windows 8 upgrade cannot be installed on a different pc

I downloaded and paid for 1 windows 8 (w8) upgrade using my windows vista laptop. I was able to use Freeisoburner to burn an iso dvd . I used this iso dvd to install the windows 8 upgrade onto my windows xp which met the min requirements. The installation

was running well but I stopped. Instead I used the iso dvd and installed the w8 successfully onto the windows vista laptop. This is the good news. I thought I have proved that a download from one computer can be installed on another pc.

The problem is that I was so encouraged I went ahead to pay and download 2 more w8 upgrades. I thought my vista laptop could not do the job now as it is now a w8 pc. So I used my windows 7 laptop (64bit) to download the 2 w8 upgrades. Again I used the

w7 and Freeisoburner to burn an iso dvd and put it on my xp pc. It said the iso was for 64 bit and cannot be installed my the xp pc (32 bit.)

I then copied one w8 download onto a dvd. Put this dvd onto my office xp pc (32 bit). Using this office xp pc and the Freeisoburner , I burned an iso dvd , thinking this will solve the 64 to 32 bit problem. I put this iso dvd onto my home xp pc to install

the w8. The pc said this is a wrong version and cannot be installed.

So I have 2 w8 downloads. One I cannot install onto my home xp pc. Another one sitting on my w7 laptop that I dont wish to try.

Any help how I can install the w8 uprade onto my home xp pc???? I cannot afford to download a w8 upgrade now using my office xp pc.as it costs $200. I paid $39.99 for each upgrade in January. I doubt Microsoft would allow me to swap this download for

a new usable download at no cost to me.

Thank you..

Henry Wong

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