blackmagic1
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I had Windows 8 already installed on my laptop when I bought it three years ago but, stupidly, didn't create an installation disk.
I recently updated to 10 but think a virus caused it to blue screen to a stage where it couldn't even reboot. I then had to revert back to an old installation of Vista I had lying around.
But now I want to update back to 8 at least and can't do this without buying Windows 8, according to Micorsoft's website:
Upgrade to Windows 8.1 from Windows Vista or Windows XP - Windows Help
There surely has to be a way around this considering I have a Windows 8 OEM key embedded in the computer.
Any suggestions much appreciated.
I recently updated to 10 but think a virus caused it to blue screen to a stage where it couldn't even reboot. I then had to revert back to an old installation of Vista I had lying around.
But now I want to update back to 8 at least and can't do this without buying Windows 8, according to Micorsoft's website:
Upgrade to Windows 8.1 from Windows Vista or Windows XP - Windows Help
There surely has to be a way around this considering I have a Windows 8 OEM key embedded in the computer.
Any suggestions much appreciated.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Vista