Microsoft Windows 8 - Upgrade [Old Version]

3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars | 275 ratings

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Last update: 12-16-2024


About this item

Running Windows 7, Windows XP or Windows Vista? Then this is the upgrade to Windows 8
Customize your Start screen with Live Tiles
Startup quickly
Once you install Windows 8, Windows 8.1 is available as a free update directly from Microsoft

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SpeedReader
5.0 out of 5 stars Good if you have an older version of Windows
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2022
I got this back when I had a laptop running on Windows 7 that would not, despite multiple attempts, finish the upgrade to Windows 10. So, I got this thinking that I could at least get Windows 8 on that machine. It installs easily (if you have ever done a Windows OS upgrade you pretty much know what to expect). You definitely will want to make sure that any files you want to keep are backed up, but it did not delete anything critical on my computer as it was going through the process. And, of course, almost immediately after I installed this, the Windows 10 upgrade kicked in.

The look and feel of Windows 8 is a lot different than Windows 7 and any version older than that. It seems like 8 was the beta test version of Windows 10 because as far as the outward-facing stuff like the start menu and how you navigate to things, 8 is not that much different than 10. So, if you have an older version of Windows (hopefully on a machine that is not connected to the internet often because you are probably missing hundreds of security updates), this is a good way to get the OS upgraded.
KMLMH
5.0 out of 5 stars Install and update to WIndows 8.1 fine but remember to disable anti-virus
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2014
Received quickly the Windows 8 Pro version. I forgot to disable my F-Secure antivirus the first time around. I used the provided option to upgrade retaining all my programs and settings. The disk installed fine then my Toshiba laptop went on to download 126 Windows 8 updates. At the end of the process, the installation failed ... after a couple of long hours.

Then it dawned on me that antivirus software could affect the OS installation. I went ahead and uninstalled F-Secure. This time to make sure nothing else can go wrong, I re-installed using the option "refresh my computer", meaning that non-basic Windows installed programs are wiped out, leaving only my data intact. I know it's sort of an overkill but I hated to waste several more hours if the installation failed. Besides, a "refreshed" computer would run faster. My computer successfully downloaded and installed the 126 or so Windows 8 updates.

After restarting my laptop, I google "how to upgrade Windows 8 to 8.1". The search result took me to the Microsoft help site where I can download the Windows 8.1 update. The download and update went fine. Another round of Windows 8.1 update then I was all done. My Toshiba laptop indeed runs noticeably faster than before.
David G.
3.0 out of 5 stars it was okay
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2014
i choose this to be okay.
my dislike's about windows 8 was my Software i had wasn't compatable fore 8 and it was hard trying to load my games and my paper work on to work.
anyone that love's 8 would i guess like it but i my stay with windows 7 Software till Windows 9 come's out in 2015.

I know it's hard for people to have 8 and 8.1 believe me got a Laptop with 8.1 and i hate it. only way you can get it to windows 7 is to replace the Harddrive on laptops to take 8.1 out and put 7 inn there.
but to lat yall know people windows 9 in 2015 will be just like windows 7 so not to worrie.

when you sign in on 8 and 8.1 you need to used a new Microsoft account if you used the same one from a hp are toshiba what ever you have will be up loaded in to your other pc and stays in it. believe it happen to me.
JB
2.0 out of 5 stars NO 64Bit
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2014
I wanted to upgrade from XP SP3 32bits to windows 8 64 bits and the specs on this said it was the one. When I did the upgrade with the 64bit disc, it told me since I was running 32bits I must switch to the 32bit disc, which I did and it loaded on the 32bit system. Every indication I can find says my AMD 64 4200 Dual Core Processor is capable of 64bits, but this upgrade would not allow 64bit upgrade. It came with NO instructions except put in the disc and follow the prompts, which didn't work for 64bits. So now I have windows 8.1 running 32bits. Who the hell wants that ? When I emailed the seller and inquired if this was the correct purchase for what I wanted to do, they promptly replied but did NOT answer the question. I now know the answer is NO.
pjy
4.0 out of 5 stars Upgrading from Vista to Windows 10
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2015
I bought the upgrade media in order to migrate my Dell Inspiron 1525 from Vista Home Premium to Windows 10 Home, and the discs served this purpose well--even though Dell declines to support such upgrades. The only part of the process that I found confusing was at the beginning: After booting off the upgrade disc, entering the new Windows key, and answering a couple additional questions, the on-screen instructions said to remove the disc, reboot, and then reinsert the disc to continue. Before I responded an error message popped up saying there was a problem with driver(s) relating to optical drives and/or other IO devices. For better or worse I let Vista apply some updates off the internet and tried the upgrade again. This time I did not see a pop-up window--maybe just because I rebooted more promptly! After reinserting the upgrade disc I somehow expected the process to resume automatically, but it did not. I had to pull up Vista's File Explorer, go onto the optical drive, and double-click a setup executable. In due course the laptop came up in Windows 8. Afterward Windows 8 directed my attention to a missing Ricoh driver, which I was able to download from Dell's support site. I found URL http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/driver-sets/inspiron-laptops-windows-7/inspiron-1525-windows-7-64-bit/ most helpful in dealing with driver issues.

Anyhow, from this point I let--or actually prompted--Microsoft to keep applying updates, until the Windows Store offered the upgrade to 8.1. This part of the process I was already familiar with, having bought a Windows 8 laptop a couple years ago. Similarly, I let updates continue in 8.1 until Microsoft sent out a pop-up message offering Windows 10. I am satisfied that my $64 dollar investment (in the upgrade discs) enabled the migration to Windows 10. I think that if I had been more adventurous I could have downloaded all the required drivers onto a thumb drive and used the 64-bit disc to migrate from 32-bit Vista to 64-bit Windows 8, but I simply stuck with the 32-bit option.

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