Is that the extent of it? Build info and watermark? I seem to recall in the early Win8 days before people starting putting up KMS servers that they were pretty benign. I'm looking to upgrade my 8 Ent to 8.1 Ent, and I'd be fine with the above (at least until 8.1 KMS servers pop up) if that's all there is to it. What I wouldn't want is hourly reminders to activate or reduced functionality mode, etc. BTW, assuming you did an 8 Ent to 8.1 upgrade, how did it go? Everything more or less intact? Any caveats? Update: I mounted the 8.1 Ent ISO in 8 Ent and did an upgrade install that way. It went well, pretty much exactly the same experience you'd see upgrading Vista or Win7-era releases, and like those you wind up with a Windows.old dir (deleted later with Disk Cleanup) and virtually everything as it was. Some exceptions: I had to reset the border width, title bar height, re-enable system protection, disable defrag sched, reinstall OpenVPN (for its driver), disable IE's new Enhanced Protection Mode (so add-ons not yet compatible with it will work), and I think that's it. If you're not using a Microsoft account and don't want to, then the trick to getting past the screen during the install that insists on one is to unplug your network cable. After about 3 minutes it'll come back and say "Do you wish to use your existing account instead?". Why yes, yes I do. I now have 10GB of extra space on C, but that's not unusual or new: when you do these sorts of upgrades, what's really happening is a clean install and a migration of programs and settings. And when that happens, ginormous dirs like Winsxs are cleared out, thus the extra space (even before deleting Windows.old). I don't know if this will be true with the Windows Store style upgrade.
You will not get hourly reminders or any reduced functionality. All you will have is the build watermark and the activate windows watermark. I did a fresh install of Windows 8.1 Enterprise, so I have no experience with the upgrade process.
MSDN Isos are available now. They MATCH the WZT leaks, which means the WZT leaks are unmodified and simply need name change. We're done here fellas. :closed:
I downloaded x64, from WZT, but full of problems. The original key doesn´t work.To install I used a key found on the net. And after installing I couldn´t change to my original license key. There is only the option to a local account and not the option for a Microsoft Account while installing.. If I update the video driver, I can´t go to my account. And when I don´t update the video driver, there is no option to change the video resolution. Until now, leaked version is big sh***. Waiting for the leak of MSDN versions disponible today.
Im running the WZT version now, nothing wrong with it at all, Hashes match MSDN, your error is PEBKAC
Sorry, Tito, couldn't catch your meaning (?) I think Enterprise is not out yet. ...... ....btw, where is our friend Tel-A-something ? You know, the guy who repeatedly said something about MSDN editions ???
Nah, it was the Ent. X64 zh-CN, maybe there was something particular about this edition, just wait and see......:crystal:
How to activate this one: MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.8.1.RTM.X64.GERMAN.DVD-WZT RELEASE DATE: 08/21/2013 BUILD: 6.3.9600.16384.WINBLUE_RTM.130821-1623 FILE: 9600.16384.130821-1623_x64fre_Client_DE-DE-IRM_CCSA_DV5.ISO SIZE: 3,949,217,792 byte SHA-1: 9E2A3C82CC27333D03526710022E59CEF68A7DF2 MD5: AA76EF9277414D0AB5AE9332433F7CFB NOTE: this is original M$ image. Install this version offline. Put in the usual key for installing it. XHQblablabla After installed, do NOT be online. Type in this: slmgr -upk. Stay offline still. Type in this: slmgr.vbs -ipk (here put in a recent retail key, mine ended with T7) Stay offline, on search button type in: "Windows aktivieren" okay i have german version.... activate by Phone. You will see then keys there..... go online. Install skype..... type in the phone number from Germany..... now type in the numbers which are on that windows activation site..... she was agreeing with me and she gave me many numbers i wrote down..... then, i was still online, was typing those numbers she gave me in that activation field, still open, in windows 8.1 pro..... then my win 8.1 german was activated...... i am here to help, and i want to share my thoughts. PEACE!