.. . .winston wrote in news
Since I'm going to keep the new desktop off the net until I put fresh
software on it, and since the magical jelly bean software pulled the keys
out of the Windows 10 registry, can I now use that link on WinXP to
download the full MS Windows 10 and Office 2007 installers and to burn each one to a DVD?

Windows 10 - Yes
Office 2007 - Maybe
(https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...ownload/office) - you'll need a
valid product key to download 2007. Note: Support for 2007 ends in 2017.

That answer is confusing because originally I only wanted to preserve the
Windows 10 Pro license, which you have assured me will likely be preserved.

Until I ran that Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder, I didn't even realize the
desktop came with an existing license for "Microsoft Office Professional
2007", which is the second thing that would be nice to preserve.
https://s18.postimg.org/o8zikixi1/key_msoffice.jpg

When you say I need a "valid product key" to download it from Microsoft, is
that valid product key listed in the photograph above?

It's confusing when I go here from Windows XP:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...load/windows10
"You've been routed to this page because the operating system you're
using won't support the Windows 10 media creation tool and we want to make
sure you can download Windows 10."

Accessing that page from XP will only provide the option to download an ISO.

I am familiar with the process of downloading an ISO onto Windows XP and
then burning that ISO to a DVD or CD using ImgBurn, so that is the simplest
thing. I don't think I want to learn all about a "media creation tool" when
I'm only going to be doing this once, so, I prefer to keep it simple.

If you access the page from Win7/8/10 you'll be given the option to
download the Media Creation Tool to create media(USB or DVD) for Windows 10.

It would be best if I can just burn a simple ISO file and then I can put
that ISO disc in a safe place to use in the future if necessary to do a
clean re-install of Windows 10 Pro.

If you use XP and download the iso, you will need to create Windows media
from the iso(using Windows 10 or other media creation software e.g. Rufus).

Oh. That's bad news. I think. Why do they make things so un-obvious.

I'm used to XP media which is just a disc that you can install the software
off of and that software will work if you have an XP key.

This "media creation tool" is confusing, so may I ask clarifying questions?

1. I have an XP machine on the Internet.
2. I have this Windows 10 Pro machine that 'can' be put on the Internet.
3. What do you suggest if what I want is the *simplest* form of DVD media?

Do you recommend I download the Windows 10 Pro ISO onto WinXP and then
create whatever that "media creation" is using "Rufus"?

Or do you recommend I give up on doing anything from Windows XP and just do
it all from the new Windows 10 Pro machine?