Guys, I've got Windows 8 Release Preview right now, and I want to upgrade to Windows 8 RTM. However, I don't want to lose all my files and settings, since the last time I lost them it took a long while to get it all back.

I tried the cversion.ini trick, but for some reason it didn't work.

 

 

Is there any other way to perform an in-place upgrade from the Release Preview to the RTM?

Get upgradematrix.xml from somewhere in install.wim, put it in C:\windows\servicing\editions\upgradematrix.xml and change the minimum build number for the edition you're running - AFAIK the sources\setup.exe installer reads the local upgradematrix.xml before it reads the one in the .wim.

 

(hm, no, that doesn't seem to be the case either - minimum build there is 8370, and 'win8' source version has fullUpgrade="true")

Get upgradematrix.xml from somewhere in install.wim, put it in C:\windows\servicing\editions\upgradematrix.xml and change the minimum build number for the edition you're running - AFAIK the sources\setup.exe installer reads the local upgradematrix.xml before it reads the one in the .wim.

 

(hm, no, that doesn't seem to be the case either - minimum build there is 8370, and 'win8' source version has fullUpgrade="true")

hey nta i got win 8 pro and an activator..and you thought me yesterday in another topic that i can install it over win7 and keep all and i mean All files not just system settings and some other stuff like that..but how do i do it please if you can explain it a bit better please or maybe send me a link to someone who knows how to do it! im a nOOb with installing new operating systems... :Embarrassed: Thank you in advance!

hey nta i got win 8 pro and an activator..and you thought me yesterday in another topic that i can install it over win7 and keep all and i mean All files not just system settings and some other stuff like that..but how do i do it please if you can explain it a bit better please or maybe send me a link to someone who knows how to do it! im a nOOb with installing new operating systems... :Embarrassed: Thank you in advance!

start sources\setup.exe, click 'upgrade' when you have the option to, read the report and do all the things it says, retry, and have fun for a few hours while it does a complete backup and restore and hope it won't wind up going 'the previous version of Windows will be restored'.

hey nta i got win 8 pro and an activator..and you thought me yesterday in another topic that i can install it over win7 and keep all and i mean All files not just system settings and some other stuff like that..but how do i do it please if you can explain it a bit better please or maybe send me a link to someone who knows how to do it! im a nOOb with installing new operating systems... :Embarrassed: Thank you in advance!

start sources\setup.exe, click 'upgrade' when you have the option to, read the report and do all the things it says, retry, and have fun for a few hours while it does a complete backup and restore and hope it won't wind up going 'the previous version of Windows will be restored'.

thank you man you are awesome!

I got everything working thx NTA for the help! you are the best here is a screenshot! :)

sorry but i deleted the pic cause of some stuff..

So that's your name?

That image was so big it came out of my phone..

So that's your name?

sorry but no. cause of some fuc**tards i can`t tell you that...

That image was so big it came out of my phone..

hahahhaha