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I need to run the windows verion of Word so I can have PDF links that work and formatting that doesn't explode into a sh*tcloud when it hits a windows machine.
After talking with a Genius I've decided to try the bootcamp option with Office 365; now I need to buy Windows from somewhere. I want to walk into a shop and buy a DVD, because I don't want to download via my tethered phone (I am working away from my office for a few weeks). All I can find via google is a bunch of 'upgrade' DVDs in places like JB etc... that say I need Win7.
Where do I get a DVD for a fresh install via bootcamp, in a shop, in Sydney, today?
Cheers!

OK, solved by a phone call to Apple support and a nervous purchase of software.
The very helpful Apple staff on the helpline assured me that all I needed was the "Full Version" of Windows 8.1 that is available from tons of resellers (JB, Hardly Normal, Bing Lee, Officeworks etc...). I took a chance and bought a copy as shown:
After starting Boot Camp Assistant from OSX I just followed the instructions and viola! After a couple of hours (yep, it takes that long) I have this:
Ugly, horrible, rubbish bit of software on my lovely MBP.... but now my Word docs can be made into PFDs and still work, and the format won't go to custard when I share them to non-Mac folks.
Thanks to those who replied and offered advice. Hopefully this post will be helpful to someone else like me, who finds it hard to get a straight answer via google!
Cheers,
Adam

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