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October 10th 18, 04:44 PM
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Is it still possible to upgrade from Win7 Pro 64bit to Win10 Pro 64bit for
free legally? If so, how? Thanks, Buffalo 
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October 10th 18, 04:53 PM
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Buffalo wrote:
Is it still possible to upgrade from Win7 Pro 64bit to Win10 Pro 64bit for free legally? If so, how? Thanks, Buffalo Nope, gotta pay now.
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October 10th 18, 04:59 PM
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"Weatherman" wrote in message news
 Buffalo wrote: Is it still possible to upgrade from Win7 Pro 64bit to Win10 Pro 64bit for free legally? If so, how? Thanks, Buffalo Nope, gotta pay now. I have heard that. This is for a friend and I am hoping there is a low cost or still a free way to do it. Thanks, -- Buffalo
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October 10th 18, 05:21 PM
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Buffalo wrote:
"Weatherman"Â* wrote in message news Buffalo wrote: Is it still possible to upgrade from Win7 Pro 64bit to Win10 Pro 64bit for free legally? If so, how? Thanks, Buffalo Nope, gotta pay now. I have heard that. This is for a friend and I am hoping there is a low cost or still a free way to do it. Thanks, Linux is free.
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October 10th 18, 05:22 PM
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On 2018-10-10, Buffalo wrote:
I have heard that. This is for a friend and I am hoping there is a low cost or still a free way to do it. Thanks, There really is no official way to do it. I have read, but not tested, that if you do an upgrade to Windows 10 it will accept you entering your existing Windows 7 license key and grant you a digital Win10 license: https://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-...ws-10-upgrade/ Of course this is as of several months ago and that loophole may have been closed. If you want to try this it is of course at your own peril! (I would do an image backup of the system first to be on the safe side.) -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Blake (Posts from Google Groups killfiled due to excess spam.) NSA sedition and treason -- http://www.DeathToNSAthugs.com Don't talk to cops! -- http://www.DontTalkToCops.com Badges don't grant extra rights -- http://www.CopBlock.org -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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October 10th 18, 05:24 PM
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On 10/10/2018 10:59 AM, Buffalo wrote:
"Weatherman"Â* wrote in message news Buffalo wrote: Is it still possible to upgrade from Win7 Pro 64bit to Win10 Pro 64bit for free legally? If so, how? Thanks, Buffalo Nope, gotta pay now. I have heard that. This is for a friend and I am hoping there is a low cost or still a free way to do it. Thanks, It's not official and I have not tried it myself but I have heard that if you have a retail license and use that number when asked for a W10 license number that the upgrade servers just might go ahead and upgrade your machine to a licensed W10 machine. If your friend has a blank hard drive or SSD it might be worth a try to pull the original W7 boot disk and plug one of them in, then give it a try. What do you have to loose if it don't work but a little time. This link might give you more information on the subject as well: https://www.howtogeek.com/272201/all...s-10-for-free/ The article the link takes you to is from January 2018 so it's always possible Microsoft has changed things since then.
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October 10th 18, 06:57 PM
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On 10/10/2018 at 10:44:56 AM Buffalo wrote:
Is it still possible to upgrade from Win7 Pro 64bit to Win10 Pro 64bit for free legally? If so, how? Thanks, Buffalo Three weeks ago I went from Windows 7 Professional to Windows 10 Home for free and without any problems. -- tb
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October 10th 18, 07:15 PM
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On 10/10/2018 at 12:57:53 PM tb wrote:
On 10/10/2018 at 10:44:56 AM Buffalo wrote: Is it still possible to upgrade from Win7 Pro 64bit to Win10 Pro 64bit for free legally? If so, how? Thanks, Buffalo Three weeks ago I went from Windows 7 Professional to Windows 10 Home for free and without any problems. I meant to say "Windows 7 Home Premium". -- tb
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October 10th 18, 09:02 PM
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"Weatherman" wrote in message news
Buffalo wrote: "Weatherman" wrote in message news Buffalo wrote: Is it still possible to upgrade from Win7 Pro 64bit to Win10 Pro 64bit for free legally? If so, how? Thanks, Buffalo Nope, gotta pay now. I have heard that. This is for a friend and I am hoping there is a low cost or still a free way to do it. Thanks, Linux is free. My friend car barely run Win7, let alone run Linux. -- Buffalo
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October 10th 18, 09:03 PM
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"tb" wrote in message ...
On 10/10/2018 at 12:57:53 PM tb wrote: On 10/10/2018 at 10:44:56 AM Buffalo wrote: Is it still possible to upgrade from Win7 Pro 64bit to Win10 Pro 64bit for free legally? If so, how? Thanks, Buffalo Three weeks ago I went from Windows 7 Professional to Windows 10 Home for free and without any problems. I meant to say "Windows 7 Home Premium". What method did you use? Thanks, -- Buffalo
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October 10th 18, 09:05 PM
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"GlowingBlueMist" wrote in message news
On 10/10/2018 10:59 AM, Buffalo wrote: "Weatherman" wrote in message news Buffalo wrote: Is it still possible to upgrade from Win7 Pro 64bit to Win10 Pro 64bit for free legally? If so, how? Thanks, Buffalo Nope, gotta pay now. I have heard that. This is for a friend and I am hoping there is a low cost or still a free way to do it. Thanks, It's not official and I have not tried it myself but I have heard that if you have a retail license and use that number when asked for a W10 license number that the upgrade servers just might go ahead and upgrade your machine to a licensed W10 machine. If your friend has a blank hard drive or SSD it might be worth a try to pull the original W7 boot disk and plug one of them in, then give it a try. What do you have to loose if it don't work but a little time. This link might give you more information on the subject as well: https://www.howtogeek.com/272201/all...s-10-for-free/ The article the link takes you to is from January 2018 so it's always possible Microsoft has changed things since then. Thanks for the idea and the link. He doesn't have a spare HDD or SSD. -- Buffalo
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October 10th 18, 09:06 PM
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"Roger Blake" wrote in message
... On 2018-10-10, Buffalo wrote: I have heard that. This is for a friend and I am hoping there is a low cost or still a free way to do it. Thanks, There really is no official way to do it. I have read, but not tested, that if you do an upgrade to Windows 10 it will accept you entering your existing Windows 7 license key and grant you a digital Win10 license: https://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-...ws-10-upgrade/ Of course this is as of several months ago and that loophole may have been closed. If you want to try this it is of course at your own peril! (I would do an image backup of the system first to be on the safe side.) Thanks for that info and link. I will research that for him. -- Buffalo
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October 10th 18, 09:09 PM
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On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 09:44:56 -0600, "Buffalo"
wrote: Is it still possible to upgrade from Win7 Pro 64bit to Win10 Pro 64bit for free legally? If so, how? Read he https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...3-08a5e1ecf891
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October 10th 18, 09:11 PM
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On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:02:12 -0600
"Buffalo" wrote: "Weatherman" wrote in message news Buffalo wrote: "Weatherman" wrote in message news
Buffalo wrote: Is it still possible to upgrade from Win7 Pro 64bit to Win10 Pro 64bit for free legally? If so, how? Thanks, Buffalo Nope, gotta pay now. I have heard that. This is for a friend and I am hoping there is a low cost or still a free way to do it. Thanks, Linux is free. My friend car barely run Win7, let alone run Linux. Anyone can use Linux Mint Mate. He will find it a lot easier than fighting Windows 10. https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3598
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October 10th 18, 09:45 PM
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On 10/10/2018 at 3:03:50 PM Buffalo wrote:
"tb" wrote in message ... On 10/10/2018 at 12:57:53 PM tb wrote: On 10/10/2018 at 10:44:56 AM Buffalo wrote: Is it still possible to upgrade from Win7 Pro 64bit to Win10 Pro 64bit for free legally? If so, how? Thanks, Buffalo Three weeks ago I went from Windows 7 Professional to Windows 10 Home for free and without any problems. I meant to say "Windows 7 Home Premium". What method did you use? Thanks, * I downloaded Microsoft's Media Creation Tool first: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 * Launched the Tool, followed the prompts and downloaded an .iso file which I then burned to a DVD. * Inserted the DVD into my PC's bay (while Windows 7 was running!), launched file "setup.exe", followed the prompts, and Windows 10 Home got installed. (All my personal files are still there!) PS: It is important not to boot up the PC with the DVD and do the installation that way because it will erase everything on the HD! Just insert the DVD while Windows 7 is running and launch "setup.exe". -- tb
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