Choosing which Windows 8.1 update help

I wouldn't touch windows 8.1 for a desktop with a barge pole. get windows 7 home premium & tweak it the way you like, 8.1 was designed for touch screen systems. unless you have a touch screen monitor, tablet or laptop; it's really not worth it. you can tweaks windows 7 to be better than 8.1! anyhow, if you don't care & still want 8.1, get it from the Apps section from someone like share. I'm dual booting lubuntu 14.04.1 & Windows 7 home premium x64 - much better than 8.1 with the tweaks I have.
good luck.
Bollocks! Windows 8.1 is perfect for any desktop and with Classic Shell to give you a start button like Windows 7 it’s just like using windows 7. I’ve been using Windows 8.1 Enterprise on a very old x86 PC that has been through Windows XP, Windows 7, and now Windows 8.1 and I’ve had no problems with any of those operating systems.
It’s best to download an MSDN clean .iso then use KMSpico as your crack. It then works just like a fully functional OS with all the usual updates and stuff.
wait, what? no need to be a donut & use the language you are! am I swearing at you or anyone else??? NO.
first off, I’m allowed an opinion like everyone here, don’t like it, don’t read it & don’t reply.
second, windows 8/8.1 IS DESIGNED for touch screen systems, yeah, you can use it on a desktop with classic shell & it may seem good, that’s your opinion though. I have tried 8/8.1 & didn’t like it. I still have a key, I even gave tidy a key too. anyway, windows 7 for gaming needs & lubuntu for Internet browsing, XBMC & IRC is good enough for everyone. what I don’t get is, MICROSOFT has told everyone that 8/8.1 WAS DESIGNED for touch system yet you’re saying it’s really amazing on a desktop, really? uhm, NO.
windows 7 with selected tweaks is still better than 8/8.1, fact. end of, I will not comment here again.
each to their own, I however really don’t like Microsoft’s approach with 8/8.1 simply because it’s designed for TOUCH SYSTEMS! using it on a desktop IMO is simply damn right stupid.
OP: windows 7 untouched .ISO w/sp1 & dual booted with lubuntu = happy member!
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easy guys. the topic is, as above, not I can beat you up. all the input helps and has it’s own merit. up to the individual to decide what meets their needs in the given scenario. 8 meets my needs here, in this situation. others might want 7. I have both, just looking for a way to download the entire thing from the hotel, rather than just part, then having to get home and install on multi machines then d/l 900mb updates on a data cap plan.
thanks @ for the direct info.
afraid that second link will go in the too hard to do box. any link that has default keys that will allow access, i.e. mydigital requires login for links.
edit: iAmMaximus [PL+3] Windows 8.1 – UPDATE x64 – PRE-ACTiVATED – 2014 – iSO july
looks good to me.
share: [BU/PL+] Windows 8.1 AIO 24in1 x32/x64 Pre-Activated Jul2014 is great as well as you say @
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I however really don't like Microsoft's approach with 8/8.1 simply because it's designed for TOUCH SYSTEMS! using it on a desktop IMO is simply damn right stupid.
If you think bollocks is a swear word, you’d probably piss your pants if I used a real swear word.
And you are talking bollocks. Just because you can’t use it properly on a desktop just shows you know very little about the OS.
And incidentally, although Microsoft pushed the touch screen bit when they introduced Windows 8/8.1 there is no way in hell they’d introduce a new OS just for a limited market like touch screen. They want to maximize the return on their investment so Windows 8.1 is designed for ALL types of computers.
It’s perfectly fine on any desktop PC and I ran Windows 7 & 8.1 on a dual boot for quite a few months in case there were any problems then I dumped Windows 7 because Windows 8.1 was better.
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@ are there any non torrent mydigital links?
Here’s another mirror.
http://softicle.com/
The ISOs are English-US only and can be changed to other languages post-install.
Plus, the SHA-1 checksums match those provided by Microsoft on MSDN, and so, are untouched.
After installing, use KMSpico (from the link Sid’s provided) and you’re good to go.
But I’d personally go for the Volume Licensed Pro version (from Paul’s Magnetic Jukebox, the link to which Sid’s posted) or the Enterprise version (from either Softicle or the Jukebox) as they play better with KMS.
Install MediaPortal or XBMC and you have your own home media entertainment setup. Furthermore, you might want to look into OpenELEC if you want a standalone HTPC.