Sorry, I’m slowly catching up. I’m only tossing my comments in, to save others 
from having to hire a tech. When you UPDATE Windows, you have to download the 
version with the same bits as the Windows that is installed. The windows store 
site has very clear and detailed instructions for determining the current 
Windows version and ‘bits’. There is also a warning that they must match. It is 
only during the upgrade that you need to be concerned with ‘bits’.  You 
apparently had Win8 32 bit installed and tried to install the 64 bit upgrade to 
8.1. That has nothing to do with Windows 8 or 8.1. It certainly is not a reason 
to not recommend Windows 8 or 8.1.

Don Hanson





From: Bryan Pratt [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 9:59 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy8 w/Windows 32 or 64 bit (was: Highlighted colour)



To add again my thoughts on this mix. The only way my paid technician found to 
get W8.1 to work was to reconfigure it from 64 to 32 bit and install W 8.1 as 
32 bit. I am totally ignorant of ‘bits’ but I just throw this in as an 
experience I had.

I would still recommend staying away from W.8

Bryan




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