How can it be a con fooling us if Microsoft are doing the "Download" deal. Rather just drop your prices I prefer a disk.
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RetroPedro
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Midnight launch, you're nuts!
I've been running the RTM for a month now, so I suppose the initial excitement has worn off by now. Thanks in any case for the pricing, first time that I see a comprehensive list.
RetroPedro
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Esquire
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How can it be a con fooling us if Microsoft are doing the "Download" deal. Rather just drop your prices I prefer a disk.
Sorry I meant to say that ours is with media included - was in hurry when I typed as it has been a hectic day again today
stocks will be in on 29th October 2012 but you need to come in at Mignight to place you order only if you in Midrand
Esquire
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will work on something a bit later but not on the Microsoft 8 upgrade as that is already below our cost and we only getting in 500 units
on the first batch
on the first batch
ahf
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Ja always Midrand
You are way ahead of me
my thoughts exactly, if you are a formatoholic like me, you dont want to install xp/vista/7 everytime to install win8
Just to confirm something I don't quite understand. You have to install the update through a installer inside your current windows right? During this installation will it give you a option at some point to format a partition for a fresh install? I don't want old windows system files lying around, I want a totally fresh install?
A question for my laptop where I still require windows 7 for a couple of months, do you think I'll be able to install the windows 8 update as a dual boot on a different partition?
A question for my laptop where I still require windows 7 for a couple of months, do you think I'll be able to install the windows 8 update as a dual boot on a different partition?
Scooby_Doo
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The upgrade option is gay, what happens if later down the line you are forced to reinstall? Would you have to go through the same shlep of installing say xp, then win8?
I'm sure there will be a tool in windows 8 allowing you to build a install DVD or package for a flash drive, if not it will really be stupid to go through the shlep of installing your old OS before you can install 8 again. Ah well, guess we'll get more details in the launch later. Anyway think I'm going to wait a day or 2 before taking the plunge. First want to get all the details and options, learn from others experiences and mistakes.
Buy now install later. The license key is the value so I am sure it would be fine later
read the thread. change the US in the URL to ZA
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-za/windows/buy?ocid=GA8_O_WOL_DIS_ShopHP_FPP_Light
I did, but the upgrade adviser is where you make the payment I assume and it reflects the amount in dollars
RetroPedro
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Good morning to all you midnight nu-noos
This is exactly what I found out this morning, suppose I will have to contact MS by PHONE 
Obviously they can't give a price of R299 and then charge +-R350!dinkd
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I wonder if the upgrade licence key would work with an MSDN retail iso. Then you could do a clean install from that and use your valid licence key to activate?
Penquin
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Got the same, saw from the Afrihost feedback thread, their new MTN network IP's is not SA listed yet. So if you're trying from an Afrihost account, it won't work.