I have a dilemma which I hope someone can solve.
About a year ago I purchased a 'returned' Sony laptop from a retail supplier.
The laptop had had the disc cleared and a new copy of Windows 8.0 Pro installed but no licence key supplied.
Not happy with the installation and no installation discs or product key, I purchased a full copy of Windows 8.0 Pro complete with Product Key. The package is genuine Miucrosoft and contains two discs, one for 32 bit and the other for 64 bit systems.
I installed Windows 8 as a clean install on the laptop. Entered the Product Key when requested and installation completed satisfactorily. System activated normally.
System then downloaded all updates as expected including the update to Windows 8.1 and system has been fine ever since.
The problem is that although the MS packaging, the discs and the Product Key all indicate a Pro version of Windows, Control Panel/System indicates it is 'only' Windows 8.1 not the Pro version.
Can anyone throw some light on what has gone wrong, if anything, and how do I get WIndows 8.1 up to Pro level?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
About a year ago I purchased a 'returned' Sony laptop from a retail supplier.
The laptop had had the disc cleared and a new copy of Windows 8.0 Pro installed but no licence key supplied.
Not happy with the installation and no installation discs or product key, I purchased a full copy of Windows 8.0 Pro complete with Product Key. The package is genuine Miucrosoft and contains two discs, one for 32 bit and the other for 64 bit systems.
I installed Windows 8 as a clean install on the laptop. Entered the Product Key when requested and installation completed satisfactorily. System activated normally.
System then downloaded all updates as expected including the update to Windows 8.1 and system has been fine ever since.
The problem is that although the MS packaging, the discs and the Product Key all indicate a Pro version of Windows, Control Panel/System indicates it is 'only' Windows 8.1 not the Pro version.
Can anyone throw some light on what has gone wrong, if anything, and how do I get WIndows 8.1 up to Pro level?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Sony Vaio SVE1713Z1EB
- CPU
- 2.20 gigahertz Intel Core i7-3632QM
- Motherboard
- Sony Corporation VAIO
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Norton 360