Rizyak wrote:NCoastTweaker wrote:I plan on purchasing full vers of win 8.1 home and upgrading existing win 7 to win 8.1 and then using the pro pack to update to win 8.1 with WMC. (am I doing this right)
You won't be able to add WMC as a feature on win 8.1. That functionality as well as the ability to purchase the WMC key is what MSFT stopped supporting on October 30 2015. You'll need to try and get/buy a key from a user on this forum.
the announcement on the Microsoft site states:
"As of October 30, 2015, the Windows 8 and 8.1 Pro Pack (which upgraded Windows 8 Home or 8.1 Home to Windows 8 Pro or 8.1 Pro, with Media Center) and Media Pack (which added Media Center to Windows 8 Pro or 8.1 Pro) are no longer available for purchase from Microsoft. Previously purchased feature pack licenses will still work, and valid feature packs may still be available for purchase from third-party retailers. Support for these products is still available."
The announcement says Windows 8 and 8.1 pro pack and media pack are no longer available for purchase from the Microsoft store.
It also says previously purchased feature pack licenses (like the media pack keys your referring too) and the Win 8.1 Pro pack are still valid. You just need to find a 3rd party retailer selling them..
So my initial statement appears to still be valid:
I will test this and reply back once the software's arrive. I purchased full win 8.1 home / basic version on slamazon, and a Win 8.1 pro pack new in box from a private seller on sleazebay.
Hope you are wrong...
thx