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Thanks again for all of the help guys. Took a quick survey @ MS's website a few minutes ago. Here is one of my suggestions.

Yes Alphanumeric, the in and outs are very confusing. And yes, those keys are blocked for the download. According to others they should work for the install but not activation. I am going to buy an OEM copy of 8.1 from Amazon so I can make a USB loader then turn around and sell it on Ebay since...

Problem is my key is an OEM 8.0 core. If I bought the 8.1 Pro pack that comes with a disk would I be able to install the 8.1 pro pack from scratch? Thanks for your replies and patience. I have never gone though this before. I build all of my computers and start from scratch so I have never had...

Just finished up a chat with a MS tech and he said I could not do it. Hi, thanks for visiting Answer Desk. I'm Armand A. Armand A: 11:59:48 AM Hello, how can I help you today? You: 12:00:00 PM My computer came with 8.0 core and I update to 8.1 core and now my computer runs horribly. I...

Hello, I am considering upgrading to 8.1 Pro via the "Get more features with a new edition of Windows" link located in the Windows system info. If I were to do this would I be given an 8.1 Pro key that I could use to download an 8.1 ISO from Windows via this link Upgrade Windows with only a...

Tews, looks like those keys have since been blacklisted according to other who get the same error message when trying to use them.

pparks1 and Tews, thanks so much for the help. That is exactly what I needed to know. One more curve ball: I am possibly considering upgrading to 8.1 Pro via the "Get more features with a new edition of Windows" link located in the Windows system info. If I were to do this would I be given an...

Thanks for the reply. Do you mean you have to use a 8.1 dummy key? I am a little confused. Could you possibly elaborate on this?

Hello all, I purchased a Lenovo Y510P laptop over a month ago which came with Windows 8.0. and I hated it from the get go. I was aware that 8.1 was available as a free download so I downloaded and installed it. All of these updates seem to have bogged down my system. When I click on what I am...