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Re: [MERGED] Windows 8 discussion

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 35529057)

According to the Â£24.99 Microsoft download link the last day for someone to upgrade from a previous version of windows for Â£24.99 is 31st January 2013.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/buy

You may want to read my woes on this:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/19...ed-please.html

Re: [MERGED] Windows 8 discussion

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Originally Posted by Waldo Pepper (Post 35529066)

You may want to read my woes on this:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/19...ed-please.html

yeah but you were trying to do something you can not do

Re: [MERGED] Windows 8 discussion

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Originally Posted by Waldo Pepper (Post 35529066)

You may want to read my woes on this:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/19...ed-please.html

I bought it as it was Â£25 so i can use it in the future if needed without having to buy it for full price. :)

Re: [MERGED] Windows 8 discussion

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Originally Posted by tizmeinnit (Post 35529071)

yeah but you were trying to do something you can not do

Maybe, but nothing that wasn't within their claims. Anyway all working OK.

Re: [MERGED] Windows 8 discussion

Now I've done a fresh install, rather than upgrade (Didn't have a usb stick or dvd drive at the time heh), it's feels/works much better than it did before.

When I upgraded from Windows 7, I had constant issues with explorer.exe crashing when I had windows open showing files/folders

Doesn't seem to do it now since a clean install

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Originally Posted by AdamD (Post 35529636)

clean install is always best glad it sorted for you now

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It only took me 5mins to upgrade to Windows 8 with the keep nothing option, it will probably take me days to get the hang of it though.

Re: [MERGED] Windows 8 discussion

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 35529915)

It only took me 5mins to upgrade to Windows 8 with the keep nothing option, it will probably take me days to get the hang of it though.

Besides the start menu, nothing has changed drastically. Win key and type the program name just same as 7 workds hunky dory for me

Re: [MERGED] Windows 8 discussion

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Originally Posted by Waldo Pepper (Post 35529484)

Maybe, but nothing that wasn't within their claims. Anyway all working OK.

M$ have never claimed you can run an in place upgrade from X86 to X64 never. And they do not claim you can with 8 at all because its clear on the site you can't

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Can I upgrade from a 32-bit version of Windows to a 64-bit version of Windows 8?

Yes, but you can't do this using Upgrade Assistant. If your PC has a 64-bit capable processor (CPU) but is currently running a 32-bit version of Windows, you can install a 64-bit version of Windows 8 Pro, but you'll need to buy it as a DVD and perform a custom installation. If available in your country or region, you can buy Windows 8 Pro from a participating retail store. You can also buy it online from the Microsoft Store in Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States.

Please note that the Windows 8 Pro Pack is used to upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8 Pro, and is not for cross-architecture installs and does not include any media. If you want to change architectures, purchase Windows 8 Pro.

You won't be able to keep any files, settings, or apps when you upgrade from a 32-bit to a 64-bit version.
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http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/w...e-to-windows-8

You have been dissing M$ for an error that was yours and yours alone

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Indeed - I did an upgrade on the pc that the wife's boss gave her - it had 32bit windows vista on it. I updated to 64bit windows 8 without issue by doing a clean install.

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I am finally getting the hang of this now, my biggest grudge is the placement of the power button, and i prefer the Windows 7 theme to the pastels in Windows 8.

Still trying to avoid installing something like Start8 though.

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You could create a shutdown button shortcut on your desktop / tiles to turn tort pc of quicker.

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Thanks for the idea, i am sure there are loads of tricks out there. :)

Re: [MERGED] Windows 8 discussion

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 35530309)

search my posts in this thread there are loads of easy ways to get to it

---------- Post added at 18:00 ---------- Previous post was at 17:58 ----------

win key + I gets you straight to shut down there are a few others I posted near the start

Re: [MERGED] Windows 8 discussion

As advised on this forum...

http://www.classicshell.net

Did exactly what I wanted and it's free.

It couldn't disable the screen asking me to install a browser (as I already had done) but if you bring up the task manager with ctrl-alt-del, you can remove this from the startup (a tip from a work collegue).