Need advice about W10 Installation

[Gary Stevens]

I think the answer is no but here's my query: Do you know if is possible to
do a W10 fresh install in VMware environment? Does MS servers activate the
client virtual machine? This is important to me because I saw information
explaining that we would need to do a fresh install after upgrade to have
system registered in MS servers.

Thanks

[GlowingBlueMist[_6_]]

On 8/19/2015 5:43 PM, Gary Stevens wrote:
> I think the answer is no but here's my query: Do you know if is possible
> to do a W10 fresh install in VMware environment? Does MS servers
> activate the client virtual machine? This is important to me because I
> saw information explaining that we would need to do a fresh install
> after upgrade to have system registered in MS servers.
>
> Thanks
Possibly not the exact answer you were looking for but I did upgrade a
VMware Player version of Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 using the Media
Creator direct upgrade method.

The version of 8.1 was previously activated in it's VMWare environment.
The windows activation servers had no problems activating my Windows
10 upgrade when it was finished.

With that said, my Windows 8.1 had been activated with an extra license
that had been purchased for a hardware build that never happened so I
had no conflict with a "live" system using the same license.

I suspect if I tried to do a fresh install of Windows 10 from an ISO or
other media onto a new VMWare client I would run into the same
restrictions as building a hardware edition. I would be asked for a
retail Windows 10 license of some kind for activation as there would be
no prior Windows 7 or 8 as part of the build.

[GlowingBlueMist[_6_]]

On 8/20/2015 1:08 AM, GlowingBlueMist wrote:
> On 8/19/2015 5:43 PM, Gary Stevens wrote:
>> I think the answer is no but here's my query: Do you know if is possible
>> to do a W10 fresh install in VMware environment? Does MS servers
>> activate the client virtual machine? This is important to me because I
>> saw information explaining that we would need to do a fresh install
>> after upgrade to have system registered in MS servers.
>>
>> Thanks
> Possibly not the exact answer you were looking for but I did upgrade a
> VMware Player version of Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 using the Media
> Creator direct upgrade method.
>
> The version of 8.1 was previously activated in it's VMWare environment.
> The windows activation servers had no problems activating my Windows
> 10 upgrade when it was finished.
>
> With that said, my Windows 8.1 had been activated with an extra license
> that had been purchased for a hardware build that never happened so I
> had no conflict with a "live" system using the same license.
>
> I suspect if I tried to do a fresh install of Windows 10 from an ISO or
> other media onto a new VMWare client I would run into the same
> restrictions as building a hardware edition. I would be asked for a
> retail Windows 10 license of some kind for activation as there would be
> no prior Windows 7 or 8 as part of the build.

Just to followup for those who use VMWare Player.

I just completed doing a fresh install on the above upgraded Windows 10
machine. As part of the install I told it to delete the existing
partition and start from scratch.

After either ignoring the pleas for a license or telling Windows to skip
them the installation finished. As expected the Windows 10 fresh
installation showed up as activated. So it would appear that the
Microsoft activation servers still were able to recognize the VMWare
version as a previously activated Windows 10 system.

Again let me say this was done on a VMWare Player version that had
already been upgraded to Windows 10. Enjoy playing around with Windows
10 in the virtual environment.

[Gary Stevens]

Thanks, I was afraid to try and screw up the host system. Those guys from MS
can do magic things.

"GlowingBlueMist" escreveu na mensagem ...

On 8/20/2015 1:08 AM, GlowingBlueMist wrote:
> On 8/19/2015 5:43 PM, Gary Stevens wrote:
>> I think the answer is no but here's my query: Do you know if is possible
>> to do a W10 fresh install in VMware environment? Does MS servers
>> activate the client virtual machine? This is important to me because I
>> saw information explaining that we would need to do a fresh install
>> after upgrade to have system registered in MS servers.
>>
>> Thanks
> Possibly not the exact answer you were looking for but I did upgrade a
> VMware Player version of Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 using the Media
> Creator direct upgrade method.
>
> The version of 8.1 was previously activated in it's VMWare environment.
> The windows activation servers had no problems activating my Windows
> 10 upgrade when it was finished.
>
> With that said, my Windows 8.1 had been activated with an extra license
> that had been purchased for a hardware build that never happened so I
> had no conflict with a "live" system using the same license.
>
> I suspect if I tried to do a fresh install of Windows 10 from an ISO or
> other media onto a new VMWare client I would run into the same
> restrictions as building a hardware edition. I would be asked for a
> retail Windows 10 license of some kind for activation as there would be
> no prior Windows 7 or 8 as part of the build.

Just to followup for those who use VMWare Player.

I just completed doing a fresh install on the above upgraded Windows 10
machine. As part of the install I told it to delete the existing
partition and start from scratch.

After either ignoring the pleas for a license or telling Windows to skip
them the installation finished. As expected the Windows 10 fresh
installation showed up as activated. So it would appear that the
Microsoft activation servers still were able to recognize the VMWare
version as a previously activated Windows 10 system.

Again let me say this was done on a VMWare Player version that had
already been upgraded to Windows 10. Enjoy playing around with Windows
10 in the virtual environment.

[GlowingBlueMist[_6_]]

On 8/21/2015 12:38 AM, Gary Stevens wrote:
> Thanks, I was afraid to try and screw up the host system. Those guys
> from MS can do magic things.
>
> "GlowingBlueMist" escreveu na mensagem ...
>
> On 8/20/2015 1:08 AM, GlowingBlueMist wrote:
>> On 8/19/2015 5:43 PM, Gary Stevens wrote:
>>> I think the answer is no but here's my query: Do you know if is possible
>>> to do a W10 fresh install in VMware environment? Does MS servers
>>> activate the client virtual machine? This is important to me because I
>>> saw information explaining that we would need to do a fresh install
>>> after upgrade to have system registered in MS servers.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>> Possibly not the exact answer you were looking for but I did upgrade a
>> VMware Player version of Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 using the Media
>> Creator direct upgrade method.
>>
>> The version of 8.1 was previously activated in it's VMWare environment.
>> The windows activation servers had no problems activating my Windows
>> 10 upgrade when it was finished.
>>
>> With that said, my Windows 8.1 had been activated with an extra license
>> that had been purchased for a hardware build that never happened so I
>> had no conflict with a "live" system using the same license.
>>
>> I suspect if I tried to do a fresh install of Windows 10 from an ISO or
>> other media onto a new VMWare client I would run into the same
>> restrictions as building a hardware edition. I would be asked for a
>> retail Windows 10 license of some kind for activation as there would be
>> no prior Windows 7 or 8 as part of the build.
>
> Just to followup for those who use VMWare Player.
>
> I just completed doing a fresh install on the above upgraded Windows 10
> machine. As part of the install I told it to delete the existing
> partition and start from scratch.
>
> After either ignoring the pleas for a license or telling Windows to skip
> them the installation finished. As expected the Windows 10 fresh
> installation showed up as activated. So it would appear that the
> Microsoft activation servers still were able to recognize the VMWare
> version as a previously activated Windows 10 system.
>
> Again let me say this was done on a VMWare Player version that had
> already been upgraded to Windows 10. Enjoy playing around with Windows
> 10 in the virtual environment.

Gary, to play safe, make a copy of the folder containing the existing
VMWare image. Then tell the system to Open a Virtual machine and browse
over to the copied folder. Once you pick the new "copy" tell the system
you copied it when asked and give it a go.

Once you have made sure the new "copy" or clone works you are free to
mess about with it or switch back to the original and upgrade it.

I like having the ability to make a clone of the working system just in
case my fiddling about trashes it or a program install goes horribly
wrong. Then I just delete it and start over with a new copy from the
last known good version.