![]() ![]() While the authors of the articles state that they were able to do a clean install, some readers noted that the operating system would not activate after the installation throwing error code 0x8007007B instead. ![]() Some report that you can do a clean install using a downloaded upgrade copy of Windows 8 Pro that you have burned to DVD or copied on an USB Flash Drive. Reports on various tech blogs on the other hand seem to indicate that there is more to it than Microsoft wants to admit. The company furthermore notes under "purchasing the upgrade" that if customers upgrading from a Windows 8 Pro upgrade DVD must have an eligible version of Windows running on the PC to begin the upgrade. Microsoft's official stance is that you can't, stating that "customers must be running Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, or windows 7" to install Windows 8 Pro update. ![]() What's not clear at all is whether you can do a clean install using the upgrade media or not. The promotions the company is currently running are highly attractive, starting at $39.99 for a Windows 8 Pro upgrade license. In fact, you only can buy upgrades on Microsoft Store, if you want a retail copy, you need to buy it elsewhere right now as Microsoft itself is not making those available. Microsoft is pushing the Windows 8 Upgrade offers ever since Windows 8 got released a day ago. ![]()
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