Legal Windows and re-installing W8
I'll keep this separate from the sound thread and I've touched on this before, but I am still confused about the W7 installation on this Asus UX31A. Despite the MS deal being it can be changed back to W7 from W8, I have a feeling this 'Ultimate' has been erm, acquired.
There seems no motive for this apart from getting away from the madness of the full installation. That left 68 gig - I think 5 being used for quick start alone. Nice, but costly when you've only got 123 gig total. The first machine on W8 really did boot in about ten seconds, but with this solid drive the computer is up and running in about twenty-seconds anyway. Hardly worth another partition and loss of 5% of the remaining space.
How do I find out if a copy of MS is genuine? And indeed, what version is 'given' when one reverts from W8. This one is showing Service Pack 1
I'm still confused as to the procedure for loading W8 from scratch. A USB stick seems the only option according to the vendor. He went on to say one puts in the Serial number of the notebook - and indeed I knew the key is imbedded in the firmware - but is this all that's necessary?