Originally Posted by hikermike
Then I'll start again and it'll say I have the newest database installed and then while installing it'll go through the routine again about not having the right database.


I believe it's asking you to run the database tuner. It sounds like you have an older copy of AC with SQL installed on the computer. The database tuner is available on the client portal. You do not need to upgrade to Win 8.1 to run the new version of AC. You may want to try running that first.