BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Deepest, Dankest, Darkest, Dingiest......Le Halifax, West Yorkshire...with strong links to Ireland
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Navigator wrote:My daughter would pay more than that to upgrade her Windoze8 to XP.
Its still for sale on EBAY & you can get to service pack 3
all our Macs (we have 4) use fusion & XP for the odd times we are forced to use Windows (usually a small program called RFlow for flow charts) BREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
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pagoda
Member Since: 13 Aug 2009
Location: Not London Anymore (or the US for that matter)
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Could I upgrade a PC running Vista 64bit to Windows 8 using this deal? (Apologies if a dumb question; know v little about software, etc). PAGODA
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| 31st Jan 2013 2:20 pm |
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Discotres
Member Since: 25 Jan 2010
Location: London
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Just buy it on a disk, there is an option although a few quid more, but at least you know it 'should' work when required 
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| 31st Jan 2013 2:21 pm |
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Discotres
Member Since: 25 Jan 2010
Location: London
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pagoda wrote:Could I upgrade a PC running Vista 64bit to Windows 8 using this deal? (Apologies if a dumb question; know v little about software, etc).
Put the question into google with make and model and it will tell you, also check the manufacturers site like I said earlier to see if they will support it after the upgrade, some older models they will not 
Once you start the process and before buying it the system checks your PC and advises you what will wont or may have difficulty working, you then decide before you buy.
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| 31st Jan 2013 2:23 pm |
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pagoda
Member Since: 13 Aug 2009
Location: Not London Anymore (or the US for that matter)
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Thanks. I'll try it and see. PAGODA
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| 31st Jan 2013 3:09 pm |
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DigitalJunior
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Cumbria
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Issue was Pete that the download is £24.99 and disk was £49.99. SOLD - 23my Range Rover Sport D300 Dynamic SE
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| 31st Jan 2013 6:22 pm |
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WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
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I've just downloaded a copy for £14.99, could have paid an extra £9 for a DVD but then you also have to pay £3.75 in postage! So nearly £13 for a proper DVD copy - rather burn it to a disc myself.
You get 3 options when you download it (took 5mins to download but I have a 40mb download speed), upgrade now, create a USB memory stick (has to be over 3gb in size) or create an ISO image to burn to a dvd.
I'm going to set up a Virtual machine and see if I like it before removing windows 7.
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| 31st Jan 2013 7:33 pm |
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DigitalJunior
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Cumbria
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WOODY179 wrote:I've just downloaded a copy for £14.99, could have paid an extra £9 for a DVD but then you also have to pay £3.75 in postage! So nearly £13 for a proper DVD copy - rather burn it to a disc myself.
You get 3 options when you download it (took 5mins to download but I have a 40mb download speed), upgrade now, create a USB memory stick (has to be over 3gb in size) or create an ISO image to burn to a dvd.
I'm going to set up a Virtual machine and see if I like it before removing windows 7.
Where did you download from ? When I click download its still £24.99... SOLD - 23my Range Rover Sport D300 Dynamic SE
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| 31st Jan 2013 8:14 pm |
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WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
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I had an upgrade offer form Microsoft, just had to click the link in the email they sent me and then enter my voucher code on the order page otherwise it would have been £24.99. I presume that you will still get the same options when downloading a copy of the software as I was. Just going to follow the other link Discotres mentioned to get my media upgrade as well.
I received the upgrade offer as anyone who bought a windows 7 Pc between 2nd June 2012 and 31st January 2013 is entitled to an upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for £14.99 - but they have to purchase the upgrade by the end of February. Dell refunded me for my 26 month old laptop as it was not economic to repair it, so I purchased a newer model from them - one thing that can be said about Dell is that they honour their warranties without quibble.
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| 31st Jan 2013 8:37 pm |
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BCP
Member Since: 25 May 2005
Location: East Scotland
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nice spot DT
Just resuscitated a 4 year old laptop and it's now flying!
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BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Deepest, Dankest, Darkest, Dingiest......Le Halifax, West Yorkshire...with strong links to Ireland
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But how can the eventual 189 pound price be justified when you can get a lap top from Argos at just under 300 pounds with Windows eight installed.....?
Microsoft ought to realise that if they cant get the OS software "right" (frequent changes & versions, XP, Vista, version 7 now version 8.......all in five years...that always have to have the service pack to "work"
They ought to get the cost right i.e. at a level that is justified....
Maybe thats why corporate users are moving away in droves.....rightly so BREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
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| 3rd Feb 2013 10:30 am |
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Discotres
Member Since: 25 Jan 2010
Location: London
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I don't think anyone here is worried, we all got it for £24 
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| 3rd Feb 2013 10:35 am |
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crews control
Member Since: 18 Mar 2007
Location: Dorset
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I didn't realise so many people were still using windoze?
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| 3rd Feb 2013 10:47 am |
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highlands
Member Since: 10 Jan 2010
Location: NW Highlands
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I've got Win8 on my Samsung tablet and it is a joy to use.
The combination of decent multitouch and proper stylus support is a revelation.
A lot fewer improvements on the desktop but it is a definite improvement once you've spent just a little time to work out the shortcuts and settings.
I tried to get another licence for a different desktop I use before the deadline but we had a power cut and the BT section of the internet connection went down whilst trying to process the payment, which is not that unusual in our part of the world.
Paypal informed me the payment was not confirmed by Arvato (the Microsoft payment processor) so it didn't complete. When I was able to get back online it was £189, so I guess I'll stick with Win7 on that machine unless MS decide to do another offer. Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
Grey 05 TDV6 HSE Auto (Gone)
54 TDV6 SE Man (killed by me  )
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dangerdave
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