it, and the OS I posted from, are both disconnected :-( I hope you can guess at the answer, by looking at the relative size of the file. Post the file size, and maybe a search based just on the file size, will confirm what it is. Do Properties on the file, and post the "Size" value, rather than the "Size on disk" value. Since Google doesn't archive this group, I can't even craft a search to find my own posting. Paul OK, these are the file sizes I got for my Windows Pro downloads. I do not include an MD5SUM for the download, because each image downloaded has a different MD5SUM value. (Every time you download, it's a different value. Each DVD is "personalized".) I'm hoping though, that the byte size will match yours. One of them will. Windows_WIN81_X32.iso 2,605,645,824 bytes Windows_WIN81_X64.iso 3,285,975,040 bytes Paul Yes, it's 3.2G so definitely must be X64. Based on your experiment, someone who wanted to install 64 bit for the first time and only had a 32 bit computer would need to order a disk. Thanks for the helpful information. Rich |
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Windows 8.1 Pro ISO Download - X86 or X64?
"Silver Slimer" wrote in message news On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 02:34:39 -0500, Rich wrote: Stupid question: I just purchased a student license key for my daughter's Windows 8.1 Pro evaluation installation that just expired. First I thought that I would try just activating it by entering the key but received the message that the OS needed to be upgraded first. I clicked the link which brought me to the Microsoft store. I downloaded and upgraded the OS, was prompted for a key when installing it and it finished, no problems. I wanted to create a media so that I could reinstall without downloading again or if I could not connect to the internet to install. When I went to Microsoft's download page there is a choice of two buttons to press, Windows 8 & Windows 8.1, no choices of edition or bitness. First a link downloaded to my desktop. Then I clicked the link which downloaded the "WindowsSetupBox". Clicking that started an installation. At some point the choice was offered to install now, save to desktop for later or burn a media, By this point I was able to confirm that it was the "pro" edition based on the setup window. I burned a disk, no problem. I know that I have Windows 8.1 Pro but I cannot confirm whether it is X86 or X64. At some point, in order to download, I was required to enter my key. Did the server know to send X64 based on the key? Alternatively, is there some file or folder that I can browse on the media to determine its bitness? x86 = 32-bit edition used on machines which don't support 64-bit code and where a maximum of 3.25 to 4 GB of RAM will be available. x64 = 64-bit -- Silver Slimer Buying software ensures its continued existence and improvement Either you didn't read/understand the post or stopped at the first line, "Stupid question:..." . I do know the difference between X64 & X86. I just didn't know what I received from Microsoft. But thanks for taking the time to answer. :-) Rich Rich |
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Windows 8.1 Pro ISO Download - X86 or X64?
On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 10:18:34 -0500, Rich wrote:
"Silver Slimer" wrote in message news On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 02:34:39 -0500, Rich wrote: Stupid question: I just purchased a student license key for my daughter's Windows 8.1 Pro evaluation installation that just expired. First I thought that I would try just activating it by entering the key but received the message that the OS needed to be upgraded first. I clicked the link which brought me to the Microsoft store. I downloaded and upgraded the OS, was prompted for a key when installing it and it finished, no problems. I wanted to create a media so that I could reinstall without downloading again or if I could not connect to the internet to install. When I went to Microsoft's download page there is a choice of two buttons to press, Windows 8 & Windows 8.1, no choices of edition or bitness. First a link downloaded to my desktop. Then I clicked the link which downloaded the "WindowsSetupBox". Clicking that started an installation. At some point the choice was offered to install now, save to desktop for later or burn a media, By this point I was able to confirm that it was the "pro" edition based on the setup window. I burned a disk, no problem. I know that I have Windows 8.1 Pro but I cannot confirm whether it is X86 or X64. At some point, in order to download, I was required to enter my key. Did the server know to send X64 based on the key? Alternatively, is there some file or folder that I can browse on the media to determine its bitness? x86 = 32-bit edition used on machines which don't support 64-bit code and where a maximum of 3.25 to 4 GB of RAM will be available. x64 = 64-bit -- Silver Slimer Buying software ensures its continued existence and improvement Either you didn't read/understand the post or stopped at the first line, "Stupid question:..." . I do know the difference between X64 & X86. I just didn't know what I received from Microsoft. But thanks for taking the time to answer. :-) LOL, you're absolutely correct. I was in a hurry. From my experience in testing the Windows products, the same product key is used whether you are installing a 32-bit or 64-bit version. Therefore, a product key is neither 32-bit or 64-bit exclusively. -- Silver Slimer GNU/Linux is Communism |
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Windows 8.1 Pro ISO Download - X86 or X64?
But thanks for taking the time to answer. :-) LOL, you're absolutely correct. I was in a hurry. From my experience in testing the Windows products, the same product key is used whether you are installing a 32-bit or 64-bit version. Therefore, a product key is neither 32-bit or 64-bit exclusively. -- Silver Slimer GNU/Linux is Communism Whether the bitness was somehow encoded in the product key was part of my question and you HAVE answered that. Thanks again! Rich |
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Windows 8.1 Pro ISO Download - X86 or X64?
On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 18:36:10 -0500, Rich wrote:
But thanks for taking the time to answer. :-) LOL, you're absolutely correct. I was in a hurry. From my experience in testing the Windows products, the same product key is used whether you are installing a 32-bit or 64-bit version. Therefore, a product key is neither 32-bit or 64-bit exclusively. -- Silver Slimer GNU/Linux is Communism Whether the bitness was somehow encoded in the product key was part of my question and you HAVE answered that. Thanks again! It's my pleasure. My apologies for the original reply. -- Silver Slimer GNU/Linux is Communism |
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