How to re-download Windows 8 Pro installable files?

Hi,
I currently have Windows 7 Home Premium on my laptop (Dell XPS 15, i3, 4GB Ram, 500GB HDD, DVD-RW...) and had purchased Windows 8 Pro through microsoft website. I have received the product keys. Accordingly had downloaded the installables, done system checks and proceeded with install. I currently face problem with install as it currently fails @ 20% when trying to setup windows 8. I have tried various options of creating iso file, installing with USB, removing all the external devices while installing etc etc.
Came across a topic in this forum to check for hash SHA1 of iso file and i find it is different from what it should be (PS: while downloading the windows 8 installable, it had stopped in middle as i had lost internet connectivity, but it resumed downloading again when i connected internet again). I assume as my download might have been corrupted (this also happened @ 20%), hence i need to re-download the reinstallable and try again.

Request to let me know how do i re-download the windows 8 files again? GOing to the website, the only option to download again is thru buying the software again, which i do not wish to do as i already have valid Product Keys from my earlier purchase.

Its been 3 days since i have been going round and round tryin to install windows 8 pro on my laptop. HELP!!!!

PS: I have also tried reinstall using Windows8-Setup.exe and Windows8-UpgradeAssistant.exe, which i downloaded from Microsoft website itself...

Redownload or resume

Method 1:

When you purchase Windows 8 an email with the download link and purchase details will be sent to your email address that you use to purchase/register your product, you can just access that email and use the download link in it to re-download it on your computer.

Method 2:

Below are the links that will help you download Windows 8.

Note: Please refer to option 4 in first link below and to download the correct version from second link and use the product key of windows 8.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/buy-windows-8-online-faq


http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/upgrade-product-key-only

Hope this will help you. Please feel free to reply for any further assistance and we will be more than happy to help you.

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Andre
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Redownload or resume

Method 1:

When you purchase Windows 8 an email with the download link and purchase details will be sent to your email address that you use to purchase/register your product, you can just access that email and use the download link in it to re-download it on your computer.

Method 2:

Below are the links that will help you download Windows 8.

Note: Please refer to option 4 in first link below and to download the correct version from second link and use the product key of windows 8.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/buy-windows-8-online-faq


http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/upgrade-product-key-only

Hope this will help you. Please feel free to reply for any further assistance and we will be more than happy to help you.


Dear Andre,
I was able to redownload the installation without any interupptions. Tried installing and again fails @ 20%.
Created the iso file, checked SHA1 hash, and it doesnot match any of the following

English
64-bit (x64) Download (3.3 GB)
Sha 1 hash: 1288519C5035BCAC83CBFA23A33038CCF5522749

32-bit (x86) Download (2.5 GB)
Sha 1 hash: E91ED665B01A46F4344C36D9D88C8BF78E9A1B39


Though had ordered for DVD, it is yet to arrive. What or where am i going wrong? Any clues?

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Method 1:

When you purchase Windows 8 an email with the download link and purchase details will be sent to your email address that you use to purchase/register your product, you can just access that email and use the download link in it to re-download it on your computer.

Method 2:

Below are the links that will help you download Windows 8.

Note: Please refer to option 4 in first link below and to download the correct version from second link and use the product key of windows 8.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/buy-windows-8-online-faq


http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/upgrade-product-key-only

Hope this will help you. Please feel free to reply for any further assistance and we will be more than happy to help you.

When it says redownload down I have to enter my legit product key in and then will this download a fresh clean copy of the installation files which then I can simply write to a bootable dvd recordable?

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Here's the simple answer:  Go to https://www.mswos.com and enter the order number and other data from your initial purchase (yes, you will need it ... you don't delete emails, right?  :-) Go search for it!).  Click Submit.  Then a link shows up at the bottom for "download windows 8."  It's a setup file.  You'll enter your product key, and be on your way!  I hope I've simplified for you ... these threads don't get right to the point sometimes.

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Hello Setherson,
Well, got over the problem...but still dunno the reason why it used to fail.....I used to select the option of for retaining the existing options and always used to face the above error....i tried try a fresh installation and it went thru like smooth as butter...........good and bad, have lost my previous programs, but after installing Win8, installed them again....so back to where i was....
Thanks for the response anyway...

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Here's the simple answer:  Go to https://www.mswos.com and enter the order number and other data from your initial purchase (yes, you will need it ... you don't delete emails, right?  :-) Go search for it!).  Click Submit.  Then a link shows up at the bottom for "download windows 8."  It's a setup file.  You'll enter your product key, and be on your way!  I hope I've simplified for you ... these threads don't get right to the point sometimes.


Hey thanks for this. Been pulling my hair out wondering where or how I could get my OS download. I even downloaded a 2nd copy and changed the options thinking that would change something. (Silly I know, but I got a bit desperate and I knew the offer was for a limited) now I have 2 copies. Probably give to  a friend if I can't get a refund.

 

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When I purchased windows 8 and tried to install over my windows 7 that came with my pc, it did not load properly. thats one proublem. next I changed my E Mail from charter to G Mail and that stoped loading at 30%; how do I get G Mail to load completely with my complete address book?

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