Q180 and Windows 8 Upgrade

Has anyone given Windows 8 and try on a Q180?  I want to since I only use the Q180 as an HTPC and the Windows 8 interface seems like it would be pretty awesome for a display such as a big screen TV.  Just wondering if there's any issues out there right now with it.....  Thanks in advance for any input!  

Link here - http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaCentre-Desktops-Home-Servers/Q180-3110-onboard-audio-driver-problem/...

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  • Window 8 and Windows 8.1 Upgrade Information and Windows 8 Tips

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    I've been running 64-bit Windows 8 Consumer Preview very nicely for several months and want to upgrade to 64-bit Windows Pro on my Pavilion a1440n. When I've tried to install from within the OS I get weird messages indicating that it can't be installed on a USB Flash drive (which I'm not trying to do). When I tried doing a clean install I got an odd message saying that certain installer files were missing and it would not complete. I called Microsoft customer support and the agent there thought my cpu would work because it wouldn't support Hyper-V, even though I understand that it optional. From running coreinfo.exe I can see that I have the PAE, NX, and SSE2 on the cpu enabled as meets requirements.
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    G.

    Great point, Loner T.  It was late when I was working and I thought about this afterwards also.
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    Thanks, again, and very much appreciate the work that you do here.
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  • Just bought new PC running Windows 8.1. I have Install discs for Photoshop 4 and an upgrade to Photoshop 7. Unfortunately the Photoshop 4 Install disc won't run as it's incompatible with 64 bit. How do I install Photoshop 7 on my new PC? Is there a place

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  • 10.5.7 upgrade and windows log in errors

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  • Netbook and windows 7 upgrade

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