(Hopefully not a) stupid question. I don't use/have a flash drive (have a 500 GB external disk tho') and I don't want to burn another disc unless it's absolutely necessary (house getting cluttered with discs). Can I install 8.1 (Enterprise) (I have the ISO) without having to burn a disc/use a flash drive? [Using Win 8 Pro atm]
Dang. Flash drive it is, then. *starts digging beneath CDs and DVDs for a stray pen drive* I'll try this out and let y'all know how it goes. EDIT: Wait, I can upgrade without having to reinstall everything, right? Right??
At least I can install on a different partition? EDIT: I got tired of thinking it over and decided to take the leap. I prepped a bootable flash drive and ran the setup file from Windows Explorer. It allowed me the choice of retaining my existing programs and I naturally opted for it. A long and agonizing wait later, I'm now typing this from the 8.1, which, wait for it, I upgraded to. No programs lost, no data lost, nothing. I was worried about activation being lost (yes, I lost it) but I can thank some angel in Taiwan for getting it back. My day is made. (Sorry about the over-smiley-izing it. I'm really excited that nothing went wrong; Thank you guys for the ISOs and help!) PS: Anyone in this forum presently living in India can PM me for a drink.
Because these Core(s) SKU are mostly OEM related, and updating it is up to them MS already instructed and supplied OEM's to install GA updates before delivering there devices
Thanks. But the Windows update ISOs are personalized, while the ISOs from MS Retail Store and on DVD are the same version for everyone. Some posted the ISO torrents on TPB, but where to get official hashes for Windows 8.1 Retail Core (productID.288401200) and Pro (productID.288401500) with integrated Rollup1?
I guess there is no way to get official hashes for Retail channel whatsoever, these are supposed to be sold in a store, physically, burned onto a disc. They are not supposed to be downloadable, thus there is no iso to be hashed.