way around painfully slow windows upgrade download

scott7saunders

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Hello,

Does anyone know a way around this slow slow slow downloading of Windows 8 using the official upgrade program ? I have paid the £14.99 and got my key - this is probably a silly question however can I now download the pro iso from somewhere and clean install my system using the key that I have just paid for?

the download is running at around 1% every 30 minutes and its just horrible slow. My internet is 120MB Fibre.

Help?

Cheers
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel Core i7
    Memory
    12GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 840M 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (Beats Audio)
    Screen Resolution
    1080P
    Hard Drives
    1GB hybrid HHD
    Internet Speed
    152MB
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows 8 standard
No, You can make the ISO from download.

Check this post by BillWindows.

http://www.eightforums.com/installa...-changed-my-mind-want-clean-install-help.html

BillWindows said:
You should have an upgrade file on your desktop, click on that, it asks some questions and one of them is do you want to install later say yes, then another question do you want to create an ISO file just say yes, when it has created the ISO file, right click on it to burn it to a DVD.
Then boot from that to completely wipe your disk and reformat, make sure you have your key for when you start the installation. If you have a Windows Live account use that. Make sure you feel comfortable doing this and have anything you need backed up, this worked for me, I hope it works for you.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
Hello,

Does anyone know a way around this slow slow slow downloading of Windows 8 using the official upgrade program ? I have paid the £14.99 and got my key - this is probably a silly question however can I now download the pro iso from somewhere and clean install my system using the key that I have just paid for?

the download is running at around 1% every 30 minutes and its just horrible slow. My internet is 120MB Fibre.

Help?

Cheers
I think you can do that as long as you have the COA sticker at the back of your laptop, that ensures that your PC/Laptop has a previous Windows installed, you don't actually need to install any previous OS in your PC/laptop to do the clean install, burn yourself a DVD and do a custom install.
EDIT: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2299-clean-install-windows-8-a.html
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire E1-571
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer Type-2
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4000
    Sound Card
    High Definiton Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
    PSU
    Generic
    Keyboard
    QWERTY
    Mouse
    ELANTECH Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    12.68Mbps
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
You could try googling .


can I now download the pro iso from somewhere and clean install my system using the key that I have just paid for?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    7/8/ubuntu/Linux Deepin
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
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