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source or store to buy lic to convert windows 8.1 home to 8.1 pro edtion?
Hi i have a lap top that has windows 8.1 home edition on it and i would like
to upgrade it to windows 8.1 professional edition . Does any one know of a site or online store that sells that edition? Thanks |
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source or store to buy lic to convert windows 8.1 home to 8.1 pro edtion?
The 8.1 Pro Pack which upgraded Windows 8 to 8 Pro or 8 Pro with Media
Center was discontinued in the fall of 2015. The Pro Pack is in extremely limited supply having been discontinued from replenishing 3rd party inventory for over a year. If you can find it, a few sources might be available by searching using Google or Bing. The pricing should be around $100. Retail 8.1 Pro may be easier to purchase and possibly from more reputable sources though the price(e.g. Newegg.com) is about 30-40% % higher($140) for OEM 8.1 Pro edition(clean install required, not for upgrading from Home to Pro) and twice as much($200) for the retail 8.1 Pro(capable of use as upgrade media). Good luck on your quest. -- ....winston msft mvp windows experience "Andy" wrote in message ... Hi i have a lap top that has windows 8.1 home edition on it and i would like to upgrade it to windows 8.1 professional edition . Does any one know of a site or online store that sells that edition? Thanks |
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source or store to buy lic to convert windows 8.1 home to 8.1 pro edtion?
Thank you ill look in to that.
"...winston" wrote in message news The 8.1 Pro Pack which upgraded Windows 8 to 8 Pro or 8 Pro with Media Center was discontinued in the fall of 2015. The Pro Pack is in extremely limited supply having been discontinued from replenishing 3rd party inventory for over a year. If you can find it, a few sources might be available by searching using Google or Bing. The pricing should be around $100. Retail 8.1 Pro may be easier to purchase and possibly from more reputable sources though the price(e.g. Newegg.com) is about 30-40% % higher($140) for OEM 8.1 Pro edition(clean install required, not for upgrading from Home to Pro) and twice as much($200) for the retail 8.1 Pro(capable of use as upgrade media). Good luck on your quest. -- ....winston msft mvp windows experience "Andy" wrote in message ... Hi i have a lap top that has windows 8.1 home edition on it and i would like to upgrade it to windows 8.1 professional edition . Does any one know of a site or online store that sells that edition? Thanks |
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source or store to buy lic to convert windows 8.1 home to 8.1 pro edtion?
On Thu, 26 Jan 2017 01:23:23 -0500, "Andy" wrote:
Hi i have a lap top that has windows 8.1 home edition on it and i would like to upgrade it to windows 8.1 professional edition . Does any one know of a site or online store that sells that edition? Thanks See Winston's reply, but before you buy it, let me ask why you want to do this. Most home users don't need Professional and buying it might be a waste of money for you. |
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source or store to buy lic to convert windows 8.1 home to 8.1pro edtion?
Ken Blake wrote:
On Thu, 26 Jan 2017 01:23:23 -0500, "Andy" wrote: Hi i have a lap top that has windows 8.1 home edition on it and i would like to upgrade it to windows 8.1 professional edition . Does any one know of a site or online store that sells that edition? Thanks See Winston's reply, but before you buy it, let me ask why you want to do this. Most home users don't need Professional and buying it might be a waste of money for you. I think Pro is a prerequisite for Media Center on 8. http://www.howtogeek.com/132462/5-al...-on-windows-8/ "To get it, you can upgrade to Windows 8 Pro and purchase the Media Center Pack." If you don't have a TV Tuner to make recordings with, the only thing of value in the Media Center Pack is two CODEC files for playing commercial DVDs. ******* The memory license for Windows 8 is as follows: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ts_wind ows_8 Version Limit on X86 Limit on X64 Windows 8 Enterprise 4 GB 512 GB Windows 8 Professional 4 GB 512 GB Windows 8 4 GB 128 GB So on Win8, you typically don't need it for memory. Whereas Pro on Win7 really did come in handy, as Pro allowed a license for more than 16GB. Windows 7 Professional 4 GB 192 GB Windows 7 Home Premium 4 GB 16 GB Paul |
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source or store to buy lic to convert windows 8.1 home to 8.1 pro edtion?
For the additional security features and the ability to turn off Microsoft
updates . And that media center aka media player is put back as well . "Ken Blake" wrote in message ... On Thu, 26 Jan 2017 01:23:23 -0500, "Andy" wrote: Hi i have a lap top that has windows 8.1 home edition on it and i would like to upgrade it to windows 8.1 professional edition . Does any one know of a site or online store that sells that edition? Thanks See Winston's reply, but before you buy it, let me ask why you want to do this. Most home users don't need Professional and buying it might be a waste of money for you. |
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source or store to buy lic to convert windows 8.1 home to 8.1 pro edtion?
On 27 Jan 2017, "Andy" wrote in alt.comp.os.windows-8:
For the additional security features What security features are you referring to? and the ability to turn off Microsoft updates . AFAIK, all versions of Windows 8/8.1 have the ability to turn off updates. And that media center aka media player is put back as well . Media Center is *not* "aka" Media Player. They are different products. Windows Media Player 12 is included in all versions of Windows 8 and 8.1. Media Center is not "put back", either. It's an extra add-on for Win8 Pro which costs money... but I believe it's no longer for sale. Perhaps you and Al should have a little talk. |
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source or store to buy lic to convert windows 8.1 home to 8.1 pro edtion?
You are correct i forgot i took windows 10 off my lap top a long time ago
but windows 8.1 pro has more features then the home edition does "Nil" wrote in message ... On 27 Jan 2017, "Andy" wrote in alt.comp.os.windows-8: For the additional security features What security features are you referring to? and the ability to turn off Microsoft updates . AFAIK, all versions of Windows 8/8.1 have the ability to turn off updates. And that media center aka media player is put back as well . Media Center is *not* "aka" Media Player. They are different products. Windows Media Player 12 is included in all versions of Windows 8 and 8.1. Media Center is not "put back", either. It's an extra add-on for Win8 Pro which costs money... but I believe it's no longer for sale. Perhaps you and Al should have a little talk. |
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source or store to buy lic to convert windows 8.1 home to 8.1 proedtion?
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"Andy" wrote: You are correct i forgot i took windows 10 off my lap top a long time ago but windows 8.1 pro has more features then the home edition does Really? And which of those "must have" features do you require? |
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