in ThinkPad: X Series Laptops https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-X-Series-Laptops/X1-carbon-upgrade-from-Windows-7-to-Windows-8/m-p/957491 ThinkPad: X Series Laptops topics Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:05:56 +0000 tp02_en <![CDATA[ ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/957491 Hello,

 

I'm the owner of a X1 carbon (non-touchscreen) which I have now less than a month.

 

I was wondering if the current Windows 7 which came with the ultrabook, is upgradable to Windows 8 and if that is included in the support. (As in: free upgrade to Windows 8 if bou ]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:05:56 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/957491 pastaeter <![CDATA[ Re: X1 carbon upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/957677 Microsoft is running an upgrade program if your laptop was bought after June or thereabouts. Yours obviously was. The cost in the US is about $15 and I believe the cost in Europe is about 15 Euros.

 

However, there are still a few Lenovo utility limitations under Win8 so you might wan ]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:13:38 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/957677 ceb <![CDATA[ Re: X1 carbon upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/957983 Okay,  but then the upgrade action comes from Microsoft, and not Lenovo?

 

I believe there are several suppliers (HP/Acer/...) that sell there PC's/laptops with the possibility to upgrade van win7 to Win 8 when it would be released.

Is Lenovo also having somesort of upgrade opti ]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:55:21 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/957983 pastaeter <![CDATA[ Re: X1 carbon upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/958009 It always comes with a price unless a particular vendor elects to eat that cost in order to sell more computers. I know of no manufacturer to do that but there a few stores in the US that offered "free upgrades."

 

You'll need to bite the bullet and buy the upgrade.

 < ]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:25:00 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/958009 ceb <![CDATA[ Re: X1 carbon upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/958151 ....
Can you elaborate on the waiting for the "power utility to become viable" part? ]]>
Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:19:01 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/958151 VanquishLenovo
<![CDATA[ Re: X1 carbon upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/958271 Sure. They didn't have a working power utility for Win 8 until very recently

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Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:00:29 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/958271 ceb
<![CDATA[ Re: X1 carbon upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/963605 Hey there pastaeter,

 

As an aside, I would definitely recommend taking a look at this wrote:

It always comes with a price unless a particular vendor elects to eat that cost in order to sell more computers. I know of no manufacturer to do that but there a few stores in the US that offered "free upgrades."

 

Yo ]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:35:49 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/963993 ThorsHammer <![CDATA[ Re: X1 carbon upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/964163 Once you purchase the upgrade you can download it as many times as needed to either dvd(iso) or usb.

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Wed, 26 Dec 2012 05:47:18 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1301/957491/964163 SMG47