Pro doesn't really have any benefit over enterprise, other than the media player being installed, which includes the video codecs. I can't say if its only for enterprise N (which likely it is), but loading a video or audio file without something like vlc would load the file into the video or audio app, and then simply do nothing. Of course, vlc works perfectly fine, and i used and still use vlc - so its honestly nothing, but it was nice for the video thing to simply work So with pro, the video app works, and i can smile at that fact while i honestly never use it. I have no listed expire date - which is nice i guess... From what i can see, the only thing i have on pro that i didn't have on enterprise (apart from the obvious enterprise tools) is windows media player. So for a lack of better words - its a tiny bit more convenient for users who don't use enterprise, and i may or may not have only really installed Pro because i disliked the N next to the word enterprise. Somehow seemed cheaper (than free???). Of course i absolutely hate how they use Pro instead of Professional . Nothing professional about the word Pro. When you buy a pro version of normal software, it only means that you have online support, and that you wasted $30.
Attempting to activate with host: benderrodriguez-1-pt.tunnel.tserv28.waw1.ipv6.he.net... Failed Attempting to activate with host: 216.218.186.2:1688... Failed Attempting to activate with host: kms.cc.columbia.edu:1688... Failed Attempting to activate with host: kms-c.no-ip.org:1688... Failed Attempting to activate with host: 91.149.135.121:1688... Failed Attempting to activate with host: theliel2.no-ip.org:62000... Failed Attempting to activate with host: theliel.http01.com:62000... Failed Attempting to activate with host: theliel.mooo.com:62000... Failed Ill have it making attempts all night. Hopefully something eventually works
So does that mean these servers are down forever or just for a while, I just installed winodws 8 and I can't use certain parts of it until I activate
Since you're now using volume license and activate it using KMS, it's only 180days But Pro version can be switched into Retail version after you buy genuine key, it's permanent use
Im just here for the ride like you. I'm using AviiNL's script to retry activations on all servers till one takes.
You are forgetting that Windows 8 Enterprise comes with the ability to create Windows To Go workspaces. Windows To Go allows you to bring Windows 8 on a USB Flash Drive, plug in to any computer and running your own version of Windows 8 Enterprise with your personal settings and configurations in tact. You can even login to your bank account with ease knowing that no traces are left behind the host machine. That is something you won't find in Windows 8 Pro. If you ask me whether I would rather have all the video codecs installed on Windows Media Player versus having Windows To Go and not have all the video codecs, it's a no brainer. Windows 8 Enterprise all the way.
Windows-to-Go can be achieved with Pro by using imageX. VLSC keys can be used to permanent activate Ent(and people already did that); of course, there is no point for people with VLSC keys to make KMS activations for 180 days.
right, there are 3 method to active volume license, one can active permanently (maybe MAK keys), and KMS key is only contract as I known