On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 22:26:21 -0400, ". . .winston"
wrote:

A clean install using the free media created from the MSFT Media
Creation Tool can only be performed after the qualifying o/s (7/8x) has
been upgraded to Windows 10.


The clean install using the above noted media
--- *****Will Not Accept a product key from any edition of
Windows 7 or Windows 8****

Thank you. I'm in no hurry to play, simply figuring out my plan of
attack. Then I can tinker and learn something about Win10. Not that it
is necessary, but of a learning experience. Getting my head around the
install methods post Win7.