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Is the free Windows 10 upgrade still available?
Is it possible to upgrade from a licensed version of Panasonic
(FZ-G1ASBJKBA) FZ-G1 ToughPad Core i5 (3437U) OEM Windows 8.1 Pro? |
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Is the free Windows 10 upgrade still available?
On Mon, 02 Dec 2019 17:19:15 +1100, Lucifer wrote:
Is it possible to upgrade from a licensed version of Panasonic (FZ-G1ASBJKBA) FZ-G1 ToughPad Core i5 (3437U) OEM Windows 8.1 Pro? See these very very recent articles https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/you-can-still-upgrade-to-windows-10-for-free-heres-how/ https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-still-allows-free-windows-10-upgrades https://www.cnet.com/how-to/upgrade-to-windows-10-free-heres-how/ Disclaimer: I have not tried these myself. |
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Lucifer wrote:
Is it possible to upgrade from a licensed version of Panasonic (FZ-G1ASBJKBA) FZ-G1 ToughPad Core i5 (3437U) OEM Windows 8.1 Pro? Yes. https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Tou.../dp/B00GHV0ZIS i5-3437U 2 cores 4 threads You have "64GB-HD" so there might actually be sufficient room to do an Upgrade over top. Paul |
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On Mon, 2 Dec 2019 03:44:19 -0400, pjp
wrote: In article , says... Is it possible to upgrade from a licensed version of Panasonic (FZ-G1ASBJKBA) FZ-G1 ToughPad Core i5 (3437U) OEM Windows 8.1 Pro? Think you'ld find all goes well. Has for two pc's did the "free" upgrade well after advertised end of offer here. On a pc I changed from 32bit Win7 to 63bit Win10 I had to enter a key for a Win7 64 bit os is only issue I've had. Keep same bit size and I doubt you'll have any problems at all other than hardware and drivers related. I bought a Toughpad with no OS but with a OEM Windows 8.1 pro sticker. I was hoping to install the 8.1 using the sticker code and then upgrade. What are my chances of getting an OEM Windows 8.1 pro? I am hoping the OEM version will have the drivers. Thanks. |
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pjp wrote:
In article , says... Is it possible to upgrade from a licensed version of Panasonic (FZ-G1ASBJKBA) FZ-G1 ToughPad Core i5 (3437U) OEM Windows 8.1 Pro? Think you'ld find all goes well. Has for two pc's did the "free" upgrade well after advertised end of offer here. On a pc I changed from 32bit Win7 to 63bit Win10 I had to enter a key for a Win7 64 bit os is only issue I've had. Keep same bit size and I doubt you'll have any problems at all other than hardware and drivers related. You can select "I don't have a key" at install time, then rely on the OS to "sniff" the MSDM BIOS table which contains the Win8 OEM key. Machines like that, no longer need a COA (as the key is stored in the BIOS), and if you installed Win8 media (same level as originally shipped, like Pro), then the OS is supposed to see the license key immediately. The same could happen with Windows 10, as it would be looking for MSDM (for a Win10 key) and see the Win8 key sitting there. You can dump the MSDM table in Linux, if you're bored. There's an ACPIDUMP. And I see here, that there is an ACPIDUMP.exe for Windows users. I could run this on Win7, which is what is running on the Test Machine right now. https://acpica.org/downloads/binary-tools https://acpica.org/sites/acpica/file...n-20191018.zip In an administrator command prompt, you could then try: acpidump -s # show table names acpidump.exe -n msdm # mine doesn't have this table but # the Win8 tablet will have it and see what happens. You shouldn't ever need to type that key, but if you want it (on an OEM machine HP/Dell/Acer/Lenovo) then it should be loaded. If you assemble your own computer and put an Asus motherboard in it, then there should not be an MSDM. Paul |
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On 02/12/2019 07:24, Ralph Fox wrote:
On Mon, 02 Dec 2019 17:19:15 +1100, Lucifer wrote: Is it possible to upgrade from a licensed version of Panasonic (FZ-G1ASBJKBA) FZ-G1 ToughPad Core i5 (3437U) OEM Windows 8.1 Pro? See these very very recent articles https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/you-can-still-upgrade-to-windows-10-for-free-heres-how/ https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-still-allows-free-windows-10-upgrades https://www.cnet.com/how-to/upgrade-to-windows-10-free-heres-how/ Disclaimer: I have not tried these myself. I *DID* try this myself a few weeks ago on my Toshiba laptop. I took it back to its original Windows 7 state (as when new) and it's now running Windows 10 Version 1909 (OS Build 18363.476) No problem. No cost! |
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Lucifer wrote:
On Mon, 2 Dec 2019 03:44:19 -0400, pjp wrote: In article , says... Is it possible to upgrade from a licensed version of Panasonic (FZ-G1ASBJKBA) FZ-G1 ToughPad Core i5 (3437U) OEM Windows 8.1 Pro? Think you'ld find all goes well. Has for two pc's did the "free" upgrade well after advertised end of offer here. On a pc I changed from 32bit Win7 to 63bit Win10 I had to enter a key for a Win7 64 bit os is only issue I've had. Keep same bit size and I doubt you'll have any problems at all other than hardware and drivers related. I bought a Toughpad with no OS but with a OEM Windows 8.1 pro sticker. I was hoping to install the 8.1 using the sticker code and then upgrade. What are my chances of getting an OEM Windows 8.1 pro? I am hoping the OEM version will have the drivers. Thanks. You can use the download link generator at Heidoc. The Heidoc Win7 option is almost useless now - it's very hard for them to generate valid download links. They use a pool of valid Win7 licenses to generate those URLs, and Microsoft limits how many times a particular license key can do a download. Whereas Win8 stands a better chance. However, in this case you don't need it. Installing Win8 would be an unnecessary step. What counts right now, is what that license key on the COA is. Does that means the tablet is actually Windows 7 vintage ? As otherwise, there is less reason to be putting a COA on it. The COA means it was updated from *something*, but exactly what ? Download the Windows 10 the normal way, and install Pro and see if it activates, or see if the license key works. Use your COA license key, as you feel that is the "qualifying OS" in this case (free upgrade). The Heidoc tool is here. The download ISO does *not* come from the heidoc site. That would crush them, with Internet charges. Instead, what the program does, is it interacts with TechBench, and fools TechBench into thinking you are a Retail customer. And it gives two URLs. The "copy" button on the right of the display, copies the URL to the copy buffer. Then, open Firefox and paste in the URL and download either the 32 bit or the 64 bit OS you wanted. You can even download both if you want. I normally keep both versions, because I run the 32-bit version in a cruddy VM setup. https://www.heidoc.net/joomla/techno...-download-tool Here is a picture of the tool when it is running. https://www.heidoc.net/joomla/images...downloader.png Once you make a particular OS selection, the copy button is on the right. You'll have to wait a moment, as the tool uses IE, ActiveX, Techbench, to generate a one-time URL (good for 24 hours). You cannot (practically speaking), post the URL to USENET and have others use it, as eventually the link will become invalid. You should not use that for Windows 10, because the download DVD for 64 bit is 5GB in size. If you use the MediaCreationTool using the regular microsoft.com download page, that one when downloaded, fits on a single-layer DVD blank and is less than 4.7GB in size. The TechBench style Win10 has 11 OSes, the MediaCreationTool one has 7 OSes and is a smaller ISO file. The four missing OS types, are not all that useful to anyone (they're Educational versions, and the students can get the media from their school for that). Paul |
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Il giorno Mon 02 Dec 2019 08:30:50a, *Paul* ha inviato su
alt.comp.os.windows-10 il messaggio . Vediamo cosa ha scritto: You have "64GB-HD" so there might actually be sufficient room to do an Upgrade over top. better solution: format disk and install w10 using the w8 serial number -- /-\ /\/\ /\/\ /-\ /\/\ /\/\ /-\ T /-\ -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- - -=- http://www.bb2002.it ............ [ al lavoro ] ........... |
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On 02/12/2019 08:40, Lucifer wrote:
What are my chances of getting an OEM Windows 8.1 pro? Chances are very good from this link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows8ISO Just follow the instructions and use drop-down list and you'll get an ISO. You don't even need a serial number to download it but you'll need it when installing. Windows 8.1 was generic because I downloaded it when upgrading from 8 to 8.1 and I was also able to install it on an OEM machine using this ISO. You can go direct to Windows 10 using your Windows 8.1 serial number but you want 8.1 so the link is what I provided. Good luck. -- With over 1,000,000 million devices now running Windows 10, customer satisfaction is higher than any previous version of windows. |
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Ammammata wrote:
Il giorno Mon 02 Dec 2019 08:30:50a, *Paul* ha inviato su alt.comp.os.windows-10 il messaggio . Vediamo cosa ha scritto: You have "64GB-HD" so there might actually be sufficient room to do an Upgrade over top. better solution: format disk and install w10 using the w8 serial number "Upgrade over top" is so the user applications do not need to be reinstalled. Paul |
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On 12/2/2019 9:46 AM, Paul wrote:
Ammammata wrote: Il giorno Mon 02 Dec 2019 08:30:50a, *Paul* ha inviato su alt.comp.os.windows-10 il messaggio . Vediamo cosa ha scritto: You have "64GB-HD" so there might actually be sufficient room to do an Upgrade over top. better solution: format disk and install w10 using the w8 serial number "Upgrade over top" is so the user applications do not need to be reinstalled. Yes, I agree. Upgrading over the top rather than doing a clean installation is the better choice for almost everyone. Here's my standard post on the subject: Although many people will tell you that formatting and installing cleanly is the best way to go, I disagree. Unlike with previous versions of Windows, when doing an upgrade was often a mistake, an upgrade to Windows XP or later replaces almost everything, and usually works very well. The only real exception is when you are having problems; in that situation, an upgrade often worsens problems, rather than solving them. My recommendation is to at least try the upgrade, since it's much easier than a clean installation. You can always change your mind and reinstall cleanly if problems develop. However, don't assume that doing an upgrade relieves you of the need to backup your data, etc. before beginning. Before starting to upgrade, it's always prudent to recognize that things like a sudden power loss can occur in the middle of it and cause the loss of everything. For that reason you should make sure you have backups and anything else you need to reinstall if the worst happens. -- Ken |
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On 2019-12-01 22:19, Lucifer wrote:
Is it possible to upgrade from a licensed version of Panasonic (FZ-G1ASBJKBA) FZ-G1 ToughPad Core i5 (3437U) OEM Windows 8.1 Pro? I did one last week. Windows 7 Pro to Windows Nein, ooops, Windows Ten Pro. Going to do one or two tomorrow, time permitting? |
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Il giorno Mon 02 Dec 2019 06:26:12p, *Ken Blake* ha inviato su
alt.comp.os.windows-10 il messaggio . Vediamo cosa ha scritto: an upgrade to Windows XP or later replaces almost everything, and usually works very well yes, *usually* but always remember "The funk of 40 thousand years" that on *many* home computers is the main problem -- /-\ /\/\ /\/\ /-\ /\/\ /\/\ /-\ T /-\ -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- - -=- http://www.bb2002.it ............ [ al lavoro ] ........... |
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On 12/4/2019 1:23 AM, Ammammata wrote:
Il giorno Mon 02 Dec 2019 06:26:12p, *Ken Blake* ha inviato su alt.comp.os.windows-10 il messaggio . Vediamo cosa ha scritto: an upgrade to Windows XP or later replaces almost everything, and usually works very well yes, *usually* Yes, "usually" is what I said. And that's why I said "My recommendation is to at least try the upgrade, since it's much easier than a clean installation. You can always change your mind and reinstall cleanly if problems develop." but always remember "The funk of 40 thousand years" that on *many* home computers is the main problem -- Ken |
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