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    Windows 8 Upgrade DVD

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by somedude23, Jan 20, 2013.

  1. somedude23

    somedude23 Newbie

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    Hello there.

    I recently purchased a Thinkpad X1 Carbon which came pre-installed with Windows 7 Pro, but also included a Windows 8 Pro upgrade DVD.

    Now, as you probably know, the X1 Carbon doesn't have an optical drive so I can't actually use this disc.

    My question is if there is any way for me to use this via a USB flash drive as I don't own a USB optical drive.

    The label on the DVD itself says

    "Operating System Recovery Disc
    Windows 8 Pro (OEM Activation 3.0 Required)"

    The files on the disc are not the usual files you'd see on a Windows installation disc.

    Does anyone have any experience with this?
     
    somedude23, Jan 20, 2013
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Since you can use a USB flash drive to install Windows 7, I would presume there's a way to do it in Windows 8, though I have no first hand experience. You might want to poke around the Windows forum for more info.

    I would suggest borrowing an optical drive to make the Windows 7 recovery discs and installing Windows 8. It'll be easier to go back to 7 with the recovery discs if you don't like 8.
     
    ZaZ, Jan 24, 2013
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