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Update: Today it's working! Can change wallpaper and themes too and I didn't do anything. Go figure? Maybe it just takes some time after being activated?

This is the upgrade version burned onto a DVD (or USB jump drive) for $40? I assume you mean doing a repair installation off that?

I snagged it last night and tryed it today on my older Dell Vostro 1000 laptop now running Win8 pro (2 GB memory) and the game plays but is in slow motion. I think it's possible that the machine just doesn't have the power to play it right. The laptop is not a gaming machine in any way but I was...

See my thread on the exact subject, recently moved to this forum. You can get it activated but that doesn't fix the desktop/theme problem: http://www.eightforums.com/customization/10956-unable-change-desktop-wallpaper-select-theme.html

Interesting. As for making it activated w/o re-doing your old OS, I found this trick and it worked. My PC says it's activated now (didn't before I did what's below): Windows 8 Upgrade: clean install possible? Have to be logged in as administrator but I found that answer, was easy. How to Run...

Windows 8 pro upgrade, clean install. My desktop is stuck on a flower with a sky blue background and I'm unable to change it. I've searched online for ideas, tried everything I've found but nothing has yet allowed me to change it. When I try either selecting another wallpaper or scene, nothing...