UpDown8 - Windows 7/8 Upgrade/Downgrade Helper

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    #4 _spinner_, Aug 26, 2012

    Well Done Tito, it is always great find new tools on MDL, i appreciate your hard work !!:worthy::worthy: even i will never use Windows 8

    EHM... can you add option to upgrade to Windows 7?
    :laie: :laie:

    just joking, added to my collection anyway:spoton::spoton:
     
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    #5 Josh Cell, Aug 26, 2012
    Very cool application. I like of batch scripts also, was the first programming mode that I learned in my life.. :D

    On the next versions you can add the support for Windows 7 / Vista detecting what the registry entry by kernel var on registry (6.0~6.2)...
     
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    #6 WIKIMACK, Aug 26, 2012
    hi Tito, always great works.

    in my collection MDL , thanks.:D:worthy:
     
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    #7 cepheid46e2, Aug 27, 2012
    This would be very handy but I'm unable to access the link. :(
     
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    #8 Tito, Aug 27, 2012
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    Thanks... but there is some checking ;)

    Code:
    REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v CurrentVersion | FINDSTR 6.2 >NUL
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 cls & echo Supports only Windows 8 RTM!!! & ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 >nul & goto MAINMENU
     
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    #9 smartboyhw, Aug 27, 2012
    Good job mate, one of the best tools:)
     
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    #10 Tito, Aug 27, 2012
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    Mediafire mirror added.

    :)
     
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    #11 Tito, Aug 27, 2012 (OP)
    @Daz

    I'm hugely 'inspired' by the layout of the Windows Loader post... hope you don't mind.

    ;) :D
     
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    #13 Paiva, Aug 27, 2012
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    Despite not being a fan of the No. 1 W8, I like your tool. :p

    Good luck for future versions!

    Regards
     
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    #14 jimlaman8, Aug 28, 2012
    I tried your downgrader.. going back down from MCE to Windows 8 pro..

    On one test case, running the exe even in admin mode didnt work, as when i put in the win 8 pro media, it only had the option to just save files (no in place upgrade)..

    So I had to run the registry file manually.

    In the other case, in a VM.. it worked fine.. however, after rebooting and "upgrading", the start screen is mangled.. half of the tiles are blank and the ones that are there have "appextravel" and "microsoft.xbox" and "appexmaps" and do not work if clicked.
     
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    #15 Tito, Aug 28, 2012 (OP)
    Version 1.1 released!!!
     
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    #16 smartbuddy, Aug 28, 2012
    Tried to downgrade from Windows 8 Pro with Media Center to Windows 8 Core but it does not downgrade. Activation lost due to upgrading with the key available everywhere.... o_O

    Is there a way to get out of this mess, as it does not accept my genuine msdn key for Windows 8 core, it requires another media center key which is not available...
     
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    #17 Tito, Aug 28, 2012 (OP)
    Thats weird :g:

    None of my testing shows this type of errors. After downgrading, try to reset the system.
     
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    #18 Tito, Aug 28, 2012 (OP)
    Obviously!!!

    Use this tool, then do the downgrade by a Windows 8 iso, which has CORE edition in it.
     
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    #19 Windows Fan, Aug 28, 2012
    awesome tool. thnx. :)
     
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    #20 jimlaman8, Aug 28, 2012
    A restart did not fix it unfortunately.
     
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