I have googled this with no satisfactory results. Cannot (not allowed !)to buy online from Microsoft.

I have d/l the Enterprise Trial Edition and despite all the discouraging comments on the web, find it OK to use.

Have been running "pantip" XP for years.Looked at the pantip 8.1, the readme to install is like a manual for an astronaut.

Surprised you can't buy online from MS Thailand as I have done so with Windows 7 in the past. Otherwise JIB or IT City have stores in most IT malls and cities in Thailand.

Don't do it!

These guys are pretty good:

http://www.invadeit.co.th/category/operating-systems-windows/

Why??? Win 7 is the best MS has come up with. 8 or 8.1 is an abysmal failure. If you're actually going to spend good money, get 7, or do as I do, and get a hold of the enterprise win 7 edition, it runs for 90 days and can be reactivated 5 times, that is 1.5 years, after which time, it's probably time for a new comp , or a reformat.

I bought an original Win 8 at Chi Chang store in Chiangmai and them upgraded online with Microsoft to 8.1

OP did not inform us of his location............., purchased mine at IT / Tuk Com Mall, Pattaya. Love my 8.1!!!!

Windows 8.1 isn't that good it freezes and many other programs are simply not compatible with it. now is not a good time to invest in it. i find that windows 8 is far better.

One word Ubuntu.

Why go down with a dying ship. There is no future in Windows. Move to Ubuntu. It's better, faster, and its FREE. And because it's open source it can be vetted for backdoors (that Windows and Mac have).

From whence did you get the story that you cannot buy it online via 'Microsoft'?

Windows 8.1

It can be purchased the same way, as in many countries; buy running the Windows 8 Upgrade assistant. There are also options for downloading and creating an image for 8.1. Look to the web for suitable guides.

Not that I'm recommending it. Just advising that it is freely available.

it's because of windows 8 that many countries are going to stop buying US software for it has a direct backdoor to the NSA.

Many countries have stopped using it and are considering going to a straight linux system because it does the same thing.

Windows 7 Ultimate I think is by far the best one out there yet if you want to go the windows route.

Don't touch it with bad money,its a bloody nightmare.....

Windows 8.1 isn't that good it freezes and many other programs are simply not compatible with it. now is not a good time to invest in it. i find that windows 8 is far better.

I have WIndows 8 and 8.1 installed at a few Computers and it is running perfect at all of it. So you must have another problem, not direct Windows 8.1 related. BTW, Windows 8.1 is better as 8.0.

BTW, Windows 8.1 is better as 8.0.

Do you mean 'as good as' or 'better than'?

Isn't 7 the best so far?

If you login with an account created outside Thailand you may not be able to buy on the Thai Microsoft website. There are price differences between Microsoft programs in Thailand and New Zealand for example. I recently bought a laptop for my daughter in NZ and it was cheaper to buy the Windows 8 here and post it to her than for her to buy it in NZ.

I have just changed my XP to windows 7 very much like XP, you should be able to buy it online, try Google am sure you can buy it.

Why??? Win 7 is the best MS has come up with. 8 or 8.1 is an abysmal failure.

Not true. If you use Classic Shell or the likes to restore the old UI, Windows 8 is the fastest and most stable windows out there.

You need to purchase Windows 8 (Version that applies to you..ie; english, Thai etc ), then go to Microsoft web site to downlod the free 8.1 Version.( The 8.1 version brought back the start button in the lower left corner). Once you get used to where things are, it is quite fast and easy to get around. I read somewhere that there is version 8.2 coming out to supposedly bring back the traditional Start Menu as in the earlier versions of Windows.

You can purchase Windows 8 online from a place in Hua Hin...good price and reliable delivery

quote"it's because of windows 8 that many countries are going to stop buying US software for it has a direct backdoor to the NSA"

my quote "The Wicked Flee When No Man Pursueth......" Proverbs 28:1

You want genuine copy or fake copy?

Windows 8 works great. I bought online from the MS store when it first hit the market for $39usd, full version. Not even sure I want to "upgrade" to Win 8.1 (MS keeps asking) I did register my original MS account inside the US.

I know that at IT City and BananaIT here in western Bangkok at the Bangkhae Mall they have Win 8.1 Single Language, Win 8.1 International, and Win 8.1 Pro. I only remember the Win 8.1 SL (Eng) price which was Bt3590.

Windows 8 works great. I bought online from the MS store when it first hit the market for $39usd, full version. Not even sure I want to "upgrade" to Win 8.1 (MS keeps asking) I did register my original MS account inside the US.

Did you do it from within the MS upgrade kit software, or is there a direct link that you bought it from microsoft website. I cannot seem to find it on the actual microsoft webpage. I see product info, but no 'add to cart' button.

Microsoft wants you to forget Windows 8

Why??? Win 7 is the best MS has come up with. 8 or 8.1 is an abysmal failure. If you're actually going to spend good money, get 7, or do as I do, and get a hold of the enterprise win 7 edition, it runs for 90 days and can be reactivated 5 times, that is 1.5 years, after which time, it's probably time for a new comp , or a reformat.

Buy win7 Pro to tie you over till Win 9 comes out.

I hate Win8

Oh, forum sponsor Invate-It used to sell them, original legal ones. I am not sure if they still do.

They still do: http://www.invadeit.co.th/category/operating-systems-windows/

Windows 8.1 Single Language 64-Bit Eng Intl DSP OEI DVD (4HR-00201) is ฿2,990.00