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  • almillar
    almillar Posts: 8,621 Forumite
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    I don't want to step on Nifty's toes, but with the newer Windows 10 builds, you should be able to enter your Windows 7 key on installation, and it will work for Win 10 - did you try that, or is there a 'Skip' button you can click?
  • 50Twuncle
    50Twuncle Posts: 10,763 Forumite
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    almillar wrote: »
    I don't want to step on Nifty's toes, but with the newer Windows 10 builds, you should be able to enter your Windows 7 key on installation, and it will work for Win 10 - did you try that, or is there a 'Skip' button you can click?
    This is NOT actually installing Win 10 - but using rufus to get round the issue !!
  • System
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    edited 14 June 2016 at 8:58AM
    Hi

    It is best to skip the Licence Key on install.

    4. Open the sources folder in the opened USB or mounted ISO, and copy the gatherosstate.exe file to your desktop. NB:You must copy the gatherosstate.exe file to your desktop.

    5.     Right click or press and hold on the gatherosstate.exe file on your desktop, and click/tap on Run as administrator. This will create a GenuineTicket.xml file on your desktop.
    NB: The Windows you are currently running must be activated to be able to create a GenuineTicket.xml file.

    6.     Copy the GenuineTicket.xml file to a USB or another drive than your Windows drive as a backup. You will need this GenuineTicket.xml file later to activate Windows 10 with.

    7.     Do a clean install of Windows 10 on your Windows 7/8.1 PC to replace the Windows 7/8.1 with Windows 10. Be sure to click/tap on Skip when asked to enter a product key during Windows Setup.
    8. When Windows 10 is finished installing, open File Explorer, copy and paste the folder path below into the address bar, and press Enter to open the GenuineTicket folder. Vf+jf2fOUD0el4pXGsAAAAASUVORK5CYII=%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\ClipSVC\GenuineTicket
    9. Copy the GenuineTicket.xml file from your backup from step 6 above into the GenuineTicket folder.
    NB: The GenuineTicket.xml file can only be used on the PC it was originally created on.
    10. Click/tap on Continue to approve.

    11.     Restart the computer to apply.

    12.     When you check the activation status of Windows 10, Win 10 should now be activated. If not, restart the computer 1 more time.
    OF COURSE if this is an upgrade then W 10 will automatically activate itself within a few days.

    IT IS VITAL that you have done a LIKE 4 LIKE to get activated.

    If in doubt please ask.
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  • almillar
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    This is NOT actually installing Win 10 - but using rufus to get round the issue !!

    I know what Rufus is, I used it just last week, it 'burns' ISO images onto USB sticks. You asked about the Licence key, which is what I answered - you can install Win 10 fresh from USB, inputting your Windows *7* key.
  • esuhl
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    50Twuncle wrote: »
    So a rebuild using Win 7 will always be possible - just not a "downgrade / restore" after 30 days ?

    Exactly. The Win7 licence is effectively unchanged. (Or so Microsoft have led me to believe.)
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    almillar wrote: »
    I don't want to step on Nifty's toes, but with the newer Windows 10 builds, you should be able to enter your Windows 7 key on installation, and it will work for Win 10 - did you try that, or is there a 'Skip' button you can click?

    As far as I can tell, he doesn't actually want to install Windows 10 and upgrading isn't working for him.
    He just wants to reserve for a future install. So getosstate alone might work for him.
    The OP is confusing himself thinking that he will install Windows 10 to USB Flash drive as opposed to his current HDD.
    I sent him a PM with instructions to which he hasn't replied. I'm on holiday and don't want to bother myself with people who cannot be bothered.
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    johndough wrote: »
    Hi

    It is best to skip the Licence Key on install.

    4. Open the sources folder in the opened USB or mounted ISO, and copy the gatherosstate.exe file to your desktop. NB:You must copy the gatherosstate.exe file to your desktop.

    5.     Right click or press and hold on the gatherosstate.exe file on your desktop, and click/tap on Run as administrator. This will create a GenuineTicket.xml file on your desktop.
    NB: The Windows you are currently running must be activated to be able to create a GenuineTicket.xml file.

    6.     Copy the GenuineTicket.xml file to a USB or another drive than your Windows drive as a backup. You will need this GenuineTicket.xml file later to activate Windows 10 with.

    7.     Do a clean install of Windows 10 on your Windows 7/8.1 PC to replace the Windows 7/8.1 with Windows 10. Be sure to click/tap on Skip when asked to enter a product key during Windows Setup.
    8. When Windows 10 is finished installing, open File Explorer, copy and paste the folder path below into the address bar, and press Enter to open the GenuineTicket folder. Vf+jf2fOUD0el4pXGsAAAAASUVORK5CYII=%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\ClipSVC\GenuineTicket
    9. Copy the GenuineTicket.xml file from your backup from step 6 above into the GenuineTicket folder.
    NB: The GenuineTicket.xml file can only be used on the PC it was originally created on.
    10. Click/tap on Continue to approve.

    11.     Restart the computer to apply.

    12.     When you check the activation status of Windows 10, Win 10 should now be activated. If not, restart the computer 1 more time.
    OF COURSE if this is an upgrade then W 10 will automatically activate itself within a few days.

    IT IS VITAL that you have done a LIKE 4 LIKE to get activated.

    If in doubt please ask.

    All this is a bit pointless. You missed the bit about....:
    and when using a bootable ISO on DVD - It goes through all of the (pre) updates, downloads etc - then at 99% it reports "UPGRADE has FAILED" - No error code - just a fail !!
  • 50Twuncle
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    I plan to install on another HDD
    That should work - shouldn't it ?
    If this will allow me to temporarily use my licence - this will allow my PC to be registered for win 10
    What do you think ?
  • esuhl
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    50Twuncle wrote: »
    I plan to install on another HDD
    That should work - shouldn't it ?
    If this will allow me to temporarily use my licence - this will allow my PC to be registered for win 10
    What do you think ?

    That's what I did. I stuck a spare HDD in my PC and set the BIOS to boot from that. I did a clean installation of Windows 10 onto the new drive, made sure it was activated, then removed it and restored the BIOS boot settings.

    So I'm still using Linux and Win7, but I have upgraded my Win7 licence to allow a Win10 OEM installation if I ever want it.

    Microsoft's use of hardware hashes to lock OEM installations to the specific hardware on which they were first installed is fairly laid back when it comes to swapping hard drives.
  • 50Twuncle
    50Twuncle Posts: 10,763 Forumite
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    esuhl wrote: »
    That's what I did. I stuck a spare HDD in my PC and set the BIOS to boot from that. I did a clean installation of Windows 10 onto the new drive, made sure it was activated, then removed it and restored the BIOS boot settings.

    So I'm still using Linux and Win7, but I have upgraded my Win7 licence to allow a Win10 OEM installation if I ever want it.

    Microsoft's use of hardware hashes to lock OEM installations to the specific hardware on which they were first installed is fairly laid back when it comes to swapping hard drives.
    I am assuming that there will be no need to uninstall Win 10 from the 2nd HDD - due to licence multiuse ?
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