Solution jshepp Posted April 15, 2013 Solution Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Hi! I'm in a bit of a dilemma. I purchased what I thought to be a full version of the Windows 8 Operating System from my university. It turns out it was only an upgrade version, and they're not letting me return it. The only solution I can think of is buying a full version of an older Windows OS and then just upgrading it to the Windows 8. Is this my best option? Other than just buying another full version? Would some place like eBay or Amazon be a decent place to look an older version or am I just asking for trouble? Thoughts/Suggestions/Ideas are appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon H Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 You don't need to buy a full version, that would be very expensive. The upgrade version of windows 8 lets you do a clean install so long as you have a copy of windows already on there. Just choose the "Keep Nothing" option. I have seen copies of XP on Play.com and Amazon UK for £30 or less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AitchB Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 You don't need to buy a full version, that would be very expensive. The upgrade version of windows 8 lets you do a clean install so long as you have a copy of windows already on there. Just choose the "Keep Nothing" option. I have seen copies of XP on Play.com and Amazon UK for £30 or less Hi, I'm sure Simon H is correct and please do what he says but I must tell you that I had to set up a new computer for a friend. I'd changed to Mac 2 years ago after many years with Windows and I found Windows 8 horrible. The UI seemed old fashioned, top heavy, designed by a gorilla and I hated it. Try it by all means but it put me off ever returning to Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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