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[Q] windows software to Android?

Is there a way to convert Windows based software to work on the Transformer?
There is a GPS tracking software I use for the Trackstick tracker and would like it on the Trans.

In short, no. Longer, Windows programs are written for x86 and x86_64 processor architecture where as the transformer uses an ARM based processor. The programs are also written for the Windows OS.

thanks for the info
Guess i will email the company.

diverwes said:
Is there a way to convert Windows based software to work on the Transformer?
There is a GPS tracking software I use for the Trackstick tracker and would like it on the Trans.
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Hi mate,
I'm not sure what you want, so if you could explain the functions that you are looking for?
Maybe someone can help with a native android app?
rio

Can we boot windows 7 on our TF?

mikelt89 said:
Can we boot windows 7 on our TF?
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Not now.
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Being able to port Windows programs probably won't happen until Windows 8, which is supposed to be ARM supported. Hopefully then, companies will start making their programs ARM supported. Would take a lot of work to port it though, translating one programming language into another isn't easy, unless it is written in Java.
EDIT: I guess you're talking about this? http://www.trackstick.com/ There may be an app already, or you may be able to find someone that can create an app for you. I'm sure you're not the only one wanting this.

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BlueStacks brings 400,000 Android apps to Windows 8

BlueStracks is gonna bring all android apps to Windows 8. This is very exciting news. I would buy a Windows 8 tablet if the apps works as good as they work on Android.
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Installed the beta on my Lenovo touchscreen netbook. I installed google maps and it runs well but it won't recognize the Bluetooth GPS receiver so won't navigate hoping when they release the pro version this feature will work
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I'll be excited to see how this goes. Android app library + Metro UI= YES PLEASE

This kind of hackability is gonna make x86 Windows on a tablet *the* best choice for power users in the coming years...

Bluestack is nothing new, nothing fancy and nothing impressible. It is way slow (even for a i7) and it uses a lot of resources. They promised that they will fix those bugs but apparently the only work that they do was to make it a "windows 8 exclusive". meh.

who wants to use ugly ****ty phone apps on windows 8?

o2neouzr said:
who wants to use ugly ****ty phone apps on windows 8?
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Ha.... Considering windows 8 aps are meant to work across multiple devices I would assume a lot of people want it. WP7 apps will work on win 8 pcs and Xbox 360's and vise versa
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Aaron McCarthy said:
Considering windows 8 aps are meant to work across multiple devices I would assume a lot of people want it.
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As long as you are using the WinRT Just another way to lock down things

shoputer said:
As long as you are using the WinRT Just another way to lock down things
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Android does this as well more or less you just won't find anyone using android as the OS on their PC. So here's where MS has a leg up. I'd more say it's a smart way of doing business... What company wouldn't want to make just ONE app that'll work across different types of devices
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hey... i test drove bluestacks oover thanksgiving and had a code and allthat and ran every app i had over the course of two hours then forgot aboout it.
now i cant seem to get a code... im signed up for the beta and all that but wheres the code?
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Now we've just got to successfully emulate Windows 7/8 and iOS on Android. iEmu would've been great but thats discontinued now

Yeah I love BlueStacks, it's really well made. Can't wait for the beta to come out

Just saw that beta got released. Anyone know what information they access to provide this? Google search listed terms and privacy links for their official website but clicking them just brought me to their homepage to download the application. Just wanted to do some reading before I try it out
Edit: site is overloaded which is why some parts such as privacy and terms pages are not accessible. Got the information that they'll be replaced with light versions for now. Also if anyone's interested as to how they work out what apps are on your device, they just pull the installed application list from your device. They don't look at or connect through the Google account to get the list from the Google play store. Not trying to be awkward, I was just enquiring what privacy or information I have to give up in order to use this beta service (which is free to use, so I was just looking for a catch) and how they access information. Seems okay to me now .
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Yup, just saw this news this morning and i was pretty excited to try angry birds and angry birds space on my PC!!!!! I like the fact that most apps work not just the games and entertainment ones. Hopefully soon the WP8 merges with windows 8 and then we have one Marketplace for all devices

I'm definitely going to have to install Windows 8 on the MBP through VMware and then try this application out. Talk about super cool!

I dont think that bluestacks will support ALL android Apps, for example, is hard to give support to 3d games or AR apps...

bluestacks is slow and clunky.
tested on series7 samsung slate.

I'd totally get a Windows tablet if it could run all the Android apps as well as W8, with that and a keyboard dock I could replace my current Android tab & laptop.

now this is cool

What is blue stack???
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Windows 8 possible?

Is it possible to install Windows 8 (and Android for dualboot) on de tab 7.7?

why to downdgrade the best mobil OS to absolutely limited and not so much supported OS?

I want to do things i can not do in Android. Is it possible to install Windows 7/8 ?

No directly, since 16GB internal storage might not be enough for the OS, besides the arm version of windows is not out yet, in the future perhaps someone will try to port it to the tab 7.7, but I wouldn't count on it.

It's doubtful that Microsoft will sell open copies of the ARM version. Bundling with licensed new devices is what I read. Samsung loves to release tablets, so there will most likely be a Windows 8 Galaxy at some point. Just don't count on being able to install it on your 7.7.

maysider said:
why to downdgrade the best mobil OS to absolutely limited and not so much supported OS?
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i would love to boot windows when wanted,android is cute but windows is a real os and it would be great to have truly everything in 1 device.

Windows ARM Edition will not support x86 Apps so no use in Flashing that

manny1983nyc said:
i would love to boot windows when wanted,android is cute but windows is a real os and it would be great to have truly everything in 1 device.
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Use a vpn, remote desktop tool, or something like Onlive. Depending on your needs of course. What do you want to do on Windows on a 7.7"screen that you can't do on Android? I'm curious.
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Play pc games with a wireless remote or root peoples phones or add files to them or have a real browser that is much faster and not glitchy at all.Using a android remote desktop app is cool 2 but not as solid.

manny1983nyc said:
Play pc games with a wireless remote or root peoples phones or add files to them or have a real browser that is much faster and not glitchy at all.Using a android remote desktop app is cool 2 but not as solid.
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Not to prejudge Microsoft, but I would not at all be surprised if the ARM version of Windows 8 has the same kinds of issues as Android does. It won't have the flexibility of x86/64 versions of Windows.

hopefully it does

manny1983nyc said:
Play pc games with a wireless remote or root peoples phones or add files to them or have a real browser that is much faster and not glitchy at all.Using a android remote desktop app is cool 2 but not as solid.
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Again, the windows ARM version will not support the existing x86 infrastructure
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trustme_ said:
hopefully it does
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No you have to understand that ARM and x86 are a lot different and apps need to be either ported (a lot of work) or emulated (which would result in bad performance)
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isn't it really possible to install windows 8 in this tab? since ics is highly unlikely and hc is just ^**&^%$#@&@()#&)@(&#:|

windows on ARM is a nonsense: no apps, many baby issues, closed platform, no HW support, ...
is there any reason to use W8 on ARM?? please, tell me

It could me more fluid and responsive than hc now. It may nit be guaranteed but its worth a try.
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so buy a device with ICS if is a fluidness and a responsiveness more important to you

this is also a somewhat pricey tablet. what do you expect me to do with this? i can't just buy a tab when ever i want. i have budget constrains too.

Wow so much bad information, I had to stop reading on the second page.
Lets clarify some things and I will answer some fo the questions that were .....
.... missleading.
1) Windows RT (aka ARM version) will not be opensource, this is true. But this is not to say that it will be "closed hardware" Lets be very realistic for a moment. Hows that Open Source ICS working out for ya?
.... well ?
2) Windows RT will not run 2 things directly: a) unmanaged x86 code ... i mean DUH!! b)unmanaged code for ARM without it being "rooted"
This will take a bit of explaining ...
W8RT is somewhat interesting in how it works. think of managed code as JAVA (that doesn't suck balls) and unmanaged code as C... or Objective C for you poor iphone coders. While unmanaged code requires recompiling for every Instruction set, managed code does not.
What does this mean? Simple ... most apps that work on your WM phone will work on a tablet. That being said .... many will not present well.
3) So will windows ever be ported to the a tablet .... yeah its pretty likely ....
just not the Tab 7.7 .... and I somehow doubt it ever will be because ... well ... why would they do that.
4) but i want to play MW3 on my tablet, why can't I?
because god said use your damn xbox360. Seriously .... if you havn't figured out why that is not going to work ... then that is the best answer i can give you.
5) why would anyone want Windows 8 RT?
Have you used it? Dude seriously, it is the holy f*cking grail of mobile computing. This kit is so nice if will cure cancer. I will end global warming ... errr "climate change" and bring your family back from the dead.
Ok so it won't being them back from the dead, but seriously its a pretty massive leap in usability and compute ergonomics. Oh and its slick as ice.
I mean if we are messuring the viability of an OS .... who the **** would use a unix based hot mess with a **** frontend that is so bad that everyone and thier brother tried to rewrite it.

phigmeta said:
Wow so much bad information, I had to stop reading on the second page.
Lets clarify some things and I will answer some fo the questions that were .....
.... missleading.
1) Windows RT (aka ARM version) will not be opensource, this is true. But this is not to say that it will be "closed hardware" Lets be very realistic for a moment. Hows that Open Source ICS working out for ya?
.... well ?
2) Windows RT will not run 2 things directly: a) unmanaged x86 code ... i mean DUH!! b)unmanaged code for ARM without it being "rooted"
This will take a bit of explaining ...
W8RT is somewhat interesting in how it works. think of managed code as JAVA (that doesn't suck balls) and unmanaged code as C... or Objective C for you poor iphone coders. While unmanaged code requires recompiling for every Instruction set, managed code does not.
What does this mean? Simple ... most apps that work on your WM phone will work on a tablet. That being said .... many will not present well.
3) So will windows ever be ported to the a tablet .... yeah its pretty likely ....
just not the Tab 7.7 .... and I somehow doubt it ever will be because ... well ... why would they do that.
4) but i want to play MW3 on my tablet, why can't I?
because god said use your damn xbox360. Seriously .... if you havn't figured out why that is not going to work ... then that is the best answer i can give you.
5) why would anyone want Windows 8 RT?
Have you used it? Dude seriously, it is the holy f*cking grail of mobile computing. This kit is so nice if will cure cancer. I will end global warming ... errr "climate change" and bring your family back from the dead.
Ok so it won't being them back from the dead, but seriously its a pretty massive leap in usability and compute ergonomics. Oh and its slick as ice.
I mean if we are messuring the viability of an OS .... who the **** would use a unix based hot mess with a **** frontend that is so bad that everyone and thier brother tried to rewrite it.
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haha, dude I get what you are saying...those windows 8 previews/demos at Computex 2012 look bad Ass!
As an android fanboy, I will still be first in line to admit that windows 8 with its metro UI is possibly going to trump android unless Google brings their A-game with android 4.1/5.0 (jelly bean/whatever flavor it is this time). every-time I see a preview/demo of the metro UI I ask... WHY IS IT SOO SMOOTH??? AAGHGHH! LOL
But heres to the dreamers: windows 8 RT + ICS dual-booting on the tab 7.7. yikes!
PS - still love my tab 7.7.
PEACE

Will WIN8 run on Galaxy S III

I personally think Win 8 is better than Android.

Windows 8 sucks, to be honest. At least on a desktop.

boyhandsome said:
I personally think Win 8 is better than Android.
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No and it's because of 3 reason
1. Arm verison of windows 8 need a "bios" aka special bootloader for it too work on devices which s3 doesnt have
2. Microsoft wouldnt let anything that runs android run windows on it instead
3. windows 8 RT will only work on specific hardware and resolutions that s3 doesnt have like 1366x768 res

boyhandsome said:
I personally think Win 8 is better than Android.
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Then buy a windows 8 phone and not android.
Personally I think windows phone is sh*t.
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I wouldn't piss my money away on a Windows 8 phone but dual boot Android/Win8 is something that's already got me salivating.

I reckon Win 8 Phones have their place in the market... At the BOTTOM... LOL. But seriously, I had my hands on some DEMO gear and its not that bad. It's good to see a more level playing field as all that really means is more CHOICE for all.

I think the question should be: will win8 phones able to run android ?
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Nick14 said:
No and it's because of 3 reason
1. Arm verison of windows 8 need a "bios" aka special bootloader for it too work on devices which s3 doesnt have
2. Microsoft wouldnt let anything that runs android run windows on it instead
3. windows 8 RT will only work on specific hardware and resolutions that s3 doesnt have like 1366x768 res
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though its not possible to port win8 to s3 due to copyright issues, your 1st and 3rd point is not true
1. bootloader is hackable
2. 1280x720 is supported in win 8 mobile

Nick14 said:
No and it's because of 3 reason
1. Arm verison of windows 8 need a "bios" aka special bootloader for it too work on devices which s3 doesnt have
2. Microsoft wouldnt let anything that runs android run windows on it instead
3. windows 8 RT will only work on specific hardware and resolutions that s3 doesnt have like 1366x768 res
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HTC HD2 also Windows, but can install Android..i think S3 can install Windows 8

bala_gamer said:
though its not possible to port win8 to s3 due to copyright issues, your 1st and 3rd point is not true
1. bootloader is hackable
2. 1280x720 is supported in win 8 mobile
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1.
http://arstechnica.com/information-...othing-or-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/
completly locked down so it's kinda a hard
2.
we got the wight but not the hight or visa verca
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/03/21/scaling-to-different-screens.aspx
lockmunk said:
HTC HD2 also Windows, but can install Android..i think S3 can install Windows 8
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It's like saying i got triers so they will fit a car , bike or boat.... reverse engineering is a bigger job than u think just watch the Idroid project , so just because HD2 could run windows phone 6.5 doesnt mean that my S1 will run WP7

duskdevilza said:
I reckon Win 8 Phones have their place in the market... At the BOTTOM... LOL. But seriously, I had my hands on some DEMO gear and its not that bad. It's good to see a more level playing field as all that really means is more CHOICE for all.
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well said...but keep in mind guys...HTC HD2...living proof of XDA Devs...KUDOS.
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HTC HD2 also Windows, but can install Android..i think S3 can install Windows 8
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Im not saying its not possible but I doubt many Devs will invest so much time and effort in producing a port that is partial and not effective...even the HOX port to S3 is not easy feat by any means...and keep in mind...thats Android to Android lol...

I personally think windows 8 on phone sucks....but as a tablet computer it is pretty good. If windows 8 could support all (or atleast most) of the apps for windows (.exe) it would be great, imagine loads of apps. And more over all the developing, rooting, flashing roms on android phones could be done anywhere (not literally) just via the tablet. I personally think windows 8 on a tablet would change the life of all normal pc users. As for gamers!!! and heavy duty devs, the most powerful pc is also weak.

rohan999 said:
I personally think windows 8 on phone sucks....but as a tablet computer it is pretty good. If windows 8 could support all (or atleast most) of the apps for windows (.exe) it would be great, imagine loads of apps.
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I believe apps would have to be recompiled for ARM. Right now 99% of apps would not work.

WIndows ing system is KING. But as for a phone... I think ANDROID has that title at the moment.
But I would like to have the option to have windows 8 on my phone just to play with it abit.
I wonder why any devs could not get the same framework and just change the drivers around to match that of a s3.
I mean its software on hardware. If you have the space and right kind of hardware anything i think is possible. If you know how to manipulate software very very well

<QUOTE>I believe apps would have to be recompiled for ARM. Right now 99% of apps would not work</QUOTE>
some tablets run on intel processors....so i believe they might run as usual.

Real question is as always will a Dev be bothered to try to port it .
Its never a question of users wants always developers choice .
Unless of course someone needs Windows that much they pay to have it developed privately .
Second question is how long before w8 port leads to Microsoft's lawyers gearing upfor action .
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buy ativ s then your problem solved

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Then buy a windows 8 phone and not android.
Personally I think windows phone is sh*t.
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WP8 and Windows 8 are not the same.
But seriously Windows 8 is a tablet OS. It is not easy to use on a 4.8inch screen.

Wp7.5 was horrid. Wp8 will probably be the same..
On a tablet.. hmm maybe worth looking at. On a desktop... i had the beta... piss poor..
I now have the new beta on the xbox.. looks alot like windows 8.. but... i like the new dash for one reason..
Microsoft finaly got their fingers out thier jacksys and intergrated internet explorer..
Personally.. i hate anything to do with windows excpet the fact that when they break.. i get work..
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Nick14 said:
1.
http://arstechnica.com/information-...othing-or-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/
completly locked down so it's kinda a hard
2.
we got the wight but not the hight or visa verca
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/03/21/scaling-to-different-screens.aspx
It's like saying i got triers so they will fit a car , bike or boat.... reverse engineering is a bigger job than u think just watch the Idroid project , so just because HD2 could run windows phone 6.5 doesnt mean that my S1 will run WP7
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You are talking about Windows 8 (RT), and that might be really hard to get on the S3. However, Windows Phone 8 does accept our resolution (see the ATIV S for example).
What people seem to be missing is that we have the Android sources. This means that it's "easy" to change the source code and make it run on different systems. Windows Phone (and Windows) is closed source. It's a "black box". You can't see what's inside, so it's very hard to mod it to make it run where it isn't intended to. This is the reason why no device has been hacked to run WP7, even when its hardware would allow it to (such as the Nokia N9).
It will be easier to run Android on the ATIV S than WP8 on the SGS3. Not saying it's impossible, just that it's very, very hard. Much harder than Android on the HD2.

Upgrade to 8 using an OEM license from a different PC?

Is it possible to use an OEM license from a dead laptop to install Windows 8 on a different PC?
I have 2 custom built PCs that are running illegal installations of Windows 7 that i'd like to get on Windows 8. I have access to dead discarded laptops like dell, hp and acer, many with their license stickers still on them. I'd like to know if i can install Windows XP, Vista or 7 onto my custom PCs using an OEM license from the old laptops, and then upgrade to Windows 8 from there.

Your situation is proooobably not allowed in here, but let's say "you corrupted your win 7 installation." I think you can install from consumer preview with an upgrade disk.
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Ok, i just did some googling and found that using an OEM license on any computer other than the one it came with, wont work.
Im basically trying to find a way to get Windows 8 for $40, but i have no legal upgrade path available. Any suggestions?
Thanks

Jaa-Yoo said:
Ok, i just did some googling and found that using an OEM license on any computer other than the one it came with, wont work.
Im basically trying to find a way to get Windows 8 for $40, but i have no legal upgrade path available. Any suggestions?
Thanks
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Well Technically if you have an OEM install disc you could place an hard drive from one of those machines in your custom rig (if you don't want to override the 7 install) and install the OEM version on your custom rig run the upgrade tool it should pick up your hardware from that and you can get a key. As of your Win7 (illegal ) stuff just copy the files over that you need or change the boot option to the one you upgraded as primary boot device.

The OEM key is just that an OEM key, if it was never used to actually install an OS then it is still open. Once used it is locked to the hardware it was installed on first. Meaning mostly the motherboard. If you say buy a new motherboard and you had an OEM install you would need to purchase a new license.

Thanks for the info.

that's not exactly true
in fact its not true at all
due to various issues ive essentially done what you want to do all be it mine were completely legal reasons
go on to an old laptop or desktop running Win Xp, vista or 7
run the upgrade assistant
buy the win 8 upgrade key,
copy it down (you get an email if you forget)
abort installation
go to computer you want to upgrade, use a downloaded ISO to install Win 8
use product key your obtained earlier
done
it works just fine
in my case, Instead of farting around with other devices I simply installed Vista to a VM on my computer, I had it activated then ran the upgrade assistant, purchased the code then used an ISO to install Win 8 with the perfectly legit code. Note that in order to run the upgrade assistant you will need a valid older OS, but if you have legit software on them then you are laughing.
I don't support piracy in the slightest, however there are legitimate reasons for doing this which is why I posted it, I suppose its better to have BEEN a pirate and change your ways to be legal then to just steal it all together.
Of course there are ethical reasons around the "upgrade" part, you need to have a previous OS to upgrade, I suppose if you retired the older original PC then technically it isn't completely illegal, but it is very very grey!

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I don't support piracy in the slightest, however there are legitimate reasons for doing this which is why I posted it, I suppose its better to have BEEN a pirate and change your ways to be legal then to just steal it all together.
Of course there are ethical reasons around the "upgrade" part, you need to have a previous OS to upgrade, I suppose if you retired the older original PC then technically it isn't completely illegal, but it is very very grey!
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Ahh, a pirate after my heart. I like the analogy and post
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jlangleyrn said:
Ahh, a pirate after my heart. I like the analogy and post
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ha, believe what you must, its the bloody upgrade assistant that was to blame for my issues, stupid thing, MS tech support told me ,"just find another pc an run it on that" so I did.
What's really interesting is I read back your post in a pirate accent....curious Indeed!
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Well, you can upgrade from a non-legal copy of Windows 7 to a legal copy of Windows 8. The Upgrade Assistant runs fine on a non-legal copy of Win 7.
I'm pretty sure MS allowed it to happen because: why not get the Win 7 pirates to pay for Win 8 (since its cheap anyways)?
http://www.davejunia.com/2012/10/windows-8-pro-upgrade-experience/
Tested on 2 separate systems.

junialum said:
Well, you can upgrade from a non-legal copy of Windows 7 to a legal copy of Windows 8. The Upgrade Assistant runs fine on a non-legal copy of Win 7.
I'm pretty sure MS allowed it to happen because: why not get the Win 7 pirates to pay for Win 8 (since its cheap anyways)?
http://www.davejunia.com/2012/10/windows-8-pro-upgrade-experience/
Tested on 2 separate systems.
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absolutely agree, which is why im happy to post that, and as you said, MS could have quite easily stopped it working or ran another activation check so by there inaction I think its ok to assume MS doesn't have an issue, so long as you pay up!
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dazza9075 said:
ha, believe what you must, its the bloody upgrade assistant that was to blame for my issues, stupid thing, MS tech support told me ,"just find another pc an run it on that" so I did.
What's really interesting is I read back your post in a pirate accent....curious Indeed!
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It wasn't meant in any negative way, I like the way you think. Hell, we've all spent enough money buying Microsoft products that it should be cheap and simple. I like any way I can find to skirt the system, but remain legally acceptable.
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jlangleyrn said:
It wasn't meant in any negative way, I like the way you think. Hell, we've all spent enough money buying Microsoft products that it should be cheap and simple. I like any way I can find to skirt the system, but remain legally acceptable.
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apologies, I wasn't meaning to come across negative, it was you starting with an "Ah," that got me reading in a pirate accent