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great!
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some aspects of the UI are semi retarded. they just dont make sense.
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how do I make sure if AHCI is enabled on Windows 8, heard its not the same like W7.
SSD running on AMD E-300 CPU laptop.
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ummm, its a BIOS setting? not a windows setting.
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Ugh I hit Install later from your desktop and nothing happened(I did want to put it on my flash drive yet)... does anyone know where it saves the DL or do I have to re-download the whole thing!? I have insanely slow internet.
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Yes is correct. Some things don't work as well as they should. Things that used to be simple are slightly more complicated now, like shutting down or restarting or sleep lol. I suppose it'll get better, maybe start to make more sense. Last edited by manofthem; Oct 27, 2012 at 06:05 AM. |
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Yep it was under c:\esd now i need to save it as a ISO, it even has the Setup.exe
EDIT: Ok got it all ready to install some time in the future. When I have some free time I will go to W8!
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my laptop doesn't have those settings in the BIOS, it auto detects I guess.
This is what I did, not sure if its correct tho, can somebody verify this? http://www.ithinkdiff.com/how-to-ena...-installation/
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132 guests viewing... I think some of Microsoft finally found this topic... moderators how do I change my IP address? lol, dem big boys gon' be comin' for me for letting out this trick ^^
edit: seriously tho i can't get into any trouble for this topic can i? i mean its not my fault they said u had to buy a new win7 pc within 6 months to get the 14.99 upgrade then make a mistake so anyone can do it... |
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the worst that could happen is MS refunds the money and the keys become invalid. You just linked to the offer page, it's their mistake not yours.
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Code? Help!
Could anyone PM me with a code? I've tried all browsers, various e-mails, clearing cookies, but can't make it without getting the 'verification' page. Glad to spend $15 to try out some new MS sauce.
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It tells me I'm not elidgible from two different computers using different info. Maybe the put a stop to it?
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Damn, I signed up for a $14.99 coupon with fake data (I didn't really buy a Windows 7 machine a while ago) and bought Win8, and now after reading that someone reported a problem, I'm scared that I might've wasted those $14.99
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So far yes
Also when you do this make sure that the PC model and Manufacturer has Windows 7 on it like the Toshiba Satellite S855-S5252 for example.
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Turning off the computer using win 8 OS is effort!
I definitely prefer windows 7
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my win 8 is now trying to activate and failing, says the key i have is invalid?
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Maybe it only likes OEM keys? It's supposed to be for "new PCs" which would imply an OEM install.
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yeah, my case is behind my desk. i wake via keyboard, and sleep the PC. it gets rebooted once a month for updates. definitely designed for tablet/mobile with a dedicated power button in easy reach.
edit, since i nearly double posted: win 8 has installed just fine. its just that now i came home from work many hours later, it wants me to activate and it wont. so far i've had no loss of functionality or anything.
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It's like Windows 7. You can use it in-activated for 3 days.
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