Upgrade line transfer question

My hubby and I have been using each others upgrades, last year I used his to get a Blackberry Curve (8330), he recently used mine to get himself a Rogue.
His line now has the 1 yr upgrade and I want to get the Incredible. If I order it on his line will I be able to activate it on mine when it comes? He only has a 9.99 package and I have the 29.99 for my BB. I do not want to get stuck with two 29.99 packages. When we get the phones we are only making our contracts longer right? It has nothing to do with what data packages we have!?
I just want to make sure if I order it on his line I can activate it on my without issue!!
Thanks!!

rydiwags wrote:
My hubby and I have been using each others upgrades, last year I used his to get a Blackberry Curve (8330), he recently used mine to get himself a Rogue.
His line now has the 1 yr upgrade and I want to get the Incredible. If I order it on his line will I be able to activate it on mine when it comes? He only has a 9.99 package and I have the 29.99 for my BB. I do not want to get stuck with two 29.99 packages. When we get the phones we are only making our contracts longer right? It has nothing to do with what data packages we have!?
I just want to make sure if I order it on his line I can activate it on my without issue!!
Thanks!!
The required data plans are tied to the phone, not the line that did the upgrade. So, you will pay $29.99/month for data on the line the Incredible is active on and $9.99/month for the line that the Rogue is active on.

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Working line transfer - why is it so complicated?

I've been trying to do a working line transfer on the BT line in my flat for 2 months, and I don't understand what is so complicated about it, because I have placed the order twice
-the first time I wasn't told that I could only place the order in advance, so it had to be cancelled and done nearer the time
-the second time the order didn't go through for reasons I don't understand, but a guy in the complaints process told me that the current phone line had been cancelled and that I could be sorted out with a new landline in three working days.
Since the 2nd time I have contacted BT 3 times through their online complaint form asking them to do this out and also explain what has happening, and have had no response apart from the automated acknowledgement. I have asked for the complaint to be escalated to the next stage in their complaint process.
The phone line which BT confirmed would be stopped still seems to be active which is unacceptable as the guy whose name it is in no longer lives in the property, and I presume BT intend to bill someone for it at some point.
Is anyone able to give any advice on the best way to sort this out? I need a working landline in my name in my property, and BT told me 2 weeks ago that they could sort this in 3 working days, but now just seem to be ignoring me.
I have been planning to try phoning to speak to someone, but it is hard to do so when I am at work, and I have been trying to get everything in writing, and last time I phoned up BT I spoke to someone who clearly had no idea about anything, but if anyone has any advice please let me know.
Has anyone had similar problems?

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Upgrade and transfer device

I have a family share plan where I am primary number. I am eligible for an upgrade and would like to upgrade and transfer my current phone to the secondary number. Is this possible?

marks477 wrote:
I have a family share plan where I am primary number. I am eligible for an upgrade and would like to upgrade and transfer my current phone to the secondary number. Is this possible?
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Help with simple OS upgrade and backup questions for a dumb old previous PC user...?

Ok...have mercy on me, please...
I am not completely dumb, I know typical board etiquette, and I have searched for various answers (and found many)...but I just want to confirm my personal "research" and get all of this clear up before I proceed with this insanity. I know I could probably search more, but this is taking hours, because of all my various questions, one leads to 10 more...
I have an iMac with Mac OS X Version 10.5.8 (which, though not mentioned anywhere?...is apparently "Leopard", right? Told you I was dumb...)
Processor: 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
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However, with Leopard, I can't access the Mac App store with Leopard, apparently.
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The web-redirects on the Apple site are amusing...taking me on an endless cycle...purchase Lion in the app store...click..."you need to upgrade to Lion"...OK...click..."you need Lion at the app store"...OK...click..."you need to upgrade to Lion to get to the app store"....etc.
OK...fine...google searches...ahh, I need to upgrade to Snow Leopard first, apparently! Yes?
(Maybe the Apple redirects should detect that I have Leopard, and direct me to a screen that explains that I must upgrade to Snow Leopard...and then Lion! Do you hear that, Apple? Thanks.)
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1) Upgrade to Snow Leopard
2) Access the Mac app store
3) Upgrade to Lion
Question A: With my iMac (specs above), is it really advisable for me to do this? Can my computer really handle Lion? It seems I barely meet the minimum with my intel core 2 Duo and 2 GB ram...yes? Is this a dumb idea, even if "OK"? I know that "minimum requirements" on a PC often meant: "Well, it will work...but it will be slower than a snail and crash if you run 5 programs at the same time" (which I usually do...) I don't want to upgrade if the "minimum" is really not enough.
Question B: If the answer to A is "not a good idea", then do I just need a new computer (i.e. better processor)? Or do I need more Ram? And can I add Ram to this computer, and is it relatively easy? I have added Ram to PCs tons of times, and you always have to determine type of Ram for your board, make sure they "match", or whatever, and then open up the machine and install. Kind of a pain, but once I have the "right" type of Ram, opening the CPU and installing is within my abilities. Will it be harder for a Mac?
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Next:
When upgrading an OS on a Windows, you pretty much format the harddrive and start all over. Back in the day I was a PC user, there wasn't really a "great" way to back up programs and files, so this was a nightmare. You could NOT just back-up software. You typically had to re-purchase and install it all from scratch. Is this the same with Macs? Furthermore, personal files were scattered all over the hard-drive for the individual software...so trying to back all that up to get it back on the new system = nightmare! I hate PCs.
Anyway...so, my iMac has Time Machine. I am pretty ignorant about this, and based on my previous PC backup program nightmares, I have a distrust for it...and don't really understand how it works. But in any event, my external drive crashed a few months ago, and I haven't replaced it, yet. So, I am replacing it soon and will get Time Machine back up and running...setting it up again, etc...leading to question C...
Question C: When upgrading from Leopard to Snow Leopard to Lion, what is the best way to ensure I keep all my programs and files. My wife and I both access the computer, so two user accounts. Does Time Machine really do a good job backing up everything and all things? Is it just a matter of upgrade to Snow Leopard...then immediately to Lion...and then some sort of "Restore" from Time Machine? Anything for me to "watch out for"...or to do when I buy a new external hard-drive and setup up Time Machine for the first time on it, in order to make this work well? Will I have to re-install all the various applications I have installed on this thing? (like with PCs?)
Thanks for any sincere help.

yachadhoo wrote:
I have an iMac with Mac OS X Version 10.5.8 (which, though not mentioned anywhere?...is apparently "Leopard", right? Told you I was dumb...)
Processor: 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Apple has discontinued support for 10.5, it's a plaque of our platform that Apple only supports the last two operating systems in circulation.
Where as on Windows you can run the same OS version for 10 years and get updates free (if not stolen), on a Mac we get one year, two tops now and if you don't upgrade and break all your third party software and hardware drivers in the process, then your denied security updates.
On top of that, the OS X upgrades tend to break your older hardware too, or slow it down so much that it drives you to want to buy newer hardware.
It's funny Apple places the AppStore on your OS X version along with iTunes and Safari updates, but then doens't supply necessary security updates, your machine may be compromised and here you enter vital credit card info, banking etc. thinking you have a secure machine.
My advice, since that's a 10.5 era Mac, is to upgrade to 10.6.3 via this disk, then use Software Update until clear. You'll get security updates and your present installed 10.5 software will work in 10.6 using Rosetta.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A
Rosetta is not avaialble in 10.7 so it could be a lot of your software will no longer function
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
I don't see the sense in you buying all new software for a machine that's at it's end of life stage.
You can buy software in the AppStore with 10.6.
Question A: With my iMac (specs above), is it really advisable for me to do this? Can my computer really handle Lion? It seems I barely meet the minimum with my intel core 2 Duo and 2 GB ram...yes?
You will need to buy 4GB of RAM to run Lion well, the 2GB is just a bare minimum, and your processor is a bit dated.
Lion 10.7 is certainly slower than Snow Leopard 10.6, in fact so many wanted to go back to Snow Leopard and one of the resons was Lion was slow.
So I wrote a User Tip, here, but the Tips were implemented only recently.
How to revert your Mac to Snow Leopard
Question B: If the answer to A is "not a good idea", then do I just need a new computer (i.e. better processor)? Or do I need more Ram? And can I add Ram to this computer, and is it relatively easy? I have added Ram to PCs tons of times, and you always have to determine type of Ram for your board, make sure they "match", or whatever, and then open up the machine and install. Kind of a pain, but once I have the "right" type of Ram, opening the CPU and installing is within my abilities. Will it be harder for a Mac?
RAM is easy, you can buy it at Otherworld Computing or Crucial.com and install it yourself, there is a little door under the monitor.
Videos online at YouTube.
When upgrading an OS on a Windows, you pretty much format the harddrive and start all over. Back in the day I was a PC user, there wasn't really a "great" way to back up programs and files, so this was a nightmare. You could NOT just back-up software. You typically had to re-purchase and install it all from scratch. Is this the same with Macs? Furthermore, personal files were scattered all over the hard-drive for the individual software...so trying to back all that up to get it back on the new system = nightmare! I hate PCs.
Mac'soperaing system is seperate, it can be replaced or upgraded indepentantly of programs or user accounts on the machine.
There are some programs that install a kernel extension file at boot into OS X, those get knocked out, but those can be replaced with a new install of the software.
You should always backup your users files as those can't be repalced.
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Question C: When upgrading from Leopard to Snow Leopard to Lion, what is the best way to ensure I keep all my programs and files.
OS X upgrades dont' affect User accounts but they can have a affect on programs installed, which most of your 10.5 programs likely will no longer work in 10.7
However they will (with a slight update) work in 10.6 just like before.
You need to backup regardless, I suggest a manual backup of users files to a storage drive, a 10.5 clone on another drive, the your ready to upgrade to 10.6
10.5 to 10.6 upgrade is rather painless, also 10.6 gives accelerated video drivers, so your machine will appear faster.
However once you install 10.7, you will slow down.
Does Time Machine really do a good job backing up everything and all things?
No, you shouldn't rely upon TM, have a multiple backup stragedy, TM files are hard to access directly.
Is it just a matter of upgrade to Snow Leopard...then immediately to Lion...and then some sort of "Restore" from Time Machine?
No need to restore, OS X upgrades and leaves everything else in place, just some programs (with 10.6) or a lot (with 10.7) when you try to launch them they will fail.
Also when you connect TM it will do a substancial change to reflect the new boot drive.
If you were using TM as a "storage drive" thinking you can use the archived versions later, that wil change upon the new OS X upgrade.
But in any event, my external drive crashed a few months ago, and I haven't replaced it, yet. So, I am replacing it soon and will get Time Machine back up and running...setting it up again, etc...leading to question C..
You need not only TM drive, but a bootable clone and user files on a storage drive.
 Most commonly used backup methods explained
Will I have to re-install all the various applications I have installed on this thing? (like with PCs?)
No, depending upon what OS X version you stop at depends how many programs no longer work.
You will have to buy a lot of new or upgrade versions with 10.7, not so with 10.6 only updates mostly because of Rosetta on 10.6 and not on 10.7
My opinion, since that machine is a bit dated, is to upgrade to 10.6, Software update to 10.6.8, and stay there.
Later on 10.8 is being released after this summer, you may want to consider getting a new machine with 10.8 a few months later to ensure all the bugs are worked out of it.
Your not a comptuer savvy person, you like most Apple users expect your machine to "just work" I think going to 10.7 will be a bad experience for you.
10.6.8 will server your needs until 10.8 is released and on new hardware where Apple will hold your hand for free for three months, 3 years with AppleCare.
Your not a "OS X upgrader type of a person" and Apple needs to get of thier collective assets and pay better attention to it's most common users.

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Any one faced same issue ?? Below are the populated values .
DOCUMENTHEADER
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OBJ_KEY                        $
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USERNAME                       XXXXXXX
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COMP_CODE                      1000
DOC_DATE                       05/01/2014
PSTNG_DATE                     05/01/2014
TRANS_DATE                     05/01/2014
FISC_YEAR                      2014
FIS_PERIOD                     05
DOC_TYPE                       ZN
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ACCOUNTGL
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GL_ACCOUNT                     603344
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TAX_CODE                       I1
TAXJURCODE                     1000000000
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ACCOUNTPAYABLE
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ACCOUNTTAX
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ACCT_KEY                       NVV
TAX_CODE                       I1
TAX_RATE                          60.000
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AMT_BASE                       100.0000
ITEMNO_ACC                     0000000002
CURR_TYPE                      00
CURRENCY                       USD
AMT_DOCCUR                     100.0000
AMT_BASE                       100.0000
ITEMNO_ACC                     0000000003
CURR_TYPE                      00
CURRENCY                       USD
AMT_DOCCUR                     60.0000-
AMT_BASE                       100.0000
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I received my Iphone and activated it. Then switched it from the line I used for an upgrade to mine. Here is how:
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2. Turned on and plugged in Iphone
3. Followed instructions to activate the phone.
4. About 5 minutes later, the phone was working on the line I used for upgrade
Then to switch:
1. I called Customer Care at 1-800-922-0204.
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Total time: 40 minutes
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I also just finished activating and switching over my device, but I did not call customer service to do it. Here's what I did:
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My fiance added a line for me in August/September of 2010. With said line should have came the ability to purchase a new phone. At the time, I didn't have the money and still had a Droid Eris. So I activated the Eris. Now I've cracked the screen and decided I would purchase a new phone (Droid X). But the upgrade is on the primary line, which is her line. So my question is. Can I purchase the Droid X on her upgrade and activate it on my line?

LukaNeLL wrote:
My fiance added a line for me in August/September of 2010. With said line should have came the ability to purchase a new phone. At the time, I didn't have the money and still had a Droid Eris. So I activated the Eris. Now I've cracked the screen and decided I would purchase a new phone (Droid X). But the upgrade is on the primary line, which is her line. So my question is. Can I purchase the Droid X on her upgrade and activate it on my line?
There should be no need to do this, as you said, because your new line should still have the upgrade eligibility. It should have been added as a new line on a month-to-month contract since you provided your phone. I would call CS and talk to them about that.

Video transfer question for older mac 10.5.8

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I am trying to figure out how to transfer video from my JVC GR-D770U video camera to my PowerPC G5 running 10.5.8. I have the proper firewire cable but have been unable to find answer for my question on the internet that is specific to my situation.
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Upgrading package billing question

Hello everyone, just registered, so this is my first post! (sorry it's so long)...
My query is this - I rang BT yesterday to upgrade to BT Unlimited Broadband (and to try to get a better deal, since we were still on the now presumably obsolete broadband option 2 at £23.80 per month!). Anyway, we were offered a great deal of £13.65 a month for the next twelve months which we were very pleased with. We had also been paying for the 'Unlimited Evening and Weekend calls' package on the phone (which had initially been free) but since we hardly ever use the landline and 'Unlimited Weekend calls' was being offered as a package with the unlimited Broadband offer, I asked for us to drop the Evening and Weekend calls subscription on the phone, which was agreed to. We also paid for a year's Line Rental Saver then and there for £141.
We had been paying quarterly up until now, but I was told that since we were starting a new contract, we would be changing to monthly payments, which I also agreed to.
All well and good.
However, due to very bad timing, our next quarterly bill was due to be issued that same day and, lo and behold this morning we received a pdf email notification with all our (few) phone calls listed (that's fine) and also the upcoming three monthly charges for 'Unlimited Evening and Weekend Calls' and 'Broadband, Option 2 - 40gb limit'. It also included the next three months line rentals, which of course, we have now already paid for in advance via the Line Rental Saver.
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Complicated transfer question... maybe someone here can help

Long story short, made a few calls last week about upgrading devices. I am going to assume liability for my girlfriend's line and she was going to join my plan. It was cheaper for her to use her upgrade for the iPhone and for me to use my upgrade for a new BB Curve for her.
I got a few different stories as to what would be the best method, but it was ultimately determined that we should wait to transfer her line until we had the new phones activated. Then we could swap how we wanted to.
So, with new phones in hand, I called to transfer liability and find out what the best way to do these activations was. The woman told me that when we activate the phones and transfer them, we lose the manufacturer's warranty.
So now, I've got two new phones waiting to be activated, two separate lines waiting to be joined, and the woman I just spoke with was incredibly not helpful.
So for those of you who have done upgrades, what would be the best method here? Am I stuck with losing the warranty on both phones?
Any help would be appreciated. I do not feel like waiting 24 hours for a Verizon supervisor callback.

barnanimal wrote:
Long story short, made a few calls last week about upgrading devices. I am going to assume liability for my girlfriend's line and she was going to join my plan. It was cheaper for her to use her upgrade for the iPhone and for me to use my upgrade for a new BB Curve for her.
I got a few different stories as to what would be the best method, but it was ultimately determined that we should wait to transfer her line until we had the new phones activated. Then we could swap how we wanted to.
So, with new phones in hand, I called to transfer liability and find out what the best way to do these activations was. The woman told me that when we activate the phones and transfer them, we lose the manufacturer's warranty.
So now, I've got two new phones waiting to be activated, two separate lines waiting to be joined, and the woman I just spoke with was incredibly not helpful.
So for those of you who have done upgrades, what would be the best method here? Am I stuck with losing the warranty on both phones?
Any help would be appreciated. I do not feel like waiting 24 hours for a Verizon supervisor callback.
I wish I could help you out and give you a definitive answer, but I don't know much about assumption of liabilities. I'm posting on here to bump this up, as it is a legitimate post, and not another one about how excited people are that they finally got their phones, or complaining that they have to wait one more day. I do hope somebody can help you with this!

Upgrading SQL Server Questions

Hi everyone.
I've never upgraded SQL Server before, so I'm quite nervous (Maybe unnecessarily so?)...
When I started development of the software we use here, another product required that we use SQL Server 2000. That is no longer the case or an issue, so I wanted to upgrade SQL Server to a current version (That supports Windows Server 2003). From
my research, it looks like I would be able to upgrade to SQL Server 2008.
I do have a few concerns though.
1) Will my database function the same as it currently does? Will my SQL Statements still work the same? I haven't read anywhere where people were complaining of breaking changes, but I wanted to ask. I would of course backup the database,
but this database gets a lot of use, so I want to reduce headaches as best I can.
2) How do I upgrade SQL Server? I realize of course that this will be viewed as a ridiculously stupid question, but I genuinely have no idea and certainly don't want to botch that...
3) Will this automatically upgrade all databases on the current server?
4) Will I need to make any changes within my application, or will the upgrade be seamless from that aspect?
5) Would I need to purchase anything for the upgrade? I already have SQL Server as part of Visual Studio 2013...
I really appreciate the help.

Hello,
1. In most cases normal upgrade works fine but if you are using a feature in you application that is not present in 2008 code might function differently.So testing is your best bet.In you case side by side upgrade would be best one
2. Obtain new windows box and install SQL server 2008 on it.Migrate database from sql server 2000 to 2008 thorugh backup restore mechanism.Migrate logins and jobs as well by scripting it out and running it on 2008.RK on jobs and create script
How to transfer logins
Now test you application functionalities against this new database.See all works as expected if not change code accordingly.After you are confirmed that no app issue is there take full and trn saction log backup and restore it on 2008 and make it live
dont decomission old 2000 let it be ther for 15 -20 days just in case.
3. After you restore 2000 database backup on 2008 it will upgrade database automatically.You just need to change compatibility level to 100.
alter database db_name set compatibility_level =100
after this rebuild indexes and update stats for all tables and all databases.
4. depends on issue if you face any speak to developer
5 You need to have full version of SQL server installable.If you are planning to use express you can download from net.For standard /enterprise you need to have valid license
Edit: As Olaf mentioned you need to run upgrade advisor as well ,even though it is required for inplace upgrade but that would be helpful, Still I would suggest for side by side approach
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Upgrade eligibility transfer

I have 4 lines on my plan. My phone is not eligible for upgrade but one of my child's is. I want to transfer upgrade eligibility.
I want to upgrade to the 6 plus.
How do I do this? How does it work?
Do I just add an extra next plan to my account and pay on both?
I'd give my child my phone and upgrade mine to the 6 plus.

As of now, the only way to upgrade with a 2 year contract is to have the phone mailed to you, even if you upgrade in a store.
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Windows 8.1 official offline upgrade package & GPO question related to Metro & UAC

Hello!
I am testing pre-deployment of Windows 8.1 in our 2008R2 domain. So far only my workstation is upgraded to win8x64 (from win7x64) and I am assessing if all of our LOB aps and servers will work fine with it. A few questions
1. We use workstations coming with OEM win8 license (all currently running win7 downgrade). I noticed that oficially there is no win8.1 offline upgrade package! Does that mean that Microsoft officially wants people to sing into Windows Store with a Microsoft
account to perform online upgrade with administrative privileges? That's pretty awkward ...
I figured that I could use win 8.1 installer ISO/UFD that I created in past (for home computer actually), but am not sure if that works out with our win8 OEM license keys tied to BIOS/UEFI on each desktop computer.
Was actually expecting an 8.1 Service Pack package that I could publish to WSUS, so it could take care of upgrade on win8 computers, but there is no such thing ... and no official package for 8.1 offline deployment either ... weird ...
Currently I am actually about to upgrade my own/test workstation to 8.1 (from 8.0, using Windows Store online), then sysprep it and create a reference WIM image and see if I can deploy 8.1 thick image (with all updates and company apps installed) this way
via WDS. anybody tested if it works this way? any gotchas?
2. win8 GPOs
Can somebody enlighten me where in Group Policies I can find a setting to re-assign ALL file/media extensions (e.g. jpg, tiff, png, bmp, mp4, WMV, etc.) back to Desktop applications instead of the horrible Metro UI equivalents?
We are actually about to bypass Metro UI completely on each computer so it boots straight to desktop and all file upon double-click must open an application within Desktop (no Metro UI for end users).
I know how to do this manually one by one via Group Preferences, but am asking if there is some specific GPO ADMX setting that would replace Metro UI apps with Desktop application in any and all file associations.
Personally I see no point in using the clunky Metro UI without a touchscreen.
3. is UAC enabled required for Windows Store to work?
Seems like it needs at least the Low security setting, so the Windows Store and Metro UI stays operational. no workaround for that for disabled UAC environment?
Just asking, it's not a big deal, people can learn to live with UAC, but am curious if that's by design.
Thanks for answers!

Hi,
1. For upgrading to Win8.1, please refer the following link:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-8/update-from-windows-8-tutorial As I know, Win8 activated using KMS, cannot upgrade to Win8.1
2. No, there is no such GPO settings added into Admin template. You will have to work around this using GPP...
3. There is no way to bypass UAC and allow Windows Store at one time. UAC is headache since Vista times and we have to live with the Protection :) Believe me, it does good to PC safety.
Regards, Brian
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thanks for the answers!
Yeah, UAC is a bit of a headache especially with legacy software. When deploying our Win7 domain clients however I got away by simply disabling it to make it easier for all users coming straight from XP environment.
for future win8.1 deployments however, I will set the UAC level to Low and keep it there, so modern apps and winstore stays operational if anybody wanted it or needed it. not a big deal, plus an added security layer, I agree with that.
As per default win8 file extension associations ... well, that's a bummer, and yeah, the GPP is what I had in mind to work around that manually.
I am running on upgraded win8.1 right now and so far I like it more or less in work environment, after adjustments that is :)
My only problem is related to win 8.1 clean installation and imaging and deployment however, wanted to use Lite Touch via WDS for w8.1, but problem is that I have no image of win8.1 that can activate with OEM licenses tied to BIOS.
Sysprep doesn't work on upgraded 8.1 (from 8.0), so I can't image that with generalization and on other hand the only generalized image I can take is from bare win 8.0 without the 8.1 upgrade. What I mean is that our computer vendor (HP) switched to OEM
win8 licenses tied to UEFI/BIOS (no more case stickers) and that doesn't activate when I try to clean install 8.1 even though it should, but the build ID string in BIOS must be changed ... need to open a case with HP to work it out, I am sure it's still possible
to achieve even without volume licensing.
We use a Basic Infrastructure model so far with retail+OEM keys (no KMS so far but it's in plans if Office deployment plans get approved by CFO). I thought for 8.1 actually it was a good idea to implement Standardized Infrastructure with thick images, as
manual upgrade to win 8.1 from win 8.0 is painful.

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