My system won't let me upgrade to Windows 8. «It is the policy of the company to stay on Windows 7»

He said that if I want to install Win 8, it only will allow him if I run virtually on a Win 7 machine. I don't understand why a Win 8 machine should cause any problems for the sys admin. He said something in the sense of "we don't know if our update packages will work". But I don't have anything other than a vanilla Windows installation. I have install all the software I need for myself (Office, Visual Studio, etc.).

What can I say to him to change his mind?

What could possibly go wrong put a Windows 8 machine in a field set in place for Windows 7?

What your IT Department know by testing Windows 8 in a controlled environment. Part of the test includes control that each and all applications for the use of employees carried out without problems.

J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

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