Microsoft Office? - Windows 8 General

Where is it in win 8 DP? I figured they would have a look at the office update but i cant find it?
ANy idea where to look?

It's not in the DP.

Look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1296726
Blue Poison gives you a link and activation code for MO15, with (some) Metro styling.

There is no Office in the DP.

I installed Open Office because I dont want to buy new software as soon as the timebomb goes off...
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[Q] best word and excel editing app?

Hello guys.
Wich would you consider to be the best office document editing app (especially for excell files) out there on the market, regardless of price?
Best MS compatibility for ME!!
QuickOffice HD- best compatibility I've found - about £9 in the market.
Only downside is that the app only accesses the internal memory (SDCard) not any external memory.
Hope someone can show me how soon.....
I use docs to go.there are several none out there that is great at everything
Another options get a Hotmail account. Windows live.they have a cloud service you store documents with them and can edit and create Ms documents but it requires data services
I found Polaris Office to be the best. You can even have it using all your favorite fonts if you put them in system/fonts.
Quickoffice HD is second best since it does miss proper size/alignments in ppt.
The rest can't even get page margins right, no use wasting your time for now.
I am currently on my quest to fin the perfect office app as well. I mainly bought my Iconia for college so I need an app to be able to write papers with. I bought QuickOffice HD and yeah you can change the font, align text and font size, but you can't really do much else. You can't resize margins, can't edit or insert headers, can't even I out bullets! All of these crucial features for writting your MLA paper. I even tried importing a document that already had a header in it and you can see the header but you can't edit it.
I gave DocsToGo a shot and it seemed more featured packed with the paragraph edit and bullet input options, but I didn't go too far I depth with it since it was only the trial.
Bec07 said:
I found Polaris Office to be the best. You can even have it using all your favorite fonts if you put them in system/fonts.
Quickoffice HD is second best since it does miss proper size/alignments in ppt.
The rest can't even get page margins right, no use wasting your time for now.
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I'll have to give this one a try will report back!
polaris office is the very best IMO
You guys can apply for the beta for softmaker. I won't give more details, it's nothing to be curious about unless you really want to help. It is laggy and unusable on tablets and the UI is not yet optimized, but it can display the page perfectly, paragraphs columns, everything and won't break the compatibility with MSoffice.
Polaris!
I have Polaris office but since I upgraded to android 3.1 I keep getting force close issues.
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I have Polaris office but since I upgraded to android 3.1 I keep getting force close issues.
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Me too. Had to uninstall it because of that.
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OutaDaDark said:
QuickOffice HD- best compatibility I've found - about £9 in the market.
Only downside is that the app only accesses the internal memory (SDCard) not any external memory.
Hope someone can show me how soon.....
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If you're rooted you can get USB Mount All, which can mount your external_sd under the internal one so any other app can access it. Works for me on QuickOffice HD and Docs to Go.
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Ive been using Google docs without problems... works great on the phone and on the computer using LibreOffice. Can't stand MSOffice and the ribbonface.
Are they the one who broke up from open office after oracle bought it?
Bec07 said:
Are they the one who broke up from open office after oracle bought it?
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Yes, that's libre office. But Oracle has now donated OpenOffice back to the open source world (APACHE) and IBM has donated millions of lines of code to OpenOffice from its Symphony product, so I think this'll breathe new life into OpenOffice now. See
http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/ibm-donates-lotus-symphony-code-to-openoffice-34287
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How does one disable expiration of Windows 8 Consumer Preview?

Looks like Windows 8 expires next year on 1/15. Any way to disable that function so that it doesn't lock down my computer?
Why?
I any case, there'll be a public beta released in the next few months I'd say anyway.
moved to general - not development
I'm not sure you can. Also, it technically isn't deactivated, but rather nuetered. It doesn't get updates, force shut downs every 2 hours, you can't access free MS software, ect. Basically, it drives you mad until you go so insane you get forced into upgrading.
qipengart said:
Looks like Windows 8 expires next year on 1/15. Any way to disable that function so that it doesn't lock down my computer?
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No.
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qipengart said:
Looks like Windows 8 expires next year on 1/15. Any way to disable that function so that it doesn't lock down my computer?
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One does not disable that time bomb.....at least as far as XDA-Dev is concerned.
Moving along, nothing to see
qipengart said:
Looks like Windows 8 expires next year on 1/15. Any way to disable that function so that it doesn't lock down my computer?
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nah.. the 1/15 is already the extended version.
i didn't found anything after googling for 5 minute.
well, just wait till the full version comes, and wait for the pirate to help you
derpotato said:
nah.. the 1/15 is already the extended version.
i didn't found anything after googling for 5 minute.
well, just wait till the full version comes, and wait for the pirate to help you
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I don't believe it's ethical or within forum rules to advocate piracy man.
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ShadowEO said:
I don't believe it's ethical or within forum rules to advocate piracy man.
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no one said anything about software piracy. Also, one can only illegally use windows IF they use an illegal key. Disabling/enabling windows activation files for development / testing purposes, is not so long as they dont use any product key at all. Plus, there are built in commands to extend the activation period for a set amount of times and can be reset 3 times.
cyberkeeper1 said:
no one said anything about software piracy. Also, one can only illegally use windows IF they use an illegal key. Disabling/enabling windows activation files for development / testing purposes, is not so long as they dont use any product key at all. Plus, there are built in commands to extend the activation period for a set amount of times and can be reset 3 times.
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so the phrase "wait for the pirate to help you" obviously isnt hinting at piracy, right?
cyberkeeper1 said:
no one said anything about software piracy. Also, one can only illegally use windows IF they use an illegal key. Disabling/enabling windows activation files for development / testing purposes, is not so long as they dont use any product key at all. Plus, there are built in commands to extend the activation period for a set amount of times and can be reset 3 times.
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using a product outside of its original intended use, hacked or stolen, is still piracy, you are using something that you have not paid for, whether or not there are exploits to get around that is irrelevant. Dude, it costs next to nothing to buy it so just buy it an feel good that your supporting developers rather than trying to rip them off
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Oh, "outside original intended use" is pretty much what hacking is all about. Mind you, that's usually a matter of adding functionality, not of bypassing license restrictions (which is exactly what the OP is asking for, and is, by all intents and purposes, piracy).
Just buy the damn OS for $40 US and use the release version instead of the buggy pre-release. I believe you can even install it over the existing pre-release and keep your files, if backing up is too much trouble. http://www.microsoftstore.com/store...dows_8_Pro?WT.mc_id=MSCOM_HP_nav_BuyWSoftware
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. Mind you, that's usually a matter of adding functionality, not of bypassing license restrictions (which is exactly what the OP is asking for, and is, by all intents and purposes, piracy).
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my point exactly. I've now updated about half a dozen devices, its so stupidly cheap it would be madness not doing it, any vista era laptop is BETTER than new with it, the age old "excuses" for piracy just don't hold any water at this price point.
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so the phrase "wait for the pirate to help you" obviously isnt hinting at piracy, right?
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Well I never saw that part... Lol. However, I do make a valid point. Microsoft sells software, sure, but it's the keys they actually care about. I actually already disabled the activation utilities in windows 8 pro last night because it came up on a fresh install and crashed my computer. Another valid reason to remove it. I was in middle of watching something and the new activation came up in a metro ui windows and refused to close. Next thing I know, a BSOD came up with a video crash error. Since windows is so cheap, I do plan to buy the pro upgrade, just not right this minute.
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cyberkeeper1 said:
Well I never saw that part... Lol. However, I do make a valid point. Microsoft sells software, sure, but it's the keys they actually care about. I actually already disabled the activation utilities in windows 8 pro last night because it came up on a fresh install and crashed my computer. Another valid reason to remove it. I was in middle of watching something and the new activation came up in a metro ui windows and refused to close. Next thing I know, a BSOD came up with a video crash error. Since windows is so cheap, I do plan to buy the pro upgrade, just not right this minute.
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while you plan to buy it, what your doing now is still piracy and still frowned apon. the easiest and most effective way to cure activation related crashes is to........actually activate it
Using the already included activation tools that are built in to windows to temporarily disable a buggy subsystem is not piracy. By right, I am given 30 days of free usage on any copy of windows when absent of a product key. I am part of the tech net and msdn and know all about windows, and all of its components, subsystems, and legalities. Trust me when I say that disabling activation during the first 30 days is not by any means even partially shady. Just. E wary after
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Using the already included activation tools that are built in to windows to temporarily disable a buggy subsystem is not piracy. By right, I am given 30 days of free usage on any copy of windows when absent of a product key. I am part of the tech net and msdn and know all about windows, and all of its components, subsystems, and legalities. Trust me when I say that disabling activation during the first 30 days is not by any means even partially shady. Just. E wary after
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everybody's on tech net huh!
kinda makes you wonder what your doing messing about with not activating it...
yes you have 30 days to eval it, but heres the thing, since you haven't paid for it, and you have access to technet, I assume that's where you got your copy of it? what I fail to understand then is why you haven't activated it with the key you generated from them...
unless you didn't get it from TechNet , you cant download it without buying it first, unless you got it through alternative channels, but then why would you when you have access to TechNet and not use it....
many questions...
Problem... solved? Maybe? Haha.
dazza9075 said:
everybody's on tech net huh!
Kinda makes you wonder what your doing messing about with not activating it...
Yes you have 30 days to eval it, but here's the thing... since you haven't paid for it, (and you have access to TechNet) I assume that's where you got your copy of it? What I fail to understand then is why you haven't activated it with the key you generated from them...
Unless you get it from TechNet , you can't download it without buying it first. Unless you got it through alternative channels... but then why would you when you have access to TechNet and not use it...
many questions...
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Well, I just simply do not have a premium subscription that would allow me access to said keys. I just get copies of things for free for evaluation only. i will be upgrading my TechNet license to premium before too long once i get some more money. The other reason is for testing. i know windows 8 is great, but i want to run a semi-long term test to make sure that windows can hold up to all that i need and do every day. Hence the 30 day evaluation. On average, my computers have about 280GB of nothing but just programs for development (website, source, etc...) and programs for places such as this for building ROMs, and that takes A LOT of space already.
So basically, i disabled the activation out of pure annoyance, and it doesn't need to be activated when merely evaluating the Install. Second, if that is what happens every time it comes up, then i will definitely figure out a way to keep using the older Consumer Preview that just expired on monday, or settle for windows 7 again. Man I had EVERYTHING set up on it. Good for computer repair, ROM building, building custom Windows OS copies for licensed redistribution, etc... You name it, i had it... lol.

Windows 8 9200 RTM Pro x64/x86

Hey guys, just installed the Pro version of Windows 8 RTM buiild 9200... here's some pics:
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/811/storezc.png
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/256/80809567.png
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/6571/informations.png
Sorry, no links allowed here
Dude take down that link before someone reports you or a moderator finds it, that's not allowed here. The screenshots are fine though I think.
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Removed download link, as it's no different to any other warez.
I told him!
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the link to the page I posted before did not contain any link to download or similar.
The download isnt hard to find google is your friend here. The trick is having a key otherwise you are stuck with evaluation mode. I fortunatly have a key from VLSC so happy days
Im not 100% convinced though these builds are not messed with so be careful with personal info/passwords etc I have had a few odd moments. Thats said its a great way to play till the 15th.
In my expiriance MS dont seem to mind what you uised to install so long as you have a lisence or at least that is how our audit went. ie you have 160 installs of windows do you have 160 keys either vlsc, paper, or stuck to the pc as a sticker. That said anyone hacking it i think is in a diff boat and i tend to agree with the line that piracy is theft and theft is not moral i dont care about legal lol (its not legal to stab a rapist in the face but i would have no issue someone doing it).
I have seen in another thread that surely hacking is the backbone of this site but, its one thing to take a product you have bought and make it better then to steal one altogether.
Using WinMD5Sum, here are the checksum values from the ISO's directly from Microsoft:
http://www.winmd5.com/?rid=winmd5
Windows_8_Pro_EN-US_x64.ISO
7a10316a79a543f2bf4953a4332b4323
Windows_8_Pro_EN-US_x86.ISO
99c94934e53b4e28e955d4fcb06caaa8
Hopes this helps put some people at ease.

Southeast Asian (Brunei/Malaysia/Singapore) user discussion

For Southeast Asian users,
Which apps do u use on your device?
Pretty much the same as everyone else. But for local apps I use airAsia for mobile check in, maybank2u for paying bills, gsc to buy movie tickets..
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vash_h said:
Pretty much the same as everyone else. But for local apps I use airAsia for mobile check in, maybank2u for paying bills, gsc to buy movie tickets..
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How secured you think Maybank2u is?
I still got doubt.
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Arsaw said:
How secured you think Maybank2u is?
I still got doubt.
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Me too. Thats why I am still using browser to access maybank 2u.
What do u think of the Whatsapp application? Worth paying? or to get Wechat instead as a replacement? My Sarawak friend said it takes up too much data off his plan but im not sure (hes on N7000)
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What do u think of the Whatsapp application? Worth paying? or to get Wechat instead as a replacement? My Sarawak friend said it takes up too much data off his plan but im not sure (hes on N7000)
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I have both Best of both world
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sansserif said:
What do u think of the Whatsapp application? Worth paying? or to get Wechat instead as a replacement? My Sarawak friend said it takes up too much data off his plan but im not sure (hes on N7000)
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I thought only iOS version of WhatsApp needs to be purchased? Spent 99cents on it when i was still on my iPhone, but download for Android was free the last I checked ..
My Essential apps list:
1. Quickpic (can send multiple pictures at a time)
2. Explorer (to unzip files)
3. Waze (just saved me 30mins in finding me a faster route home)
4. Dropbox (cloud server)
5. Catch (jot ideas fast)
6. Screen Filter (when in cinemas to reduce the brightness further)
7. Msecure (password storage)
8. GoSMS
9. Appy Geek (all gadget news)
10. XDA forum (mods & hacks, latest ROMs)
11. Flipboard (nicer to read than Twitter & other social media hub)
12. Twitter
13. Soundhound (to search music names)
14. Tubemate (a must to download YouTube videos & mp3 songs).
15. GSC Cinemas (to book movie tickets)
16. Marvel comics
17. Simple Calendar (simple agenda widget)
18. SMS Backup+ (back up all sms to gmail)
19. Pocket (to save all web pages for future reading)
20. Computer (looks
Exactly like a Window explorer. Looks cool, but don't use much... )
21. Evernote (notes storage)
22. IMDB (movies news)
23. Titanium Backup (need root to back up everything).
24. Hi-Q mp3 recorder (can change recording quality and size).
25. Juice defender plus (more battery).
26. Swift Flow Beta (better keyboard)
Willing Tan 陳威潾
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sansserif said:
What do u think of the Whatsapp application? Worth paying? or to get Wechat instead as a replacement? My Sarawak friend said it takes up too much data off his plan but im not sure (hes on N7000)
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I just pay 99cent.. good enough for a year service.... and their support team respond for every question quite fast..
I never paid a cent for whatsapp and it says service expiration: life time.
Previous it says 1 year with a date exactly 1 year from expiration. Now this is what it says.
Btw I don't really like wechat. It's nice and all but it doesn't let u know if your msg is delivered or not.. whether the other party read the msg or not.
But I do love naver line. Love those stickers.
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Arsaw said:
How secured you think Maybank2u is?
I still got doubt.
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Is very secure. My friends company developed that application. It's basically the mobile version of the Web. Accesses same security stuff. But u can only transfer funds to accounts u at as favorites in m2u website.
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My essential apps :
1. Whatsapp - Most of my friend use this app but there's a bunch of good messenger that I've been used before like Line Chat, Kakao Talk, Wechat
2. Facebook - Downloaded from Google Play Store.
3. Dolphin Browser - A good web browser (faster compare to Chrome) which you can change the setting to Desktop view which you can access a website in desktop format and there's a few another option like iPhone view etc.
4. Instagram - Upload photos and share it (Can connect to Facebook, Twitter, etc)
5. MX Player - Can play any format of video and stream video online.
6. FVD - Download video online from any website except Youtube.
7. Tubemate - Download video from Youtube.
8. One Click Clear - For system maintenance.
9. Androzip - To open ZIP/RAR file.
10. Zedge - Download ringtone, wallpaper, notification tone etc in one app.
11. Pixlr Express - Photo Editing. Decent effects.
12. Picsart - Photo editing. Offer collage.
13. MY Holidays - Follow up on public holidays in Malaysia. You can set it to view your state public holidays.
:good:
I think Whatsapp is more universal across Samsung n iPhone users
kellwx said:
I think Whatsapp is more universal across Samsung n iPhone users
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Whatsapp works in not just samsung but all Android, iphone, black Berry, Windows phone 7 and 8 and symbian.
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vash_h said:
Is very secure. My friends company developed that application. It's basically the mobile version of the Web. Accesses same security stuff. But u can only transfer funds to accounts u at as favorites in m2u website.
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I thought ..Note2 & 1 have security issued on it .. U still dare to use for bank ... I find that Android not like Windows .. we know what program running .. Android ..is look like Apps auto running .. sometime u never know. I find that ios also .. sometime it auto wifi ..even I turn "flight" mode.
Oh yes ..for Whatapps I think everyone have difference expiry date ..go to whatapps -> setting -> account -> payment info ..u will see your payment due date..
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I thought ..Note2 & 1 have security issued on it .. U still dare to use for bank ... I find that Android not like Windows .. we know what program running .. Android ..is look like Apps auto running .. sometime u never know. I find that ios also .. sometime it auto wifi ..even I turn "flight" mode.
Oh yes ..for Whatapps I think everyone have difference expiry date ..go to whatapps -> setting -> account -> payment info ..u will see your payment due date..
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Windows have always been have security issues since its ibm days and ur saying windows is good? Lol windows is the easiest platform to exploit compared to ios and android. Background running apps are easy to detect on android if only u care to find out. If u dont then i guess even using windows u wont care less. I have been using ios and android doing thousands of transactions wih no issues.
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I thought ..Note2 & 1 have security issued on it .. U still dare to use for bank ... I find that Android not like Windows .. we know what program running .. Android ..is look like to running .. sometime u never know. I find that ios also .. sometime it auto wifi ..even I turn "flight" mode.
Oh yes ..for Whatapps I think everyone have difference expiry date ..go to whatapps -> setting -> account -> payment info ..u will see your payment due date..
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Which security issue? The app is just a poor mobile web based which is using internal browser api, but still ssl though. I also have it installed on my smart tv 7 series
The reason android apps auto run because it's binded to events, unlike windows by registries services schedulers or startup folders...
Hey guys, I live in Thailand at the moment with a thai note 2. After being disappointed with the 412 update I switched back to 411. However I can no longer find the 412 update via ota because it says I'm on the latest fw. Have you guys found it in your countries ota? I think Samsung might have pulled it to fix all the errors.
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Windows have always been have security issues since its ibm days and ur saying windows is good? Lol windows is the easiest platform to exploit compared to ios and android. Background running apps are easy to detect on android if only u care to find out. If u dont then i guess even using windows u wont care less. I have been using ios and android doing thousands of transactions wih no issues.
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Oh.. maybe I'm not familiar in Android .. b'cos I find that some apps I have "kill" the service but after a while it "life" back (maybe got another way to stop forever)... not like windows ..I can remove the program registry then it would not start forever.
For the browser ...are our phone is using 64bit?? I heard 64bit is more secure then 32bit ... maybe I wrong too ...:laugh:
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Oh.. maybe I'm not familiar in Android .. b'cos I find that some apps I have "kill" the service but after a while it "life" back (maybe got another way to stop forever)... not like windows ..I can remove the program registry then it would not start forever.
For the browser ...are our phone is using 64bit?? I heard 64bit is more secure then 32bit ... maybe I wrong too ...:laugh:
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May i ask why are you killing apps/services?

Pay full retail (again ) to use windows 8 on my laptop?

I got windows 8 for my desktop and was planning to install it on my laptop too , but to my surprise you can only activate it on one computer do I need to pay the full 70 euros AGAIN just to have it on my second computer ?? Extra 20 euros i could pay , but full retail? I'm even using the same outlook account for effs sake ! :/
A Windows 8 license is per computer, not per user. You'll need to purchase a full retail copy to use it.
As a side note, this has been true of every version of Windows I can remember. Prior to XP, they didn't require activation and could therefore be used on multiple machines, but it was against the license to do so unless it was removed from the other computers first.
Believe me, those older Windows versions cost a lot more than 70 Euros, too.
Chad_Petree said:
I got windows 8 for my desktop and was planning to install it on my laptop too , but to my surprise you can only activate it on one computer do I need to pay the full 70 euros AGAIN just to have it on my second computer ?? Extra 20 euros i could pay , but full retail? I'm even using the same outlook account for effs sake ! :/
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Umm.. Windows has -always- been licensed that way, since version 1.0... If you've been using it differently, you pirated it!
Only one way to find out, try installing with the same key and see what happens. And keep us posted while your at it
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forceoflove said:
Only one way to find out, try installing with the same key and see what happens. And keep us posted while your at it
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