Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro from XP/Vista/7 for $39.99 until January 31st 2013

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by roirraW "edor" ehT, Jul 2, 2012.

  1. Bosh

    Bosh MDL Developer

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    I have 2 questions:

    1. What if I have W7 activated by Daz's Loader? Could it be upgraded using the 39.99 option?
    2. What if I have computer with Slick 2.1 and I just installed the certificate and serial? Could it be upgraded using the 39.99 option?

    Thanks in advance!
     
  2. msr

    msr MDL Senior Member

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    Same here got rid of my touchscreen laptop, as already have ipad. Win7 is perfect for everything i need, and i just do not like the feel of win8 at the mo. Android and apple have there basic products that work well with touch screen thingys, but i would like win7 to stay with my laptops and computers for a while longer, to see how these things turn out.

    Man you can get cheap laptops now sec hand, as people getting ready for touch win8 versions.
     
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  3. _spinner_

    _spinner_ MDL Addicted

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    Yesterday i have upgraded RP with W7 ultimate activated with DAz loader, maybe M$ will pay me the 39.99?

    Hey Bosh,
    at first your question yes, tecnically your W7 passes genuine test, so you can confortably upgrade, but i do not suggest:
    1-a clean install is strongly recommended(Le Blanc confirmed it can be done with upgrade choosing format your HD, but i think it will be buggy....)
    2- if you have 7, forget bout 8, not worth of paying it, try RP for free and then think twice before paying that crap(no aero, no gadgets, no start menu, and rumors saying no more start menu third party software allowed/working...)
    at second question, huh i do not know....

    nice going... :D
     
  4. PaulDesmond

    PaulDesmond MDL Magnet

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    alex, did you try an upgrade from a "loaded" W7 into a 39.99 W8 RTM version. I know the answer and you know as well -???. So I cannot see any reason, why this could function so smoothly as you state in your answer to the other gentleman. Neither of us had the chance yet to try :D
     
  5. FaiKee

    FaiKee Misinformation spreader

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    Both Daz Loader and hard modding give you a emulated OEM-pre-installed windows, I have talked about it already and is tired of repeating - you guys find it out when the Upgrade System details come out. (and, you don't even have a COA :eek:).

    btw, did I say lmao in my last post? OOOOOps - our 13 year old angel boy must have reported my post again! OMG! :haha:
     
  6. Bosh

    Bosh MDL Developer

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    Thanks everyone for the replies. I guess I'll have to wait until RTM to find out, maybe I'll try it on an old PC first, to see how it goes, because I installed W8 RP in a Virtual Machine and it's incredibly slow, but that might be because of the hardware I'm running on :p.
     
  7. roirraW "edor" ehT

    roirraW "edor" ehT MDL Addicted

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    Yeah, probably. It runs great both as a host and in VMWare Worksation on a 2.53 GHz Core 2 Duo with 8GB RAM.
     
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  8. Bosh

    Bosh MDL Developer

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    Just to update, that W8 now runs very smooth on my VM. I just enabled the two cores instead of the default wich had just one core enabled. After looking at the task manager I saw that the VM was using the same core as the host so that's why it was so slow.
     
  9. roirraW "edor" ehT

    roirraW "edor" ehT MDL Addicted

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    Glad you found the trouble! Very odd!
     
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  10. Kraschman

    Kraschman MDL Novice

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    The best part is that despite having never actually learned Latin, I actually understand what that means... without Google or Bing to translate.