Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99

We set out to make it as easy as possible for everyone to upgrade to Windows 8. Starting at general availability, if your PC is running Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 you will qualify to download an upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for just $39.99 in 131 markets. And if you want, you can add Windows Media Center for free through the “add features” option within Windows 8 Pro after your upgrade.

When you use Windows.com to purchase an upgrade to Windows 8 Pro, the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant makes upgrading simple by walking you through the upgrade process step-by-step from purchase to download and then of course installation.
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Phone Man said:
Interesting post over at TechNet.

Can I do a clean install to a blank drive w/ a Win8 Upgrade?

However, you can take a blank drive, throw say, XP, Vista, Win7 or even Win8 RP on it and then install the Upgrade telling it to keep nothing which, will format the drive as part of the install process... this would be the recommended approach as it, in effect, amounts to a clean install.

Jim :cool:
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Thank you Jim, briliant! I spoke to M$ and they said I could not have Win7 and Win7/Win8 upgrade installed at the same time as it contravened the licence agreement.

Never thought of XP. Don't use my XP Pro retail disc but kept it as "collector's iterm" and excellent to still have a practical use! So glad I didn't throw it out! Once again XP lives on ... will it ever die? Now I can keep Win7 on one HD and upgrade XP to Win8 on separate HD. And it's equivalent to a clean install! I'm not interested in "importing Win7" across. I prefer to do it as a virgin install, as I always do when going from an old OS to a new one, so this is perfect.

You're a genius and little wonder you were head of Bell! I have found all your posts most informative, practical and easy to implement as evidenced by your help on SSDs and Condusiv PDF. Don't know if the Canadian company McCains are in your part of the world, but you're posts are reminiscent of their ad: "Ah McCain, you've done it again!"

I would paraphrase that with: "Ah Jimbo, way to go!" Cheers M :thumb:
 

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pparks1 posted
Odds are slim to nill. The Apple upgrade is very, very small. It's like a $20 service pack. the change from Windows 7 to Windows 8 is much more substantial and warrants a higher price.
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You missed the point of my post £25.99 is the UK equivalent of US $40 at tourist exchange rates
M$ in the past have just changed the $ to £ sign here in "rip-off Britain"
 

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I seem to recall that the price increase is due to country taxes and not MS.
Correct me If this is wrong.
 

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UK price quotes have to include 20% VAT.

That would make £30.

We always get hit for more. It isn't just MS - check the price of a pair of Levi jeans.
 

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The price went down

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That is a different offer mate.

If you buy a new win7 pc - you can upgrade for $14.99

If you already have a windows pc - you can upgrade for $40.
 

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And when Vista was out, the offer to upgrade to Windows 7 when you bought a copy of Vista was for $0.00. It was free, this time around, we get to pay $15.
 

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The really brutal stupidity of this whole thing is that the huge, vast, overwhelming majority of computers upon which someone might want to install Windows 8 will have come pre-installed with a legitimate copy of Windows. Why make it so hard? Just let people install the damn thing if they pay their $40!
 

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C'mon guys, this is the Pro version.
 

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essenbe said:
C'mon guys, this is the Pro version.
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Hahaha... there is no pro version. A pro version would boot to the desktop and give you the start menu, Metro could then be launched at option at any time but would never be required for any day to day operation of any kind and would not show it's face unless you specifically called it up. :)
 

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FSeal, I think you are thinking of the datacenter edition. Even the Enterprise version is going to give us metro even though no enterprise would use it and MS thinks the enterprises won't adopt this product because of it.
 

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pparks1 said:
FSeal, I think you are thinking of the datacenter edition. Even the Enterprise version is going to give us metro even though no enterprise would use it and MS thinks the enterprises won't adopt this product because of it.
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Heh, yeah. The use of the word "Professional" in "Windows 8 Professional" for an OS with Metro interface set front and center I consider to be the very definition of a "misnomer" :)
 

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I don't mind them charging $15 for the upgrade.

It will stop what happened with win7 - it was supposed to be free - but oem's charged between $0 and as much as $30 for "handling".

I think this is supposed to standardise that.

Unless they are going to charge "handling" in addition.
 

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^ Well, yes, the oem's charging like that would have been bunk. I bought my OS from NewEgg and got the upgrade from MS and I think I may have paid like $7 for shipping or something....or it may have been free...i honestly don't remember.
 

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FSeal said:
pparks1 said:
FSeal, I think you are thinking of the datacenter edition. Even the Enterprise version is going to give us metro even though no enterprise would use it and MS thinks the enterprises won't adopt this product because of it.
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Heh, yeah. The use of the word "Professional" in "Windows 8 Professional" for an OS with Metro interface set front and center I consider to be the very definition of a "misnomer" :)
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Maybe Oxymoron would be a better term.
 

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Phone Man said:
If you have W8 RP installed you should not need to re-install W7 in order to use the W8 Upgrade. I think W8 RP expires in January 2013 but not 100% sure. Also the $69 in-store version is also the Upgrade version. The full version is called "System Builder" and no information on pricing or limitations.

Jim :cool:
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As long as your Win8 RP was installed as an upgrade to WinXP or Win7 to begin with then you should be fine. If you formatted your drive and installed Win8 RP CLEAN then you can't upgrade to Win8 RTM because the underlying licenses for the previous OS won't exist.
 

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I found a Microsoft link where one can register for email notification when the $14.99 upgrade to Win8 is available. Does anyone know of a similar process to "get-in-line" for the $39.99 upgrade offer?
 

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An update from MS on the $39.99 offer.

However, if you want to wait until October 26th you will be able to upgrade online via Windows.com using the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant for just $39.99 USD ERP*. Online upgrade to Windows 8 Pro is supported for 140 countries worldwide, with 37 languages, and 23 supported currencies!

* Offers limited to five upgrade licenses per customer. To install Windows 8 Pro, customers must be running Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. T
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Reserve your copy of Windows 8 Pro and Pre-order Windows 8 PCs today!

Jim :cool:
 

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