Thinking of upgrading to 8.1

The Howling Wolves

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I have windows 7 Home Edition on desktop and same for my laptop.
How much would it cost to go to win8 on laptop and would it be worth it?

I know Have to back up laptop buy and download win8 then download 8.1 or is there a cheaper way to do this?
Is there anything I forgot or need to know before buying win 8. Have the recover files on laptop on separate drive.
Pro's and Con's would be nice from all here in the forum.

Many thanks in the meantime and have a great week-end.
THW
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium S 64 bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUSTek
    Memory
    4 Gb Dual channel DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    512MB GeForce 8500GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w 2408 Vivid Color Widescreen LCD
    Cooling
    Cooling Budweiser now
    Keyboard
    MS intell keyboard
    Mouse
    MS intelli Mouse
    Internet Speed
    US Postal Service
The bggest problem is drivers & some software.

Windows 8.1 upgrade reboots to black screen of 'nothingness'. - OUC1TOO - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

Error 0xC1900101 ? 0x40017 when installing Windows 8.1 - Microsoft Community


Microsoft Forum Moderator said:
Error 0xC1900101 – 0x40017 when installing Windows 8.1


Hello,

We understand that many customers are receiving error 0xC1900101 – 0x40017 when installing Windows 8.1. This error is typically caused by an incompatible driver.



If you are receiving this error:
1.
First, please double-check the error code. There are many variations of error 0xC1900101, each with a different location code -- the error extension, located after the dash. The information in this thread is intended only for location code 0x40017. If you are receiving a different location code, these steps are unlikely to resolve your issue.

2.
Check that you’ve already updated all of your drivers. In particular, if you have an NVIDIA GeForce graphics card, make sure you’ve installed the latest Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers


3.
Check that you do not have any Frequently Asked Questions - What devices are supported by the SteelSeries Engine? that support the SteelSeries Engine installed on your PC. The SteelSeries Engine software is currently not supported on Windows 8.1. Please uninstall the software before attempting to update to Windows 8.1
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Error 0xC1900101 - 0x30018, Couldn't update to Windows 8.1 Preview - Microsoft Community

Can't Complete Windows 8.1 Install

http://www.eightforums.com/windows-...s-8-1-requirements-strand-some-users-8-a.html


Microsoft confirms some older AMD processors do not support Windows 8.1 - Neowin

http://www.eightforums.com/performa...-1-iso-breaks-system-image-functionality.html

Backup can be big problem. look for a 3rd party ,Backup software, which fully supports Windows 8/8.1, uEFI, GPT & Secure Boot.
Which is signed by Microsoft.


The one's I know of at this time is
Paragon 14, Out November 2013.
Hard Disk Manager Suite ? complete system management | PARAGON Software Group - disk partitioning, resize partition
Paragon Hard Disk Manager Professional - Overview
or
SSR Desktop Edition, Out Feb 2014.

Ray.
 

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
The Howling Wolves said:
I have windows 7 Home Edition on desktop and same for my laptop.
How much would it cost to go to win8 on laptop and would it be worth it?

I know Have to back up laptop buy and download win8 then download 8.1 or is there a cheaper way to do this?
Is there anything I forgot or need to know before buying win 8. Have the recover files on laptop on separate drive.
Pro's and Con's would be nice from all here in the forum.

Many thanks in the meantime and have a great week-end.
THW
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Well since win 8.1 is officially out their you might find some vendor or vendors that may be dumping inventory Win 8 DVD versions. Then 8.1 is a free upgrade presently.

I would suggest you go to your manufacture support download site or sites and download the latest drivers looking for any that are 8.1 specific, For me it was Video, WiFi Lan and Bluetooth for 8.1 the rest of the drivers I downloaded were for Win 8.
There seem to be some issues with in place upgrades. Most have no problems but plenty do. I think it's best to Clean Install 8.1.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro MC
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus G75VW / Z97 Pro
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3610QM / I7-4790K
    Motherboard
    Z97 Pro
    Memory
    16 GB Hyundai HTM315156CFR8C-PB PC3-12800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M (GF114M)
    Sound Card
    VIA 6.0.10.1600
    Screen Resolution
    1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256, Samsung 850 Pro 1TB
    Internet Speed
    30 down 3 up
    Browser
    Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    NIS and Malwarebytes
A good thing would be to google : your specific PC's designation + "windows 8". That might give you some insight if there are any installation/compatibility problems beforehand. If you find too many users with unsolvable problems (ex: incompatible drivers, which seems to happen a lot with win8 especially with network cards), then you're probably better off staying with 7. While windows 8 is nice, if your system works perfectly under 7, there's no real reason to upgrade yet.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 (x64)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
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