On the subject of installation (as I've had to reinstall a few times) Mounting the ISO and installing over a preexisting installation of 8.1 RTM while keeping all the apps and settings is LIGHTNING fast. Took about 10 mins.
Enterprise I just did an upgrade and saved all apps and settings (was vanilla nothing tweaked or changed anyway, just installed 8 then upgraded to 8.1) and it took forever. You talking pro?
Ok, finally downloaded and installed x64 Pro and added WMC with the default installation keys. Everything went smoothly, took 15 minutes. Windows recognized all my hardware except for my PCI Express LPT card which it found in Windows Update. All the drivers are installed and working fine. Installed Start8 so I can have the best of both worlds, actually the tiles are not that bad once you use them a few times. I think I will like this OS after all. Thanks to everyone who gave their time throughout this whole waiting period. I think I'll stick with this for a while but I will miss my Windows 7 Ultimate.
How exactly did you get pro? they are all either enterprise or normal win 8.1 i too dowloaded and installed to find out pro key dont work, 8.1 preview key dont work, my original win 8 pro key dont work...however i was able to install with the core key..cant activate it yet i have seen others do it.
These both are Core/Pro multi-edition ISOs . Code: MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.8.1.RTM.X86.ENGLISH.DVD-WZT RELEASE DATE: 08/21/2013 BUILD: 6.3.9600.16384.WINBLUE_RTM.130821-1623 FILE: Windows_8.1_EN-US_x86.ISO SIZE: 2,915,131,392 byte SHA-1: 802CFCD3A411D99C097EA7E747F0B6697F9BDAC4 MD5: 7DD36FEA0D004ACFEDBDB3A5521EF5FF MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.8.1.RTM.X64.ENGLISH.DVD-WZT RELEASE DATE: 08/21/2013 BUILD: 6.3.9600.16384.WINBLUE_RTM.130821-1623 FILE: Windows_8.1_EN-US_x64.ISO SIZE: 3,899,295,744 byte SHA-1: BC2F7FF5C91C9F0F8676E39E703085C65072139B MD5: F104B78019E86E74B149AE5E510F7BE9
I used the default installation keys for 8.1 Pro and ProWMC, they've been posted here on several threads. Those keys will not activate but at least you can get a feel for the OS and test your hardware/software. Edit: By the way, mine was a clean installation, not an upgrade if that helps any.
thanks guys i feel kinda stupid now, not with your replies but more like an error in writing down the key for install i had C3MC3 instead of C3MCJ..anyway happy to report after following some simple steps i have it installed as pro and fully activated.
I was successfully able to install 8.1 but now Windows Media Player can't seem to play any time of video file whether it's .WMV, MP4, etc., I can hear the audio but there's no video. I can play video clips just fine in VLC player. Has anyone else encountered this problem since upgrading to 8.1?
There seems to be no german win8.1 pro version. Can i activate MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.8.1.ENTERPRISE.RTM.X64.VOLUME.GERMAN.DVD-WZT this with a original win8 pro key or do i need the pro version ?
Has anyone had an issue using their legit Windows 8 key to upgrade from 8 Pro to 8.1 Pro? It said my key didn't match the edition I was trying to install. I made sure it was the right key because I got it from AIDA 64 and checked my key.
Check for proper video drivers.... So far noone was able to neither activate Enterprise (it refuses to accept Win 8 MAKs) nor upgrading successfully without losing activation. Seems that needs some server side request and answer isn´t given atm. Had no luck here likewise, tseted several of my machines.