Anyone bought this before?

[MattTheMayor]

NOTICE: Didn't exactly know where to post this. Mods feel free to move

 

Anyways. Looking for 8.1 but I have a small wallet after my PC lol. Saw people post this on the forums

http://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/comments/2osc5a/h_windows_7_8_81_windows_server_office_visio/

Has anyone bought it? Legit or nah? How fast are they?

 

Additional question. When I buy it from him, I download the ISO, download the Bootable USB thingy from microsoft, plug in my USB (do i have to do something to it?), insert the ISO and I'm ready to plug it into my new PC? What's the steps? If there's a video, I would really appreciate it.

[Juganog]

once you create a bootable usb with the iso on it restart your pc select the boot drive and it should load into the installation jsut like if you install from a disc

[MattTheMayor]

once you create a bootable usb with the iso on it restart your pc select the boot drive and it should load into the installation jsut like if you install from a disc

I mean like downloading and creating the USB from my laptop and use it on my new PC I'm about to build.

[XTankSlayerX]

I mean like downloading and creating the USB from my laptop and use it on my new PC I'm about to build.

 

http://betanews.com/2013/11/06/how-to-create-a-bootable-windows-8-1-usb-drive/

 

[Octavialicious]

yep, it's usually a very quick and safe process I would definitely vouch for it

[MattTheMayor]

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The two links you showed has different methods. (IE: The article says to do format fs=ntfs quick and the video says to do some commandFAT32. Is that because it's windows 7 and windows 8.1?) Sorry about being over protective. Just wanna learn lol.

[AlRayes_BRN]

FYI, I tried to use Mushkin 60GB USB 3.0 USB and windows refused to create a bootable drive on the usb. switched to a normal 8GB USB and it worked

[MattTheMayor]

Alright I have a better understanding. I have one last question. When I'm done making the USB and plug it into my PC do I still have to go in BIOS to change the boot order to the USB first even though it is a fresh new computer? And after installing do I change the boot order of the USB or am I fine.

[MattTheMayor]

FYI, I tried to use Mushkin 60GB USB 3.0 USB and windows refused to create a bootable drive on the usb. switched to a normal 8GB USB and it worked

Does that mean I can't use 3.0?

[AlRayes_BRN]

Does that mean I can't use 3.0?

 

You can as long its FAT32, the one I had wasnt FAT32 I think