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Need Win 8.1
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. "G. Morgan" escreveu na mensagem ... http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../feature-packs What do you mean it's too big? Are you out of disk space? al ... Migrante said on 1/9/2014 2:35 PM: While downloading a file, internet could fail. I don't know if we need to be online during upgrade. "Big Al" escreveu na mensagem eb.com... Still doesn't explain your status, internet fails on me too now and then, I just restart the download. But I have good bandwidth. Do you have slow DSL, poor reliability, Modem even? .... Usually I don't make downloads but sometimes I use internet to watch videos and listen radio online. I need more than 1 Mbps to be happy. |
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Need Win 8.1
G. Morgan wrote, On 1/9/2014 2:28 PM:
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. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../feature-packs What do you mean it's too big? Are you out of disk space? The feature packs site is a site for: - upgrading Windows 8.1 Core to Windows 8 Pro with Media Pack or - upgrading Windows 8.1 Pro to Windows 8 Pro with Media Pack qp If you were running Windows 8.1, your PC will restart automatically and Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center will be available for use. If you were running Windows 8.1 Pro, your PC will restart automatically and Windows Media Center will be available for use. /qp -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps |
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Need Win 8.1
Migrante wrote, On 1/9/2014 2:35 PM:
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. "G. Morgan" escreveu na mensagem ... http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../feature-packs What do you mean it's too big? Are you out of disk space? ... While downloading a file, internet could fail. I don't know if we need to be online during upgrade. The 8.1 download from the MSFT Store will resume if interrupted -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps |
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Need Win 8.1
Migrante wrote, On 1/9/2014 4:23 PM:
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. "G. Morgan" escreveu na mensagem ... http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../feature-packs What do you mean it's too big? Are you out of disk space? al ... Migrante said on 1/9/2014 2:35 PM: While downloading a file, internet could fail. I don't know if we need to be online during upgrade. "Big Al" escreveu na mensagem eb.com... Still doesn't explain your status, internet fails on me too now and then, I just restart the download. But I have good bandwidth. Do you have slow DSL, poor reliability, Modem even? ... Usually I don't make downloads but sometimes I use internet to watch videos and listen radio online. I need more than 1 Mbps to be happy. You don't have much choices (and most likely the same for the next two years when the mandatory upgrade from 8.0 to 8.1 is required). 2 years at any bandwidth should be sufficient time to accomplish the task since the 8.0 to 8.1 upgrade from the MSFT Store will resume if interrupted. As far as Microsoft is concerned your choices are - upgrade from the MSFT Store or - purchase full version media and use it to upgrade by running the full version 8.1 setup.exe file on the full version media from within Windows 8.0. The full version media can not upgrade 8.0 to 8.1 by booting the DVD - booting from the media will only provide a clean install. -- ...winston msft mvp consumer apps |
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Need Win 8.1
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 |
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Need Win 8.1
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 |
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