I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. The Terms and Conditions make it clear this is only for upgrading a machine that already has Windows installed on i

I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. The Terms and Conditions make it clear this is only for upgrading a machine that already has Windows installed on it: "Each upgrade license applies to only one PC and you can install the upgrade only on PCs that have a valid base license and one of the following operating systems: Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP (SP3)." http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/terms-conditions http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/terms-condition... During the upgrade process, you have the option of reformatting the hard drive and doing a "clean install", but it must be on the same disk that already has Windows installed on it. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_install/clean-install-with-windows-8-upgrade/17ff54f7-93db-4d5b-9725-92aa36e688ba http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-w...