Anyone can upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $14.99.

Phusius · Oct 30, 2012

TRWOV said:
I wonder why is everyone getting so many different outcomes from this I did a fresh install from the downloaded ISO and W8 activated with no problems. I ran the upgrade advisor tool on a machine with W7 retail though, don't know if that accounts for something
.

I also ran the advisory tool before I did, maybe that does have something to do with it. :toast:

Nordic · Oct 30, 2012

Phusius said:
I also ran the advisory tool before I did, maybe that does have something to do with it.

Nope. I ran that also. After some tweaks windows 8 is now feeling nice and fast. Just did a 20-25 second reboot with no ssd.

Phusius · Oct 30, 2012

james888 said:
Nope. I ran that also. After some tweaks windows 8 is now feeling nice and fast. Just did a 20-25 second reboot with no ssd.

Yeah, the greatest benefit I have seen, is a full restart only taking me 7-9 seconds now, pretty damn insane. :rockout:

GLD · Oct 30, 2012

Does 8 Pro let you run old XP era games, like Win 7 Ultimate does. If it doesn't then I will definitely stay with Win 7. I like me some old MOHAA and CoD now and then. :rockout:

Major_A · Oct 30, 2012

Just want to add that this worked for me too. After tax Win 8 Pro was $16. Then I grabbed the Media Center for $0 following a legiterviews.com link.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/feature-packs

Now my sister has Windows 8 and I think that she'll like it. After playing with the CP and now the final version I'm still skipping it for $16. If I knew that MS won't eventually blackbox Classic Shell then I'd go ahead and grab a copy.

Phusius · Oct 30, 2012

GLD said:
Does 8 Pro let you run old XP era games, like Win 7 Ultimate does. If it doesn't then I will definitely stay with Win 7. I like me some old MOHAA and CoD now and then.

Yes, it does.

suraswami · Oct 31, 2012

suraswami said:
Battery life hasn't drastically changed in my case.

Laptop powered by E-300 APU with 6 cell battery and a Hitachi 100 GB 7200 RPM drive, running windows 7 fresh install with all the updates - initial estimate was 6hr 30 min but got about 5 hr and 35 min with light web surfing.

Same settings but this time with a 120GB Kingston HyperX SSD and Windows 8, I get similar results, may be 20 min extra.

Have to do more testing tho.

Few things improved - less heat because of SSD, instant program access, 12 sec boot time and 7 sec resume from hibernation. all I think is because of SSD.

I know its not straight apples to apples comparison, but this is what I have now.

Actually with SSD and W8 combo and whole day extensive use and exploring options in 8 I did get 5 hrs and 38 min of battery life on my new laptop. I think that is pretty impressive.

twokeys · Oct 31, 2012

I keep getting prompted to enter my windows 7 verification key...

I've tried everything people have suggested to no avail. anyone else have any ideas?

LoWRiDeR82 · Oct 31, 2012

Guys is this still working?? I am trying and I kept being asked for my Win7 key....can someone help?

Delta6326 · Oct 31, 2012

LoWRiDeR82 said:
Guys is this still working?? I am trying and I kept being asked for my Win7 key....can someone help?

Can't you just type in your W7 key... I don't see why everyone has troubles with doing this.

For me it didn't ask.

LoWRiDeR82 · Oct 31, 2012

Yeah..of course but it gets denied as it's not a recent cd Key

Mussels · Oct 31, 2012

i think the free ride for the $15 deal is over.

manofthem · Oct 31, 2012

Mussels said:
i think the free ride for the $15 deal is over.

That's too bad but least a whole lot of us got in while the getting was good. I had no intention of going windows 8 any time soon but.....
Thanks Phusius! :toast:

TRWOV · Oct 31, 2012

Maybe they didn't have the validation process ready for the launch and just put up the page as is? Or maybe some guy forgot to set "validation=1" in a script or something? :confused:

I saw a tab named "Validation" in the offer page but the process never went to that, it went straight from "Registration" to "Confirmation" but in james' case this showed up:

I think we just got lucky, the loophole lasted for about a day (james posted on Oct 26th). :toast:

Nordic · Oct 31, 2012

TRWOV said:
Maybe they didn't have the validation process ready for the launch and just put up the page as is? Or maybe some guy forgot to set "validation=1" in a script or something?

I saw a tab named "Validation" in the offer page but the process never went to that, it went straight from "Registration" to "Confirmation" but in james' case this showed up:

http://i.imgur.com/WqMcI.png

I think we just got lucky, the loophole lasted for about a day (james posted on Oct 26th).

I got windows 8. I just had to use IE and not chrome.

twokeys · Oct 31, 2012

so sad, I really would've liked to upgrade to win8. Guess I'll have to wait for another deal or pay the full price :\

Phusius · Oct 31, 2012

Mussels said:
i think the free ride for the $15 deal is over.

Wow, that is insane, we really did get lucky. Deep down like I posted earlier in this thread, I think Microsoft did it on purpose just to help push the product, they knew tech junkie websites like this one would realize the error and jump on it, but the majority of people would still do the $39.99. I think they just wanted to stir the pot, get people talking and downloading.

Delta6326 · Oct 31, 2012

Phusius said:
Wow, that is insane, we really did get lucky. Deep down like I posted earlier in this thread, I think Microsoft did it on purpose just to help push the product, they knew tech junkie websites like this one would realize the error and jump on it, but the majority of people would still do the $39.99. I think they just wanted to stir the pot, get people talking and downloading.

Well they got me to purchase W8, I never planned on buying it. I was going to wait for W9, but couldn't pass on a deal

manofthem · Oct 31, 2012

Delta6326 said:
Well they got me to purchase W8, I never planned on buying it. I was going to wait for W9, but couldn't pass on a deal

Amen, I think you speak for many, myself included

GLD · Oct 31, 2012

The offer said up to 5 pc's. It only gave me 4 promo codes. :cry:

And I only got 1 media center key. :slap:

Phusius · Oct 31, 2012

GLD said:
The offer said up to 5 pc's. It only gave me 4 promo codes.

And I only got 1 media center key.

1 Media Center Key per email address, that is what it says right on the front page.

GLD · Oct 31, 2012

Phusius said:
1 Media Center Key per email address, that is what it says right on the front page.

I used a 2nd email address, no luck though.

TRWOV · Oct 31, 2012

Give it some time. Got mine after a couple of days.

Phusius · Oct 31, 2012

Yeah, what TrWOV said, mine took about a day to arrive as well.

sugiik · Oct 31, 2012

looks like the loophole closed ?

want to ask :
can i use win 8 pro installer from my laptop to my pc ? (both based on win 7 64 bit pc and laptop)

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Motherboard	ASUS TUF X570-Plus (Wi-Fi).
Cooling	Antec 120mm RGB case fans.
Memory	4x8gb, G.SKILL F4-3600C16D-16GVKC.
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 6700.
Storage	PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB 4.0x4 NVMe ssd with Vantec ICEBERQ heat sink.
Display(s)	ASUS VP278QG 27", 1080p, 75hz, FreeSync.
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Audio Device(s)	Onboard sound, Logitech Z625 THX 2.1's, Logitech G430 headphones.
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Processor	i7 2600K
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