Windows 7 Enterprise to Windows 8.1 upgrade consumer edition

Hi,
It might be a silly question but I'd like to know if it's possible to upgrade from a Windows 7 Enterprise computer to a Windows 8.1 consumer license. I mean the regular not the Pro edition.
I am currently running W7 Enterprise 64Bit and I bought an ESD version of Windows 8.1 and I went through the download process but once I try to move on to the installation it just wont run. It doesn't show any error but the installation setup just
disappears.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Alex.

if you really plan to use Windows 8.1 enterprise in future you can upgrade to Windows 8.1 enterprise preview
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-8-1-enterprise
but rather than made a risk, I suggest you just download full ISO and installed it on separate drive and have dual boot OS configuration, for some cases you maybe not able to revert back to Windows 7 enterprise after the upgrade to Windows 8.1 enterprise
preview. So make it safe and clean

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Unable to start after Windows 7 Pro upgrade, am I crazy?

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Can install directly Windows 8.1 Pro without upgrading Windows 8 Pro upgrade on Windows 7 Home Premium

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I have Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium OS which is pre-installed when I buy the Laptop.
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Lenovo G550 Windows 7 Professional Upgrade

This Notice refers to 2958-A5U and 2958-A4U models of the Lenovo G550 notebook PC’s only.
The 2958-A5U and 2958-A4U G550 systems ship preloaded with Windows XP Professional, and include a Windows 7 Professional upgrade disk.
Issue: When upgrading from Windows XP Professional to Windows 7, some users have been unable to successfully complete the upgrade.  The most commonly reported failure point is when the customer is asked to insert a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) key. The Microsoft Upgrade process for Win XP to Win7 requires the upgrade to be executed from a ‘cold boot’. If the Windows 7 DVD is inserted while the system is running, the installation process will auto run. However, at the end of the installation process, the system will ask for a 25-key Certificate of Authenticity (COA). The Win7 upgrade process will not successfully finish the installation using this method. The installation DVD must be inserted while the machine is powered off and not running.
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Now I just started the laptop up , clicked next when I was prompted for the product key and windows 7 ultimate 32 bit pro starts up...ofcourse I still need to authorize...the serial at the buttom is still a no go
Error message displayed: the product key will not work with this version of windows 7 and I need to reinstall or get a serial for windows 7 professional .
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2. Copy the following commands and paste them into the opened Notepad window:
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Windows 8.1 upgrade not possible because Win 8 isn't activated

A few months ago I bought a new Toshiba Satallite laptop with Windows 8 pre-installed
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Hi
I had some problems with an upgrade to Win 8.1 in the past...
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