Speed up laptop

NiftyDigits

J_B wrote: »

I tried this last night, but for some strange reason the link wouldn't recognise my (formatted) USB drive, despite Windows Explorer seeing it.

I DL'd the media file which took 3 hours - it's only valid for 24 hours, but now (due to other circumstances) I'm not going to get time to burn and install :mad:

Why do you think that the media is only valid for twenty four hours? It may have just been a link that was valid for twenty four hours. The media itself can be utilised at any time.

So what did you download? The ISO?

The link doesn't need to recognise the drive. You can create the media later. Just choose to download the .iso image

Rev

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Download it and create bootable media using a USB flash drive of 4GB or more.

Click here and choose Download Tool Now

Since you've already installed Windows 10, you should be able to do a clean install without backing up activation.
The backup is just a precaution.

Creating a USB flash drive now.


Will it not ask for an activation key when I install it?

J_B

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Why do you think that the media is only valid for twenty four hours? It may have just been a link that was valid for twenty four hours. The media itself can be utilised at any time.

Sorry, it was late, I *thought* that was what it said.

NiftyDigits wrote: »

So what did you download? The ISO?

I have two files:-
1. Win10_1511_1_English_x64 which is 4.11 GB
2. MediaCreationTool which is 17.5 MB

NiftyDigits

J_B wrote: »

Sorry, it was late, I *thought* that was what it said.


I have two files:-
1. Win10_1511_1_English_x64 which is 4.11 GB
2. MediaCreationTool which is 17.5 MB

You can create the bootable media at any time. You can use a DVD and the Windows 7 Image Burner if the machine to which you will install have a DVD drive.

Rev

Contemplating just going back to windows 7 now, I had no problems at all with that.

NiftyDigits

Rev wrote: »

Creating a USB flash drive now.


Will it not ask for an activation key when I install it?

It should auto activate, but I'll post instructions to back up activation anyway.

Look here

Once you have created the bootable media, go to step 4 of the Here's how

You can clean install both from now on without need for a product key.

J_B

NiftyDigits wrote: »

You can create the bootable media at any time.

From where?

NiftyDigits wrote: »

You can use a DVD and the Windows 7 Image Burner if the machine to which you will install have a DVD drive.

It does

NiftyDigits

J_B wrote: »

From where?


It does

You stated that you already had Win10_1511_1_English_x64

So just pop a blank DVD in to the drive, right click on the file and choose "Open With..." Windows Disc Image Burner

Rev

NiftyDigits wrote: »

It should auto activate, but I'll post instructions to back up activation anyway.




You can clean install both from now on without need for a product key.

Thanks but it won't work. I get as far as running the gatherossstate.exe and it just says this app can't run on your PC

NiftyDigits

Rev wrote: »

Thanks but it won't work. I get as far as running the gatherossstate.exe and it just says this app can't run on your PC

You don't need to do it anyway. Windows 10 will activate without it.

Did you run as Admin?

Otherwise it looks as if you are running a 64 bit application on a 32 bit OS.

Did you install 32 bit or 64 bit?