PSA - You only have 7 days to upgrade to Windows 10 for free.

[Master Disaster]

13 minutes ago, AresKrieger said:

I was corrupting my windows 7 dual boot {overwriting a part of the window 7 os) how was you're setup 2 drives or just partitions?

Each OS on a separate drive. 

[GoodBytes]

4 minutes ago, Magikarpdrowned said:

Thanks, but I was aware of these settings. I don't like the idea of trusting my OS to just give up sending data like that. I'll still do it, but a secondary program to enforce the OS is always nice.

Those secondary programs does just registry changes, which is where Windows stores the settings. It also adds a bunch of server blocking on the Host file, but Windows telemetry data doesn't use the host file, else it would be too easy for malware to redirect those to their servers.  So, it is really blocking nothing.

[AlTech]

1 minute ago, Master Disaster said:

Each OS on a separate drive. 

I was thinking of playing around with Linux on a spare 1TB Toshiba Sata 2 Hard drive.

[AresKrieger]

5 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

Each OS on a separate drive. 

ok then that would explain it

[Master Disaster]

9 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

So you'd recommend using a Linux distro and running the steam client  instead of that?

Yeah, I tried a few different distros and settled with Mint Cinnamon however I honestly think I'm.going back to El Capitan this weekend. I don't know why but I love OS X, I actually prefer it to Windows. 

 

If your looking at Linux but are unsure go Ubuntu Gnome (Unity Desktop is aweful IMO) or Mint. Both are easy to use, nice looking and provide a full fat Linux OS with a fairly powerful UI to boot. Expect to be learning bash whatever distro you choose though, terminal is unavoidable in Linux. 

 

While we're on the topic, I hate how SteamOS separates BPM & Desktop into different users, it makes manipulation of game files really hard. 

[AlTech]

2 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

Yeah, I tried a few different distros and settled with Mint Cinnamon however I honestly think I'm.going back to El Capitan this weekend. I don't know why but I love OS X, I actually prefer it to Windows. 

 

If your looking at Linux but are unsure go Ubuntu Gnome (Unity Desktop is aweful IMO) or Mint. Both are easy to use, nice looking and provide a full day Linux OS with a fairly powerful UI to boot. Expect to be learning bash whatever distro you choose though, terminal is unavoidable in Linux. 

 

While we're on the topic, I hate how SteamOS separates BPM & Desktop into different users, it makes manipulation of game files really hard. 

But I like Ubuntu .............

 

And I want a Linux distro to dual boot so I can play around with Linux and make C++ test programs for Linux,

 

EDIT: I will stop since this is severely off topic.

[kaylexmorgana]

downgrade*

[AlTech]

Just now, 69ing Rainbow Dash said:

downgrade*

H8ters gonna h8te but that's only cos they don't appreci8te, m8.

 

 

[Master Disaster]

2 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

H8ters gonna h8te but that's only cos they don't appreci8te, m8.

 

 

Gr8 M8, I r8 8 out of 8

[Doobeedoo]

Quite detailed post.
Either way, for those that still didn't, would be good to claim license while free upgrade offer still lasts. I'm sure you can reinstall older OS anyway if you'd want to, but can also have W10 license.

[kaylexmorgana]

12 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

H8ters gonna h8te but that's only cos they don't appreci8te, m8.

 

 

Yes, I do hate that I am forced to have It on my laptop.

[Magikarpdrowned]

Well, I might have to buy Windows 10. I was about to talk to my dad about upgrading, but he came home, and had to go straight to the hospital for a suspected case of appendicitis

Microsoft plz extend.

[gamerking]

has anyone tried to do the update to a laptop xps studio around 5-8 years old mine is going on 36 hours trying to install win 10, atm its at 79% done  . and no it has not froze about every hour or 2 it will move a % point . dont know if its just how old it is or the dam 2.5 drive in it is just really really slow  . i had to force it to even update(mediacreationtool ) since the app wouldnt work . and no it is compatible the app confirmed that  for win 10 the laptop

[AlTech]

1 minute ago, Magikarpdrowned said:

Well, I might have to buy Windows 10. I was about to talk to my dad about upgrading, but he came home, and had to go straight to the hospital for a suspected case of appendicitis

Microsoft plz extend.

Not gonna happen lol. if upper management extend this then the Board of Directors will eat them for dinner.

[79wjd]

@GoodBytes I just did a fresh install of Windows 10 (after I upgraded two W7 pro and one W8.1 pro licenses). I want to make the product that's being used is the first W7 license, but when I try to change the product key I get an error saying: 

"You are running Windows 10 Pro. The product key you entered cannot be used for this edition. Error Code: 0xc004f210" 

 

The license I'm using is a W7 Professional license. 

[GoodBytes]

Are you in Windows 10 setup?

[79wjd]

8 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

Are you in Windows 10 setup?

I installed W10 as I assumed it was maybe caused by not being connected to the internet as I'm on wifi. So I went to System page and tried to change the key (as I assumed it was using the license from the last install which was w8.1, which I don't want it to use).

[GoodBytes]

29 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

I installed W10 as I assumed it was maybe caused by not being connected to the internet as I'm on wifi. So I went to System page and tried to change the key (as I assumed it was using the license from the last install which was w8.1, which I don't want it to use).

Is it a laptop running Windows 8.x? If so, the product key is in the UEFI, and that is what Windows 10 will use.

Also, you can't change system specs for the license it was originally tied to. If you want to do that, you need to install Windows 7/8 that you want, activate it (keep in mind that OEM licenses are not transferable. They are locked to the first motherboard installed), and then you can upgrade to Windows 10. And once Windows 10 is installed and activated, only now you can re-install Windows 10 with your previous version of Windows.

 

So in other words:

Install Windows 8 (say), then upgrade to Windows 10, update Windows 10, and now check if your Windows 10 is activated.

Now you can use your Windows 8 key if you clean install Windows 10. You have to do this, in your case, because your Windows 8 license was tied to another system.

[FakezZ]

Honestly, if MS does not plan to release a new Windows version and just keep on updating Windows 10, then they should just open-source the thing anyway... They do not plan on making any more money on the OS so why not make it open and provide paid support for the Enterprise? Then Windows would probably become my favorite OS...

[79wjd]

2 hours ago, GoodBytes said:

Is it a laptop running Windows 8.x? If so, the product key is in the UEFI, and that is what Windows 10 will use.

Also, you can't change system specs for the license it was originally tied to. If you want to do that, you need to install Windows 7/8 that you want, activate it (keep in mind that OEM licenses are not transferable. They are locked to the first motherboard installed), and then you can upgrade to Windows 10. And once Windows 10 is installed and activated, only now you can re-install Windows 10 with your previous version of Windows.

 

So in other words:

Install Windows 8 (say), then upgrade to Windows 10, update Windows 10, and now check if your Windows 10 is activated.

Now you can use your Windows 8 key if you clean install Windows 10. You have to do this, in your case, because your Windows 8 license was tied to another system.

I did that. I installed W7 then I upgraded to W10 then I installed W8.1 again, then I upgraded, then I formatted and fresh installed 10 and I went to use the W7 license but it wouldn't activate, so now it's activated through the w8.1 license I believe. Also, they're not OEM licenses. 

[Tech_Dreamer]

Nope, Not gonna happen..

[GoodBytes]

8 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

I did that. I installed W7 then I upgraded to W10 then I installed W8.1 again, then I upgraded, then I formatted and fresh installed 10 and I went to use the W7 license but it wouldn't activate, so now it's activated through the w8.1 license I believe. Also, they're not OEM licenses. 

And that Windows 7 license was not installed on another system?

[79wjd]

9 hours ago, GoodBytes said:

And that Windows 7 license was not installed on another system?

Nope (the second w7 and the w8.1 license are on another computer I won't have access to until after the upgrade ends (so I upgraded then all from my computer at home)

[GoodBytes]

54 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

Nope (the second w7 and the w8.1 license are on another computer I won't have access to until after the upgrade ends (so I upgraded then all from my computer at home)

The error code that you get, is telling you that you installed the wrong edition of Windows 10 for the product key you are using. Are you SURE it is Windows 7 Professional, and not Home Premium?

[79wjd]

3 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

The error code that you get, is telling you that you installed the wrong edition of Windows 10 for the product key you are using. Are you SURE it is Windows 7 Professional, and not Home Premium?

Yep, positive. They're all Dreamspark Professional licenses.