SOB! I did!
Grrrrrrrr!
Short version...
30 days in. Welcome to the club. I have learned to circumvent a lot of crap but it ain't fun.
If you buy something that has a WIN8 sticker on the box... it's a sticker. Unless it's written on the box, maaayyyybe it will work as advertised.
We need a WIN8 Permathread.