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General => Buy, Sell Or Trade => Topic started by: Equity on January 08, 2013, 03:28:09 pm

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Equity on January 08, 2013, 03:28:09 pm

Just after a play so not wanting to pay a huge amount...

pm me :)

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Apostrophe Spacemonkey on January 08, 2013, 03:35:18 pm

Why not just download the evaluation version?


Otherwise it's $50 till the end of this month.

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Codex on January 08, 2013, 03:35:37 pm

^This

If you like it you can just buy a key

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Equity on January 08, 2013, 03:47:22 pm

Otherwise it's $50 till the end of this month.

from where?

DL the evaluative might be the go...

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Equity on January 08, 2013, 03:58:04 pm

Found it :) thanks guys

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Equity on January 08, 2013, 04:10:02 pm

If I do the upgrade, do I have to just install it over the top of my existing windows? can  I not download an ISO, burn it to a disk, and install it later... ( I assume not as its an upgrade) I just 1, would like a cd, 2 would like a cd key as I might install, reinstall etc etc

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Apostrophe Spacemonkey on January 08, 2013, 04:18:08 pm

Quote from: Equity;1513881

If I do the upgrade, do I have to just install it over the top of my existing windows? can  I not download an ISO, burn it to a disk, and install it later... ( I assume not as its an upgrade) I just 1, would like a cd, 2 would like a cd key as I might install, reinstall etc etc

You can burn it to a dvd. See 'Install by creating media'
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-NZ/windows-8/install#1TC=t1

As for installing it, the website says it needs to be installed on a computer already running windows, however it can be installed on another drive, so you can dual boot.

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Equity on January 08, 2013, 04:35:03 pm

Sweet! thanks Monkey :)

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: GRIM on January 08, 2013, 06:55:28 pm

just put in on virtual box?? then you can decide if you want to overwrite your current OS

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Apostrophe Spacemonkey on January 08, 2013, 08:40:36 pm

Netflix app is awesome

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Codex on January 09, 2013, 06:22:15 am

Quote from: GRIM;1513907

just put in on virtual box?? then you can decide if you want to overwrite your current OS

It's clunky in a VM, 2012 doesn't acti this way but 8 acts like a pig in a vm i've found :/

I'd upgrade via usb personally.

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: O-L-W-A-G on January 09, 2013, 11:01:10 am

^this, takes 15mins instead of 45

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Apostrophe Spacemonkey on January 09, 2013, 11:13:18 am

I've been using Win8 on my HTPC for a few months now. I've found it easier to naviagate then when I was using Windows 7. Everything is bigger so it's easy to see from the couch.

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Codex on January 09, 2013, 12:14:50 pm

Quote from: O-L-W-A-G;1513957

^this, takes 15mins instead of 45

Only took about 15-20 minutes to install it anyway, from usb

Quote from: Spacemonkey;1513959

I've been using Win8 on my HTPC for a few months now. I've found it easier to naviagate then when I was using Windows 7. Everything is bigger so it's easy to see from the couch.

With the built in terrible media centre? Oh dear

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Apostrophe Spacemonkey on January 09, 2013, 12:22:40 pm

Media Center was awesome.

But I haven't used it since i've installed win8 anyway.

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: swindle on January 10, 2013, 09:04:43 pm

Quote from: Spacemonkey;1513917

Netflix app is awesome

You use a VPN for that?

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Apostrophe Spacemonkey on January 11, 2013, 07:59:30 am

Quote from: swindle;1514129

You use a VPN for that?

UnoDNS , it's simple, just set the DNS server in the connection settings. $6 a month.
http://www.unotelly.com/unodns/

VPN would work as well.

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: swindle on January 11, 2013, 09:34:06 pm

Cheers.

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Pyromanik on January 16, 2013, 07:26:46 pm

Hmm, I've been wondering about 8. Wanted to do a similar thing to you Equity. I did not know there was an evaluation version. Thanks guys, I might give it a go.

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Pyromanik on January 16, 2013, 07:31:59 pm

Oh god, it scans the entire contents of my computer before loading. THE FUCK.
By takes 15 mins were you factoring in the 10 mins this takes?

***

Wants purchase info before downloading trial. F that.

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: Apostrophe Spacemonkey on January 22, 2013, 08:49:43 am

Quote from: swindle;1514129

You use a VPN for that?

Also, I use this to pay for it.
http://www.entropay.com/

Acts just like a US Visa debit card, which Netflix will accept. And I can use my NZ card to top it up.

Title: WTB Win 8
Post by: swindle on January 24, 2013, 08:37:09 pm

Nice. Ta.

I'm rather enjoying the new windows.