All vigorous morning!
Despite many doubts about Windows 8 about its new interface and the novelty in general - the ice is still broken! Many of my friends, acquaintances and colleagues are quietly starting to master Windows 8. Today, in brief, I would like to tell you about updating scripts from previous versions of the OS to Windows 8.
Little marketing
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Until January 31, 2013, the boxed version will cost approximately 70 dead raccoons, while the digital version available through the
Windows Upgrade Assistant is 40. Computers with Windows 7 preinstalled between June 2, 2012 and January 31, 2013 are even more profitable. position - subject to the registration of a promotional code until February 28, 2013, you can upgrade to Windows 8 for only $ 15.
Requirements
The Windows 8 installer will automatically check your hardware for compatibility with the new OS, but the minimum hardware requirements follow below.
• CPU: 1GHz or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
• RAM: 1GB for 32-bit edition, 2GB for 64-bit
• Disk space: 16GB 32-bit edition, 20GB for 64-bit
• Graphic Accelerator: Support for Microsoft DirectX9 and WDDM
The above was the minimum configuration, however, I would recommend something more powerful - well, all the same on a PC and more serious tasks have to be solved, rather than drawing in Paint. For a successful upgrade, the following operating systems are supported - Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, or Windows 7. The OS version with which the migration takes place is very critical - as it affects the update process and the sequence of steps:
• Windows 7: WIndows settings, personal data and installed programs are migrated
• Windows Vista (SP1): Windows settings and personal data are transferred (without SP1, by the way, you cannot transfer WIndows settings - its presence is critical - although I don’t know a single person sitting on Vista)
• Windows XP (SP3): Only personal data
Also remember that you can not upgrade between operating systems of different capacity, i.e. you can not take it and migrate from 32-bit Windows 7 to 64-bit Windows 8. In this scenario, you have to do a clean installation from scratch.
Data backups - good old backup
Despite the fact that the installer works like a clock - and I have never missed out on any of my friends and I personally, nevertheless, we will adhere to good old traditions and rules - which are often just saved from the epic file. So I strongly recommend before updating make a backup copy of all your data to external media.
Option 1: Digital Download
Download and run
Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant to start the upgrade using the digital download method. If you upgrade from a fresh PC with WIndows 7 for $ 15 - do not faint from the figure of $ 39.99 - a little later the installation wizard prompts you to enter the promotional code that you should have received earlier.
If the availability of a physical disk is critical for you
(this is nonsense - in our 21st century, my optical drive is only on the 1st PC out of 5 - and even then in case of archives with school photos to look - the author’s note) you still have a couple of options. When you purchase an update through the above tool, you have the option to order the disc by mail for an additional $ 15 - in any case, it will still be cheaper than the boxed option. And also no one bothers you to push the installer onto a DVD or USB flash drive - tulza even kindly offers to do it in one of its options.
Option 2: Boxed version
Actually, the good old method is to go to the store, choose the version you need, buy a beautiful box and insert a disk with a new OS at home. Well, then everything is as usual - setup.exe.
In general, no matter which update option you prefer - the process itself has never been so simple and easy before, so I think no one should have problems. If that - always in touch!
You can also download a trial version of Windows 8 - and decide for yourself all once and for all about working with Windows 8 -
technet.microsoft.com/ru-ru/evalcenter/hh699156.aspx
With respect and radiator in the heart
fireman
George A. Gadzhiev
Information Infrastructure Expert
Microsoft Corporation