Hi All,
Just wanted to share with you all of my experience with moving up to Windows 8.1.
I decided it was time to start new so I installed Windows 8 Pro from the USB I had made. All went well after a format of C:\. So I decided to head to Microsoft Store to get the upgrade to 8.1 but had to download some required updates for Windows 8 before it appeared on screen in the Store. The Download went fast but had a few hiccups while installing and had to run repair then I was successful with the installation.
I totally forgot to reinstall Windows Media Center for 8.0 Pro so when I went to download it from the Store my key was not valid. I tried several times and it came back with "the key will not work, do you want to buy it". I decided to call it a night and maybe contact Microsoft this morning to see if I was able to still get it for free.
The weird thing is, when I started my computer this morning a note (which seemed t be in my desktop background pic) was near the bottom right-hand corner of my screen;
"Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center Build 9600"
It stayed there until I switched screens and then I noticed it disappeared. So Microsoft site must have my info which detected I was already a owner of Media Center for Windows 8.
I am playing with Windows 8.1 and even though it seems like a service pack so far I am sure I will find some changes that will be good for me. The "Start Button" is ok there. I will use it when needed and so far it comes in handy with the right-click feature of it.
I hope I didn't bore anybody with my experience And I hope everybody has fun exploring Windows 8.1.
Cheers
Just wanted to share with you all of my experience with moving up to Windows 8.1.
I decided it was time to start new so I installed Windows 8 Pro from the USB I had made. All went well after a format of C:\. So I decided to head to Microsoft Store to get the upgrade to 8.1 but had to download some required updates for Windows 8 before it appeared on screen in the Store. The Download went fast but had a few hiccups while installing and had to run repair then I was successful with the installation.
I totally forgot to reinstall Windows Media Center for 8.0 Pro so when I went to download it from the Store my key was not valid. I tried several times and it came back with "the key will not work, do you want to buy it". I decided to call it a night and maybe contact Microsoft this morning to see if I was able to still get it for free.
The weird thing is, when I started my computer this morning a note (which seemed t be in my desktop background pic) was near the bottom right-hand corner of my screen;
"Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center Build 9600"
It stayed there until I switched screens and then I noticed it disappeared. So Microsoft site must have my info which detected I was already a owner of Media Center for Windows 8.
I am playing with Windows 8.1 and even though it seems like a service pack so far I am sure I will find some changes that will be good for me. The "Start Button" is ok there. I will use it when needed and so far it comes in handy with the right-click feature of it.
I hope I didn't bore anybody with my experience And I hope everybody has fun exploring Windows 8.1.
Cheers