| [WIN8] $40 offer - need to be installed right away? I looked at »www.microsoftstore.com/store/mss···ws_8_Pro and my impression is that it would need to be installed right away, if I buy it as part of their $40 offer. Is that right?
Personally, I'd prefer to just get the serial, and install it at some later time.
TIA
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kudos:2 | Not true! You can install it anytime you want as long as you have valid product key. It doesn't have to be installed right away! |
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 auggyPremium,Mod
join:2001-12-24
Brockville, ON
kudos:15 | reply to aurgathor
Only the "Windows 8 Media Center Pack for free", where you obtain a free key from here, has to be activated by Jan 31, 2013. |
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SipSizzurpFo' ShizzlePremium
join:2005-12-28
Houston, TX
kudos:4 | From that page...
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If you were running Windows 8, your PC will restart automatically and Windows 8 Pro With Media Center will be on it.
If you were running Windows 8 Pro, your PC will restart automatically and Windows Media Center will be available for use.
Almost seems to imply that this will also upgrade a non-pro version to Pro. |
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1 edit | will not I tried with windows 8 core the version that comes pre installed on computers.
»[WIN8] "Free Media Center upgrade " |
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That page is for both the Media center upgrade and the Win8ProPack upgrades .
The Win8ProPack is what you use to upgrade Core to Pro , and does include Media Center .
It is also $69.99 
At least it is till Jan 31 . |
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2 edits | If you were running Windows 8, your PC will restart automatically and Windows 8 Pro With Media Center will be on it.
If you were running Windows 8 Pro, your PC will restart automatically and Windows Media Center will be available for use.
the above is what I replied to no free pro upgrade. |
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said by aurgathor:I looked at »www.microsoftstore.com/store/mss···ws_8_Pro and my impression is that it would need to be installed right away, if I buy it as part of their $40 offer. Is that right?
Personally, I'd prefer to just get the serial, and install it at some later time.
TIA
Good question, I was wondering that as well. |
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 sekimPremium,MVM
join:1999-08-17
Saint Petersburg, FL
kudos:1 | If you truly need Media Center someday after jan31, the $10 won't seem a terrible price. The free Media Center keys will expire if not installed by that date, but the Pro $15 and $40 upgrades is something you paid for and will eternally be yours. |
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Thanks for all who replied. Yes, it need not be installed, but I ended up doing it anyhow to get the Media Center freebee. Still waiting for that email...
With the Classic shell, it's actually not that bad. Of course there were a few odd things like Win8's dislike of my display (1280x1024) and video card.
Can I just delete Windows.old, or there's a better way to delete unneeded files?
TIA
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| said by aurgathor:Can I just delete Windows.old, or there's a better way to delete unneeded files?
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Use the Clean Disk utility to do it otherwise it's pretty hard to delete Windows.old (couldn't do it from an Administrator elevated CMD).
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