Buy Licenses to Upgrade to Win 8 Now?
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Started this process over the weekend, then backed up my PC in case I need to roll back. At what point do they charge you and / or ask for the eligible license key?
In my case, the PC I am...
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Thread created 01-28-2013 by ElectroWolf
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Most businesses don't upgrade the OS's on their computers. They have a replacement cycle that they cycle new machines in and out and the OS gets upgraded that way. Windows 8 primary focus was not...
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Thread created 01-28-2013 by ElectroWolf
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I see most businesses going the Windows 7 route rather than 8.
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You could use the freeware TrueCrypt instead of Bitlocker.
Buy Licenses to Upgrade to Win 8 Now?
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Keep Windows 7, wait for Windows 9.
Buy Licenses to Upgrade to Win 8 Now?
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Yeah, we just had Win 7 Pro on all of our laptops. :(
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didnt work for me :( put in the windows key and then got rejected :( (purchase dates were ok, so was the OS)
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Thread created 01-28-2013 by ElectroWolf
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keep in mind the $15 upgrade to Win8Pro still works...until end of the month.
http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-US
Eligible PCs (Purchased June 2, 2012 to January 31, 2013) are new PCs...
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Oooh! I just discovered (must've completely missed it) that Windows 8 Pro comes with BitLocker functionality!
Shoot, that alone may be enough reason for me to at least upgrade our laptops with...
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Yup, I got mine just Sunday and created my upgrade disk last night. It's a fairly easy and simple process.
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Looks like I might have to bite the bullet after all and buy me some licenses. Out of the 25 or so computers we have, at least 10 of them alone are laptops (I'm too lazy to count at the moment!). ...
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Thread created 01-28-2013 by ElectroWolf
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Ya not a bad point for the laptops. Win 7 ult and enterprise also has that feature.
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Thread created 01-28-2013 by ElectroWolf
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Also comes with Client Hyper-V... I think 8 Pro is a great laptop OS... much better battery life... also can set File History (similar to Apples time machine), Reset and refresh your PC (instead of...
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Thread created 01-28-2013 by ElectroWolf
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So, this whole thread might be moot anyway.
It seems that I can only buy a single license at a time on each system. I can't seem to find where to purchase a block of licenses at one time (without...
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(To start, I'd like to preface that I don't want to get into the debate over whether or not Windows 8 sucks.)
So, with the cutoff date for getting the cheap ($40) Windows 8 Upgrade fast...
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Thread created 01-28-2013 by ElectroWolf
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What will you gain from upgrading to Windows 8? You'll likely have to take the time to install software to add the start menu back and support all of the changes. The cost of upgrading to Windows 8...
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I would work on upgrading all to 7 then , look at just moving to 8 or 9 when you buy new computers
you could have issues with 8 on network or printer drivers, my Dell laptop works on 8 but on...
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Thanks all for your input! Point definitely taken.
I think I'll end up holding off then and staying on Windows 7. You're right that there's really not much of an incentive to move to Windows 8,...
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what technical reason do you have for upgrading?
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I will say a home environment and a work environment can be two completely different babies. A lot more things to test that are mission critical, such as drivers, performance, things that are...
