Windows 10

Fightsback

I_have_spoken wrote: »

OMG, it's working! How is that possible :shocked:

So is mine:

RumRat

Oblivion wrote: »

Nah. Far too many laughs to be had on this one :rotfl:

Ahh! The superior stance.......Shame...

RumRat

I_have_spoken wrote: »

OMG, it's working! How is that possible :shocked:

Did you set it off or did it just happen?

S0litaire

Got the ISO burned to a DVD.

going to run the upgrade in a min or 2

here goes everything.... >_<

enfield_freddy

don,t forget classic shell

enfield_freddy

I_have_spoken wrote: »

OMG, it's working! How is that possible :shocked:

your clocks set wrong (early upgrade)

Jivesinger

S0litaire wrote: »

Well that's why I did a full system backup so I can upgrade to win 10 and if their are problems I can get back to where I exactly was before the upgrade and then use the downloaded files to do a clean install if possible.

And I'm sure a full win 10 ISO all find its way into the net in a few days if the upgrade files can't do a clean install...

I suspect Microsoft will release the ISOs - that's probably not an issue.

But the way I understand it is that something in the upgrade process reads your Windows 7 or 8 activation status and takes it forward to Windows 10. I believe you need to go through that once, and then somehow that machine will keep its activated status if you reinstall Windows 10 again (eg clean-install).

It's not as simple as typing in your old Windows 7/8 Product Key, for instance - I'm pretty sure they won't work directly in 10.

Fightsback

Jivesinger wrote: »

I suspect Microsoft will release the ISOs - that's probably not an issue.

But the way I understand it is that something in the upgrade process reads your Windows 7 or 8 activation status and takes it forward to Windows 10. I believe you need to go through that once, and then somehow that machine will keep its activated status if you reinstall Windows 10 again (eg clean-install).

It's not as simple as typing in your old Windows 7/8 Product Key, for instance - I'm pretty sure they won't work directly in 10.

A good Q&A here:

http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/windows-10-upgrade-and-installation-faq-we-figured-out-who-pays-and-who-doesnt

If Paul Thurrott doesn't know then nobody outside MS knows.

S0litaire

Jivesinger wrote: »

I suspect Microsoft will release the ISOs - that's probably not an issue.

But the way I understand it is that something in the upgrade process reads your Windows 7 or 8 activation status and takes it forward to Windows 10. I believe you need to go through that once, and then somehow that machine will keep its activated status if you reinstall Windows 10 again (eg clean-install).

It's not as simple as typing in your old Windows 7/8 Product Key, for instance - I'm pretty sure they won't work directly in 10.

You can make an ISO image from the downloaded install file. Just check back one of my posts had a Microsoft TechNet article on how to convert the image.

Well probably be stuck installing win 7/8/8.1 then upgrading to win 10 if you want a"clean " install.

I'll give it a go in a few weeks once I get used to win 10.

Jivesinger

Fightsback wrote: »

A good Q&A here:

http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/windows-10-upgrade-and-installation-faq-we-figured-out-who-pays-and-who-doesnt

If Paul Thurrott doesn't know then nobody outside MS knows.

That's a interesting link - a good set of Q&As.

This one seems to contradict what Microsoft have said though - everything I've seen so far from Microsoft has said that you have to Upgrade first then clean-install. I'd be interested to know where they got that from...

Q: I have a genuine copy of Windows 7 Professional on my laptop. I have never installed any Windows 10 build. Can I perform a clean install of Windows 10 instead of an upgrade? Does this change depending on whether I have an OEM or Retail copy? Are there any drawbacks to not performing a clean install if this is not possible?

A. YES. Microsoft has stated that a clean install will be possible on a retail or OEM copy as long as it is a genuine system.