I was hoping I could do a quick version change from Windows 8 Pro to Enterprise. Does anyone know how I can do that? Do I have to perform an actual upgrade to Windows 8 Enterprise using the media? I was hoping I could perform the same kind of anytime upgrade like going from Home to Pro.
I do not understand what you mean by "There is no supported upgrade from Windows 8 Pro to the Enterprise edition". Enterprise is strictly an upgrade. That's the only way it's offered, as a VL upgrade client OS. By "clean install", are you advising we install this upgrade onto a formatted blank hard drive? This helps the community, keeps the forums tidy, and recognises useful contributions. The answer lies in the Reimaging Rights doc pdf. Contact a Microsoft Volume Licensing Specialist for further information or clarification.
I'm highlighting the difference between the licensing permitted use and the technical steps involved. Win Ent is not an "upgrade" product, i. This means you have to clean install. The licensing agreement says that "full" licenses for Windows Client editions are not sold through VL agreements - only upgrade licenses are sold.
This is the upgrade the guidance refers to. I assume Carey thought that my earlier response was helpful. I don't really track that stuff]. That's baloney. Please, both of you. If you know some facts then cite their official source.
Well, thanks for being persistent. Happily standing corrected! I might even try it some time in a test rig, but unlikely I'd ever need to deploy an upgrade from one VL edition to a different VL edition, given the product stack we typically buy.
People often ask if it's possible to upgrade from Retail to Ent, and that appears not to be possible, according to the library content, which is consistent with previous history.
But for the supported paths, per the table toward the bottom of the page, having already a version of Windows 8 installed, you would at the extremes be able to technicall y install Windows 8 and Keep Windows settings, personal files, and applications in geek's terminology, upgrade - or Keep nothing clean install.
The next question comes to mind, since in a situation that interests me I have Windows 7 Ultimate:. What would it cost to buy Windows 8 Enterprise outright? Yes, I've seen the "Contact a Volume Licensing Specialist" links above; I'm just looking for swag numbers based on other folks' experience. Thanks in advance for sharing whatever anecdotal information you have.
So, to get these features in the Enterprise edition you become a Volume License customer and then purchase the "upgrade" license to allow you to install Windows Enterprise on your OEM purchased machines. So yes, full clean format and install of the OS itself. The license is upgradable, not the physical installation process. The new feature versions of Windows 8 seem reasonably suited to their target markets.
I think you'd need to sign up for a VL agreement which has something like minimum 5 seats of either Office or Windows. You may also need to subscribe to Software Assurance on the Windows Client, to get it.
Windows Media Center does not interest me. I do not understand what you mean by "There is no supported upgrade from Windows 8 Pro to the Enterprise edition". Enterprise is strictly an upgrade.
That's the only way it's offered, as a VL upgrade client OS. By "clean install", are you advising we install this upgrade onto a formatted blank hard drive? This helps the community, keeps the forums tidy, and recognises useful contributions. The answer lies in the Reimaging Rights doc pdf. Contact a Microsoft Volume Licensing Specialist for further information or clarification. I'm highlighting the difference between the licensing permitted use and the technical steps involved.
Win Ent is not an "upgrade" product, i. This means you have to clean install. The licensing agreement says that "full" licenses for Windows Client editions are not sold through VL agreements - only upgrade licenses are sold. This is the upgrade the guidance refers to. I assume Carey thought that my earlier response was helpful.
I don't really track that stuff]. That's baloney. Please, both of you. If you know some facts then cite their official source. Well, thanks for being persistent. Happily standing corrected! I might even try it some time in a test rig, but unlikely I'd ever need to deploy an upgrade from one VL edition to a different VL edition, given the product stack we typically buy. People often ask if it's possible to upgrade from Retail to Ent, and that appears not to be possible, according to the library content, which is consistent with previous history.
But for the supported paths, per the table toward the bottom of the page, having already a version of Windows 8 installed, you would at the extremes be able to technicall y install Windows 8 and Keep Windows settings, personal files, and applications in geek's terminology, upgrade - or Keep nothing clean install. The next question comes to mind, since in a situation that interests me I have Windows 7 Ultimate:.
What would it cost to buy Windows 8 Enterprise outright? Yes, I've seen the "Contact a Volume Licensing Specialist" links above; I'm just looking for swag numbers based on other folks' experience. Thanks in advance for sharing whatever anecdotal information you have. So, to get these features in the Enterprise edition you become a Volume License customer and then purchase the "upgrade" license to allow you to install Windows Enterprise on your OEM purchased machines.
So yes, full clean format and install of the OS itself. The license is upgradable, not the physical installation process. The new feature versions of Windows 8 seem reasonably suited to their target markets. I think you'd need to sign up for a VL agreement which has something like minimum 5 seats of either Office or Windows. You may also need to subscribe to Software Assurance on the Windows Client, to get it. Windows Media Center does not interest me.
Enterprise would be a better match for my needs. Assuming it's thousands of dollars to even begin to look at Windows 8 Enterprise, one has to wonder what would have been wrong with selling an "Ultimate" edition with all the possible features at a premium "home user" price for folks who just need one or two seats.
I can't see spending more than a couple of hundred dollars to get Enterprise - the value is just not there. My ROI analysis shows that even if Windows 8 Enterprise were free right now, it will be more expensive to run it than to continue with Windows 7 for a while, until the various driver and "new release blues" issues get worked out.
