Microsoft offering Windows 8 upgrade for $40 to everyone with XP and later - Polidicks

Well shit, for that price I think I'd be stupid not to upgrade.

[QUOTE=meppers;36596338]windows 7 pro comes with a winXP virtual machine so your old shit will still work, assuming win8 pro comes with the VM too[/QUOTE] If it's anything like previous operating systems, it should keep older OS stuff. For example, if you upgrade from the first Windows to Windows 7, you'll have DOS and be fully compatible with all games. Or at least that's what I saw in a video on Youtube.

[QUOTE=Mrs. Moon;36595610]eeeerrrr, can I still keep W7 if I want? Because I'd take this offer.[/QUOTE] Could always make a partition on your HDD if you have space and have both installed on the same hard drive. I did that for the windows 8 beta thing.

more like downgrade

what has me a little concerned is just how resource hungry is that... metro thing. I have an old tower I'm planning on using again that has vista on it, and I was doing some reading on comparing Vista to 7, and Vista appears to be less resource heavy than 7. So what about 8?

[QUOTE=ConTron123;36596385]more like downgrade[/quote] I will kill you

How many of you ignorant people who are hating on Windows 8 even tried it? It's a fast, reliable OS, more powerful while using less resources. The Metro UI isn't that different from the start menu. And if you really want the old style start menu, then there are programs out there that will give you just that, like this.... [URL]http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/[/URL]

What nice people

[QUOTE=Kegan;36596395]what has me a little concerned is just how resource hungry is that... metro thing. I have an old tower I'm planning on using again that has vista on it, and I was doing some reading on comparing Vista to 7, and Vista appears to be less resource heavy than 7. So what about 8?[/QUOTE] Not hungry at all. Microsoft showed a memory usage comparison though it's now a year out of date: [IMG]http://i.cubeupload.com/Cm2ZMf.png[/IMG]

After upgrading you can still use the windows 7 license right?

Question, can you upgrade to 64bit from 32 like this? Or would I have to buy a whole new copy of 8?

[QUOTE=ConTron123;36596385]more like downgrade[/QUOTE] you haven't even tried it

[QUOTE=Rastadogg5;36596511]Question, can you upgrade to 64bit from 32 like this? Or would I have to buy a whole new copy of 8?[/QUOTE] You won't be able to go from x86 to x64, but I imagine they'll have a way to fresh install like before if it sees you have a previous version of Windows on it. That's what they did with XP to 7 upgrades.

I'll stick to Windows 7.

January 2013? Fuck yes, Christmas money planned.

[QUOTE=Kegan;36596395]what has me a little concerned is just how resource hungry is that... metro thing. I have an old tower I'm planning on using again that has vista on it, and I was doing some reading on comparing Vista to 7, and Vista appears to be less resource heavy than 7. So what about 8?[/QUOTE] Half what 7 is. Easily

[QUOTE=Panda X;36596475]Not hungry at all. Microsoft showed a memory usage comparison though it's now a year out of date: [IMG]http://i.cubeupload.com/Cm2ZMf.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] Well then I certainly can't argue with those results. Thanks for the info! So windows 8 comes out in October? I assume that's when this offer'll start?

[QUOTE=Panda X;36596552]You won't be able to go from x86 to x64, but I imagine they'll have a way to fresh install like before if it sees you have a previous version of Windows on it. That's what they did with XP to 7 upgrades.[/QUOTE] I know I can't install 64 on top of 32, but could I get a copy for Win8 64 for the 40 dollars, if I have Win7 32.

No please, don't use 1/32 of my RAM. [editline]2nd July 2012[/editline] I didn't buy this ram to use it!

[QUOTE=Rastadogg5;36596706]I know I can't install 64 on top of 32, but could I get a copy for Win8 64 for the 40 dollars, if I have Win7 32.[/QUOTE] Oh, probably, but I'm not entirely sure on that. [editline]2nd July 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;36596721]No please, don't use 1/32 of my RAM. [editline]2nd July 2012[/editline] I didn't buy this ram to use it![/QUOTE] While that does seem true, you still want enough RAM for other things.

I think that screenshot is most likely from an ARM tablet or so, where the amount of memory used really matters (And it'll also be an absolutely fresh install so not representative of general workload, etc.) On my system (7 SP1) it's using 2.69GB of RAM with no user visible apps apart from Steam open, reducing the base load by 200MB is fine, but doesn't mean much to a normal computer (Although it sure as hell matters on a tablet)

[QUOTE=TheDecryptor;36596880]I think that screenshot is most likely from an ARM tablet or so, where the amount of memory used really matters (And it'll also be an absolutely fresh install so not representative of general workload, etc.) On my system (7 SP1) it's using 2.69GB of RAM with no user visible apps apart from Steam open, reducing the base load by 200MB is fine, but doesn't mean much to a normal computer (Although it sure as hell matters on a tablet)[/QUOTE] It depends on how much RAM you have installed too because Windows scales its usage. That system only has 1GB of installed memory.

[QUOTE=TheDecryptor;36596880]I think that screenshot is most likely from an ARM tablet or so, where the amount of memory used really matters (And it'll also be an absolutely fresh install so not representative of general workload, etc.) On my system (7 SP1) it's using 2.69GB of RAM with no user visible apps apart from Steam open, reducing the base load by 200MB is fine, but doesn't mean much to a normal computer (Although it sure as hell matters on a tablet)[/QUOTE] It can't be. WinRT doesn't run the traditional desktop, meaning it can't run the Aero Task Manager Window. [editline]2nd July 2012[/editline] Also 4gb of DDR3 today is $20. If you don't have 8gb of RAM maybe you should spend some cash before complaining about RAM usage. I have 8gb, and I don't think I've ever used more than 3gb at any one time. not that I monitor that.

Vs2012 sucks, Ill pass.

Hate how it says 'You may need an app to play movies'.. Seems like they're just trying to be cool by using words like 'app' and shit that really don't suit Microsoft's corporate appeal.

[QUOTE=Chernarus;36597037]Vs2012 sucks, Ill pass.[/QUOTE] What is Vs2012? [editline]2nd July 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=SCopE5000;36597053]Hate how it says 'You may need an app to play movies'.. Seems like they're just trying to be cool by using words like 'app' and shit that really don't suit Microsoft's corporate appeal.[/QUOTE] What? The word "App" has always been a nickname for the term "application"

[QUOTE=Delta616;36597066]What is Vs2012? [editline]2nd July 2012[/editline] What? The word "App" has always been a nickname for the term "application"[/QUOTE] Yeah, app for application has been around forever. Even app as in Job Application is older than I am.

I'll probably keep Windows 7 on my desktop for now, but I'll most likely be upgrading on my laptop, simply because it's running Vista, and I'm sick of it. Fantastic deal.

[QUOTE=Panda X;36596920]It depends on how much RAM you have installed too because Windows scales its usage. That system only has 1GB of installed memory.[/QUOTE] Yes, that's a good point. [QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;36597008]It can't be. WinRT doesn't run the traditional desktop, meaning it can't run the Aero Task Manager Window. [editline]2nd July 2012[/editline] Also 4gb of DDR3 today is $20. If you don't have 8gb of RAM maybe you should spend some cash before complaining about RAM usage. I have 8gb, and I don't think I've ever used more than 3gb at any one time. not that I monitor that.[/QUOTE] "WinRT" still has the normal desktop (It's where Office runs), it's just that 3rd party developers can't target it, they're limited to "Metro" apps. And even then Microsoft have the source code and all the compilers, they can do whatever they want during development. And I wasn't complaining about RAM usage (I've got 8GB so meh), but unlike desktops, you really can't upgrade the RAM in a tablet, so usage matters there.

[QUOTE=SCopE5000;36597053]Hate how it says 'You may need an app to play movies'.. Seems like they're just trying to be cool by using words like 'app' and shit that really don't suit Microsoft's corporate appeal.[/QUOTE] Uhhh...app is shorthand for application, you know, the things modern computers have run since their creation? Apps aren't a new idea at all, but the use of the shorthand has certainly become a buzzword of some sorts. And, oh that is so cute, you think MS are all about the corporate market still. My what you've missed in recent history! MS have had a personal and family computing focus for at least a decade now.