Can I buy Windows 8 online upgrade and NOT install it?
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 335 posts since 20 Jul, 2010
Weird question - not really
Seems that the Windows 8 price is going to rise soon. Right now you can get an 'upgrade' for $40 (and perhaps even $15 - there was a thread about it somewhere).
I'd like to grab a cheap copy for the future just in case, but my Win 7 system is working fine and I have no desire to change OS right now.
So if I buy the upgrade, can I just download it and keep it on a disk for later, or is it one of those 'automated online install' things (which the world could really do without IMHO).
Seems that the Windows 8 price is going to rise soon. Right now you can get an 'upgrade' for $40 (and perhaps even $15 - there was a thread about it somewhere).
I'd like to grab a cheap copy for the future just in case, but my Win 7 system is working fine and I have no desire to change OS right now.
So if I buy the upgrade, can I just download it and keep it on a disk for later, or is it one of those 'automated online install' things (which the world could really do without IMHO).
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- KVRian
- 1104 posts since 14 Oct, 2006 from france
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... 98#5212998
that's exactly what i did. Don't want it on my computer before sp1 (or sp2), so i went for the backup dvd, but afak you can just download the iso and install later.
that's exactly what i did. Don't want it on my computer before sp1 (or sp2), so i went for the backup dvd, but afak you can just download the iso and install later.
- KVRian
- 648 posts since 6 Nov, 2011 from The Netherlands
You can purchase it now and after it completes the download, it asks you what to do. From memory, it gives the option to install it right away, or put it on a USB key for example or burn to disc or something. I have chosen to put in on a USB. I installed it two weeks later and never regretted updating to Win8, but I did it because my Win7 was not working so smooth anymore and since I had to reinstall Windows anyway, why not install Win8.
I installed it from USB 3.0 key to a SSD in 7 minutes, installing Windows was never that fast (not for me anyway)!
I installed it from USB 3.0 key to a SSD in 7 minutes, installing Windows was never that fast (not for me anyway)!
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- KVRAF
- 2103 posts since 22 Aug, 2006
I moved to Win 8 this weekend. It gives you 3 options exactly as solidtrax mentioned above. I created a DVD and clean installed Win 8. Everything is working smoothly. My laptop touchpad did give some headache but it's fixed now.
- KVRAF
- 4129 posts since 11 Aug, 2006 from Texas
The key you get is for a full version (not upgrade) of Windows 8 Professional. It's sent to you in email and then you are given the option to burn an ISO to install Windows 8 later. It's what I did.
One thing worth mentioning though: Media Center free codes will stop working as of Jan 31. The only way to activate a media center code is to install Windows 8 and then add the code to it. If you don't care about media center this isn't a big deal.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind ... ture-packs
If you have a spare hard drive it might be worth installing to get the Media center option linked with your Windows 8 key.
One thing worth mentioning though: Media Center free codes will stop working as of Jan 31. The only way to activate a media center code is to install Windows 8 and then add the code to it. If you don't care about media center this isn't a big deal.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind ... ture-packs
If you have a spare hard drive it might be worth installing to get the Media center option linked with your Windows 8 key.
- KVRAF
- 9576 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
Its currently ten bucks.bmrzycki wrote:The key you get is for a full version (not upgrade) of Windows 8 Professional. It's sent to you in email and then you are given the option to burn an ISO to install Windows 8 later. It's what I did.
One thing worth mentioning though: Media Center free codes will stop working as of Jan 31. The only way to activate a media center code is to install Windows 8 and then add the code to it. If you don't care about media center this isn't a big deal.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind ... ture-packs
If you have a spare hard drive it might be worth installing to get the Media center option linked with your Windows 8 key.
VLC is pretty much the best player though and can play just about anything straight out of the box
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