I am going to stick with Win7 and bypass the Win8 software. As vectis said, Win8 is trying to do all things for all devices, and I still do the lion's share of my computer on a desktop PC powerhouse (compared to laptops and tablets and phones.) I tend to skip operating systems (I used XP through the Vista years until I upgraded to Win7). Windows seems to alternate between systems and their audience. I want the robust Pro or Ultimate versions of workhorse software. Ever since I got burned by the crap that was Windows ME (Millennium Edition). And read the box - does the Dragon software name your OS? Then you probably can't install it. Check online to see if Dragon has software for Win8 and see if you can return or exchange it.

When you buy a device the operating system matters. Personally, while it's under warranty, I would ask if the company can install Win7 and forget the Win8 stuff.

SRS