Windows 10

CosminGCole · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:23

.Lethal said:
You need to reinstal Win 7/8.1 and upgrade through Windows Update before doing a clean instal.

Installing through Win Update registers your copy of Win 10. A clean install before registering does not.

But if the windows update doesn't work .. errors. Can I download the program from their website and run it from the desktop ? will that be the same as windows update ? or it'll bug me off with the key?

Drizmod · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:24

Craig321 said:
Yup cos it doesn't know you already have W8.1 I guess. You might need to install 8.1 again and upgrade? Not sure how it's working at the moment.

Sucks a bit that MS don't have a site or something where you can basically trade your W7/8 key in for a W10 key.

What the hell

have to reinstall 8 and then 8.1 and then upgrade and then clean? Who came up with this great idea from MS?

Dokinator · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:26

As it stands whats the process for performing a clean install.

I am currently on 7, so am I completing the upgrade to 10 and then doing a clean install after and if so whats the process.

Old Man · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:26

spluff said:
200 pages long so excuse me if answered - I want to upgrade my graphics card in the future will this cause any problems with win8 license?

Far as I am aware, it's only a problem if you replace the motherboard.

Deleted member 77746 · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:29

Craig321 said:
Yup cos it doesn't know you already have W8.1 I guess. You might need to install 8.1 again and upgrade? Not sure how it's working at the moment.

Sucks a bit that MS don't have a site or something where you can basically trade your W7/8 key in for a W10 key.

Worth it ...

.Lethal · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:29

Dokinator said:
As it stands whats the process for performing a clean install.

I am currently on 7, so am I completing the upgrade to 10 and then doing a clean install after and if so whats the process.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Your welcome

Craig321 · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:30

.Lethal said:
You need to reinstal Win 7/8.1 and upgrade through Windows Update before doing a clean instal.

Installing through Win Update registers your copy of Win 10. A clean install before registering does not.

So once I've done an upgrade and 'registered' my copy of W10, can I then do a clean install from the ISO and it'll be licensed through my Live/Windows account - is that right?

MichaelAwkward · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:37

Drizmod said:
What the hell have to reinstall 8 and then 8.1 and then upgrade and then clean? Who came up with this great idea from MS?

Yes, otherwise anyone could just install it clean?

cactusweasel · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:38

so many people asking the same question over and over and over....

bledd · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:39

Why oh why don't they just sell the Home version for ~£25. I'd update all my machines in a heartbeat for that price.

Without the faff of doing upgrades.

MichaelAwkward · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:41

bledd. said:
Why oh why don't they just sell the Home version for ~£25. I'd update all my machines in a heartbeat for that price.

Without the faff of doing upgrades.

Because then only geeks like us would bother to upgrade and everyone else would wait until they bought a new PC/tablet/laptop.

Twirlywoos · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:42

My key is coming up as blocked as like many I was one of those people who used the Windows 8 Preview Key to obtain a valid Windows 8 upgrade Key back in 2013.

When I go to activate Windows 10 it somehow stores the old Preview Key that ended in *** 3V66T and when you go to change the key to the Upgrade Key it comes up with an error

I have re-installed a fresh copy of Windows 8 and the upgrade key activates fine. However when upgrading to Windows 10 (Not a fresh install) it repeats the same problem. I did NOT upgrade to 8.1 as it allowed me to install without 8.1

I have also tried installing Win 10 TP and it activates with my Windows 8 upgrade key but also fails to activate when I install Windows 10.

I created the Win 10 ISO from the ESD method using the files that were preloaded on my machine.

Has anyone who is in the same boat found a way around this or are we stuck with Windows 8.1?

Ta

Speed · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:42

AWPC said:
If your having trouble do this:

1: Go here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Download the tool for either 32/64 bit.
2: Run it takes about 3 mins on 100Mb FTTC to download the 3.2GB ISO
3: Download & run this: https://rufus.akeo.ie/
4: Use Rufus to make the ISO bootable on a USB or DVD.

Takes about 15 mins to create the bootable Win 10 media this way. I would advise installing to a new partition & or drive if multi OS booting then it will replace the old UI with a new version with several OS boot options.

Why would you need the rufus tool? Doesn't the download linked at step 1 do create a bootable USB anyways?

Toekiller · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:43

Have they removed swipe back and forward in edge? Using a Surface pro 3.

Scottland · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:45

Toekiller said:
Have they removed swipe back and forward in edge? Using a Surface pro 3.

Yep

MichaelAwkward · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:46

Twirlywoos said:
I did NOT upgrade to 8.1

Try this.

koolpc · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:46

Lots of pages in this thread and answers everywhere! People are panicking now as they want all to go smooth.

Might be worth someone who knows it all to put a sticky up at the front outlining all the different upgrade / clean install methods?

cactusweasel · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:47

hmmmm I'm on win 10 preview.

If I install a VM and install win8, and upgrade to win 10 that way.....
can I then just do a fresh install on my PC then?

varkanoid · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:47

stoofa said:
I see links that enable me to download the ISO's directly - nice and easy and would allow for a clean install.
I've not looked yet, but where will I find the product keys for Windows 10? Is it using the same key as Windows 8.1?

Cheers.

There is no key as such. To do a clean install you need to upgrade Windows to Windows 10 so that your hardware spec gets registered with MS. This validates your existing Windows OS/Key as eligible for the upgrade. Then if you want to do a clean install wipe your hard drive and put Win 10 back on or use the reset my data option to wipe Win 10 back to a base install.

All Win 10 does then to activate is to check your hardware spec against whats recorded on the MS servers. As it matches it then it activates.

Toekiller · 29 Jul 2015 at 13:48

Scottland said:
Yep

One of the best browsing features. :confused: