$500 to upgrade

[Vince53]

I have tried to install WIndows 8 Pro upgrade for $39.99 onto my legal copy of Windows 7. The price is over $500, even though I checked the upgrade box. Can somebody help me?

 

[ash30000]

Hi Vince
Are you trying to upgrade over the internet or have you purchased the upgrade disk?
Ashley

 

[FuturDreamz]

Where are you getting the upgrade?
The $40 promo only works when you download the upgrade advisor directly from Microsoft.

 

[Vince53]

Groan, I figured it out. The price is in pesos. I live in Mexico, remember? Now I've got to fight with MS to get them to charge me in US dollars.

 

[MikeFromHC]

Groan, I figured it out. The price is in pesos. I live in Mexico, remember? Now I've got to fight with MS to get them to charge me in US dollars.

A bit OT but many years ago in a Chico, California Denny's the manager received a bunch of menus printed in English but with pesos for the amounts.
For about a week he had great fun handing the menus to customers he knew.

 

[ivy8]

That price is correct. 500 pesos = $38 or so.

 

[bobkn]

Groan, I figured it out. The price is in pesos. I live in Mexico, remember? Now I've got to fight with MS to get them to charge me in US dollars.

Good luck with that. I get the feeling that the "Upgrade Assistant" process lacks flexibility.

 

[FuturDreamz]

Try Paypal. It converts currencies and now the server shouldn't be overloaded so it'll go through fine.

 

[Vince53]

I am successfully running Windows 8 Pro right now. My credit card company confirms that $3.61 was added to the price due to currency exchange.

 

[ivy8]

I am successfully running Windows 8 Pro right now. My credit card company confirms that $3.61 was added to the price due to currency exchange.

You should get a better credit card. I have no foreign transaction fees or currency exchange fees.