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Problems installing Windows 8 Upgrade (from 7) on Mac
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<blockquote data-quote="geekonthepc" data-source="post: 1548717" data-attributes="member: 314428"><p>For anyone who is interested - I never got this to work. Looks like upgrading from 7 to 8 is just a real nightmare after having used Bootcamp. The reason it doesn't work, I think, is because the drivers for the USB(3) ports are not correctly installed during the upgrade, rendering any hardware connected useless. I even tried a wired USB mouse and couldn't get any luck. </p><p></p><p>In the end I found out that, as part of my computing uni course, I get access to MSDNAA (Dreamspark Premium) and found out I could get any retail copy of Windows XP through to 8.1 for free. Epic! Downloaded the ISO for 8.1 Pro x64, set up with bootcamp, installed - worked perfectly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="geekonthepc, post: 1548717, member: 314428"] For anyone who is interested - I never got this to work. Looks like upgrading from 7 to 8 is just a real nightmare after having used Bootcamp. The reason it doesn't work, I think, is because the drivers for the USB(3) ports are not correctly installed during the upgrade, rendering any hardware connected useless. I even tried a wired USB mouse and couldn't get any luck. In the end I found out that, as part of my computing uni course, I get access to MSDNAA (Dreamspark Premium) and found out I could get any retail copy of Windows XP through to 8.1 for free. Epic! Downloaded the ISO for 8.1 Pro x64, set up with bootcamp, installed - worked perfectly. [/QUOTE]
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