Solved Windows 8 "pro" media center?

gijoe50000

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I have windows 8 pro installed for a month or two now and just upgraded to 8.1 today. I said I'd go with the pro version since it had the media center...

I thought it was a downloadable app or add-on but when I went looking to install it today it seems that..
correct me if I am wrong, but even after buying the pro edition of Windows 8 I still have to pay to download the Windows media center? :mad:

Is that correct or is there something I'm missing?
 

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If you want WMC you have to have Windows 8 pro you cannot upgrade Windows 8 to WMC. WMC is a $10.00 upgrade.
 

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Ah right, thanks. That's what I was thinking alright..
FFS.. I'm not going to be doing that...
There's probably better free ones anyway.. :)
 

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69 bucks? Does that change a "Home" version of 8.x to a Pro version?
 

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Yea it does,
but you can buy a full pro version for that much on ebay anyway,
maybe cheaper if you buy an "upgrade" version, if you've got an old copy of windows vista xp etc..
 

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