My computer starts every 2 hours, and i have not enough time to download Windows 8 Pro between every restart, although i have a product key i cant download windows.
You can use a Linux Live CD: Mint or Knoppix or Ubuntu are some examples. (shhh, it wasn't me)
It's the best choice if you have RP as your only OS (that was a bad move).
This will probably sound odd on a Windows forum but with the live cd's, you boot and go to MS to download your iso because you'll have unlimited time.
You'll loose all your programs with a clean install of Win8 (after you have the iso) but it's the only way, in case an upgrade is unavailable over the expired Win8 RP.
Hi there
I thought Ms downloads had a download manager where you could resume an interrupted download -- obviously not it seems.
However presumably you must have HAD an OS in the first place on some sort of computer to have downloaded the W8 Preview drom somewhere. - or please explain to me how you did the original download.
Just re-install that OS - even if it's Windows XP to download your ISO. Just install the base OS - don't worry about drivers or anything - all you want is to have a working copy of IE so you can download the new ISO.
You won't have to activate it (Your old OS I'm referring to here) -- in the worst case you'll get a nag screen saying you have to activate within 3 days -- but if your download takes 3 days I'd change your ISP. !!!
Not for a while - the new download manager doesn't seem to like it (but I tend to download anything large direct from the KB article if I can, so IE9/10's DM takes care of it).