it's nothing more than an update .
Fixing problems in Win 8 like Win 7 did with all the updates
Go For It.
Digger
I've had Win8 on my Dell laptop for a year now and finally am feeling as though I am using it with ease (rather than with dread). I do very basic work on my laptop, web browsing,streaming music, but no videos, gaming, etc. Why would I need 8.1? I am fairly certain that I would screw something up with either the installation or something else and I don't want to fear the laptop any longer!
I apologize to all of you who are competent with technology and think this is silly. I'm late to this and am simply not comfortable with the new stuff for a while (oh, how I would love to have my XP back!).

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