Let us know how that goes. If it works you can then hopefully proceed to upgrade your machines. As for me I'll keep using windows 7 for as long as it is supported until 2017 so I hear. On Apr 1, 2014, at 1:07 PM, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi > > So far, this hasn’t worked for me. I called them and they did say they would > assist via mail. But to date, nothing. I am thinking about using the > unofficial, but quite legal, method of downloading the ISO which is to go > through the upgrade adviser, when the setup gets to the download option, you > close the setup Window. The download still proceeds apparently and at the > end of it you’re left with a lovely 2.4GB ISO image. > > Kind regards > > <--- Gordon Smith ---> > > <[email protected]> > > Information Technology Accessibility Consultant; > Proud To Be Providing Help & Support To The Staff And Students Of the > Visually Impaired Department at Sunnyside Academy, Middlesbrough, United > Kingdom; In Addition To Braille Transcription services. > > On 4 Mar 2014, at 19:45, Cornell Ligon <[email protected]> wrote: > > HI Gordon, > > Call MS support and I'm sure they'll provide a way. > > Last year, I had my tech install Windows 64 bit. A few weeks ago, I learned > when I had to reinstall the program, he forgot to put the 64 bit disk back in > my box. > > MS provided a link via email and I just had to enter my key code number. > > HTH! > > Best Regards, Cornell > > >> From: [email protected] >> Subject: What is Microsoft doing here? >> Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 17:38:14 +0000 >> To: [email protected] >> >> Hi all >> >> A few days ago we purchased a full version of Windows 8.1 Professional. >> This was not an upgrade, it was supposed to be a full version. Microsoft >> sent us a download link to a Windows executable setup box which was supposed >> to give us the ability to download the ISO image. But how, may I ask, are >> you supposed to run the executable if, as in our case, Windows isn’t >> installed on the machine yet? Also, when I tried to run this from a >> Windows machine, each time I try to download the image I get this stupid >> message about something bad happening before the download even starts. What >> are they playing at here, anybody know? Also does anybody know of a way to >> legally download the ISO image of Windows 8.1? I’m not looking for anything >> illegal here, we paid our money for this and now cannot get it. 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