Windows 8 $14.99 Upgrade Code is Now available

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  1. rrohela

    rrohela MDL Expert

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    Just Bought in INDIA for 699 ($13). Downloading Media
     
  2. onequickq

    onequickq MDL Novice

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    Hi,

    I plan to take advantage of this offer and download a couple of ISOs and serial keys, but I won't be using then until next year in some self-build PCs. I have a retail version of Windows 7 to run the upgrade from, my question is does upgrade have a time limit or is it download and upgrade whenever you want?

    Thanks
     
  3. FaiKee

    FaiKee Misinformation spreader

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    The deal is until Jan 31, 2013, but the key is forever. :D
     
  4. sorrowuk

    sorrowuk MDL Novice

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    #144 sorrowuk, Oct 26, 2012
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    Does anyone know how to change the country and currency in the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant.

    I am in the UK and the windows 8 upgrade assistant gets the price in UK Pounds (£)

    I want to pay and get the price in US Dollars ($)

    Anyone know how? I guess it either checks your ip address location or some windows registry settings ?
    Anyone know what to change ?

    And also this is the only way to purchase it using this upgrade tool ? You can't do it online no ?


    UPDATE : Found out how to do it. Seems to work by your internet ip location. So if you use a usa proxy you get the price in $ etc.
     
  5. mcbyte

    mcbyte MDL Junior Member

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    I confirm, in europe too the price is €14.99 for the upgrade, I used a US vpn and paid $14.99 (€11.97).

    downloading right now.
     
  6. TheUnholySmurf

    TheUnholySmurf MDL Novice

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    #146 TheUnholySmurf, Oct 26, 2012
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    The ISO file is so small, only 2.63GB.
    I hope this is the x64 ISO i downloaded when I bought the upgrade.

    The autorun.inf on the ISO says this:
    Code:
    [AutoRun.Amd64]
    open=setup.exe
    icon=setup.exe,0
    
    [AutoRun]
    open=sources\SetupError.exe x64
    icon=sources\SetupError.exe,0
    
     
  7. wazer

    wazer MDL Junior Member

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    Well i can say that i did the same, bought 2 licenses yesterday where i registered for the 14.99 offer and both activated with fresh install.
     
  8. mastershake

    mastershake MDL Member

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    #148 mastershake, Oct 26, 2012
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    does anyone know how to get the iso downloaded now. i accidentally before reading this clicked install and now i have no way of getting the iso downloaded it seems. can anyone help i didnt actually want to install it on this system i wanted the iso to burn. does anyone have the current working links for the pro version i tried to access them in my technet account but it says i cant even download them because my account is expired. help??

    thank you
     
  9. ginopilotino

    ginopilotino MDL Novice

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    Is vpn necessary? Does they check ip?
     
  10. gearman

    gearman MDL Novice

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    #150 gearman, Oct 26, 2012
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    At the root of your drive it should have made a folder called ESD. Inside is another folder called Windows. Inside it are the exact same files as in the iso.
    A free program called folder2iso should make you what you need but whether it will be bootable or not I'm not sure. I'm sure it can be done.
    I did choose to make iso and compared it to the contents of ESD folder, identical contents.
    Hope this helps
    Edit: I actually copied that folder to another machine and ran it and it worked fine.You could try that also
     
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  11. free1975yuly

    free1975yuly MDL Expert

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    Where from can I subscribe for that 14,99 upgrade offer?:confused:
     
  12. ankydu

    ankydu MDL Novice

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    windowsupgradeoffer-dot-com
     
  13. sorrowuk

    sorrowuk MDL Novice

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    Yes, the program checks your ip location and you get the price based on where you are. So if you want the price in a different currency you have to use a vpn to get an ip address in that country.

    For reference, the india price (699 INR) seems to be the best, if you can find a free india vpn.

    The india price converts to around $13 or €10.05 or £8
     
  14. mastershake

    mastershake MDL Member

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    got a whole bunch of keys now lol. no need to worry about a workaround now. thanks!! grabbed a total of 10 keys 5 for each me and my wife since they have a limit of 5. NICE
     
  15. Emy12

    Emy12 MDL Novice

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    Got myself one too. Downloaded Windows 8 Pro and save it as ISO but I think is 32bit, is only 2.63 GB in size.
    I tried to download it again but I can not, it seems that the one I just downloaded, beside the one I saved, there other copy somewhere on system. I have to locate it to delete it.
     
  16. Fannel

    Fannel MDL Novice

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    I just registered a few minutes ago without COA key and got a promo code. COA wasn't even asked.
     
  17. Luminose

    Luminose MDL Novice

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    How???? Every time I try it asks for a Windows 7 key.
     
  18. jackie_jagger

    jackie_jagger MDL Novice

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    Give this a try, head over to the website and choose "Canada-English" this works without the windows 7 key or COA key.
     
  19. Luminose

    Luminose MDL Novice

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    Nope. Oh well. I'll just have to find a key somewhere.
     
  20. jackie_jagger

    jackie_jagger MDL Novice

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    try using incognito and an email address that hasn't been used before. worked for me twice.