W10 Upgrade Flag

On Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:09:40 -0400, wrote:


I created a new 'clean' installation of my W7 Ultimate on a spare hard
drive in order to try the W10 Upgrade. I just wanted to play it safe
, and wanted to try W10 without affecting my personal stuff.

I don't see the W10 'upgrade' flag in the task bar. Will I see it?
When? Do I need to go that route?

Thanks

JW


Well, I spent the last two days re-doing the hard drive with a
different pretty much virgin copy of W7 in order to try to get the W10
upgrade flag to show up. No such luck. This AM no different.

This copy of W7 is Home Premium 6.7.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601,
complete with serial and is is registered on line (during
installation). I have installed some 200 updates. I do not see the
KB3035583 tho.

I have only installed a few necessary programs on this drive since I
only want to test W10 without affecting any of my other work.
Interestingly, I brought up my former W7 Home Premium drive on this
same PC with the same W7 installation from a year ago, and the W10
flag indeed is on its task bar. But I do not want to plague that
drive with W10 - at least at this time.

So - this has been frustrating.

Anyone?

JW

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On 8/14/2015 4:28 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:09:40 -0400, wrote:


I created a new 'clean' installation of my W7 Ultimate on a spare hard
drive in order to try the W10 Upgrade. I just wanted to play it safe
, and wanted to try W10 without affecting my personal stuff.

I don't see the W10 'upgrade' flag in the task bar. Will I see it?
When? Do I need to go that route?

Thanks

JW


Well, I spent the last two days re-doing the hard drive with a
different pretty much virgin copy of W7 in order to try to get the W10
upgrade flag to show up. No such luck. This AM no different.

This copy of W7 is Home Premium 6.7.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601,
complete with serial and is is registered on line (during
installation). I have installed some 200 updates. I do not see the
KB3035583 tho.

I have only installed a few necessary programs on this drive since I
only want to test W10 without affecting any of my other work.
Interestingly, I brought up my former W7 Home Premium drive on this
same PC with the same W7 installation from a year ago, and the W10
flag indeed is on its task bar. But I do not want to plague that
drive with W10 - at least at this time.

So - this has been frustrating.

Anyone?

JW

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Not having read all the threads here on your problem, I do have a
suggestion.

Don't wait for the flag, go to;
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/softw...load/windows10
and download the Media Creation tool onto your machine (pick the right
one be it 32-bit or 64-bit) based on the W7 OS you currently have on the
machine, not just based on the hardware capability itself.

Then run the program and tell it to install from the download it goes
and gets. Don't bother with the options for making a DVD or copying the
new OS to flash. Just get it done using the download direct.

Then pray that the drivers the beast picks works with your machine.

On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 05:20:59 -0500, GlowingBlueMist
wrote:

On 8/14/2015 4:28 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:09:40 -0400, wrote:


I created a new 'clean' installation of my W7 Ultimate on a spare hard
drive in order to try the W10 Upgrade. I just wanted to play it safe
, and wanted to try W10 without affecting my personal stuff.

I don't see the W10 'upgrade' flag in the task bar. Will I see it?
When? Do I need to go that route?

Thanks

JW


Well, I spent the last two days re-doing the hard drive with a
different pretty much virgin copy of W7 in order to try to get the W10
upgrade flag to show up. No such luck. This AM no different.

This copy of W7 is Home Premium 6.7.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601,
complete with serial and is is registered on line (during
installation). I have installed some 200 updates. I do not see the
KB3035583 tho.

I have only installed a few necessary programs on this drive since I
only want to test W10 without affecting any of my other work.
Interestingly, I brought up my former W7 Home Premium drive on this
same PC with the same W7 installation from a year ago, and the W10
flag indeed is on its task bar. But I do not want to plague that
drive with W10 - at least at this time.

So - this has been frustrating.

Anyone?

JW

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Not having read all the threads here on your problem, I do have a
suggestion.

Don't wait for the flag, go to;
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/softw...load/windows10
and download the Media Creation tool onto your machine (pick the right
one be it 32-bit or 64-bit) based on the W7 OS you currently have on the
machine, not just based on the hardware capability itself.

Then run the program and tell it to install from the download it goes
and gets. Don't bother with the options for making a DVD or copying the
new OS to flash. Just get it done using the download direct.

Then pray that the drivers the beast picks works with your machine.


Will do. My machine is 64-bit. Forgot to say that.

Thanks

JW

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On 8/14/2015 6:08 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 05:20:59 -0500, GlowingBlueMist
wrote:

On 8/14/2015 4:28 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:09:40 -0400, wrote:


I created a new 'clean' installation of my W7 Ultimate on a spare hard
drive in order to try the W10 Upgrade. I just wanted to play it safe
, and wanted to try W10 without affecting my personal stuff.

I don't see the W10 'upgrade' flag in the task bar. Will I see it?
When? Do I need to go that route?

Thanks

JW


Well, I spent the last two days re-doing the hard drive with a
different pretty much virgin copy of W7 in order to try to get the W10
upgrade flag to show up. No such luck. This AM no different.

This copy of W7 is Home Premium 6.7.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601,
complete with serial and is is registered on line (during
installation). I have installed some 200 updates. I do not see the
KB3035583 tho.

I have only installed a few necessary programs on this drive since I
only want to test W10 without affecting any of my other work.
Interestingly, I brought up my former W7 Home Premium drive on this
same PC with the same W7 installation from a year ago, and the W10
flag indeed is on its task bar. But I do not want to plague that
drive with W10 - at least at this time.

So - this has been frustrating.

Anyone?

JW

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Not having read all the threads here on your problem, I do have a
suggestion.

Don't wait for the flag, go to;
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/softw...load/windows10
and download the Media Creation tool onto your machine (pick the right
one be it 32-bit or 64-bit) based on the W7 OS you currently have on the
machine, not just based on the hardware capability itself.

Then run the program and tell it to install from the download it goes
and gets. Don't bother with the options for making a DVD or copying the
new OS to flash. Just get it done using the download direct.

Then pray that the drivers the beast picks works with your machine.


Will do. My machine is 64-bit. Forgot to say that.

Thanks

JW

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Just make sure you do an Upgrade and not a clean install. You have to
do an upgrade first then at a later date you might be able to do a clean
install once your existing system gets accepted by the W10 registration
server.

snip

Not having read all the threads here on your problem, I do have a
suggestion.

Don't wait for the flag, go to;
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/softw...load/windows10
and download the Media Creation tool onto your machine (pick the right
one be it 32-bit or 64-bit) based on the W7 OS you currently have on the
machine, not just based on the hardware capability itself.

Then run the program and tell it to install from the download it goes
and gets. Don't bother with the options for making a DVD or copying the
new OS to flash. Just get it done using the download direct.

Then pray that the drivers the beast picks works with your machine.


Will do. My machine is 64-bit. Forgot to say that.

Thanks

JW

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Just make sure you do an Upgrade and not a clean install. You have to
do an upgrade first then at a later date you might be able to do a clean
install once your existing system gets accepted by the W10 registration
server.
One last thing, after starting the actual upgrade, it can take hours for
it to come back up for air after the first boot, of many. Those that
get impatient and try things on the keyboard or power switch usually
have to start over, sometimes from scratch. One reason why I make image
copies of the working system prior to doing any OS upgrade if at all
possible.

On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 06:25:26 -0500, GlowingBlueMist
wrote:

snip

Not having read all the threads here on your problem, I do have a
suggestion.

Don't wait for the flag, go to;
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/softw...load/windows10
and download the Media Creation tool onto your machine (pick the right
one be it 32-bit or 64-bit) based on the W7 OS you currently have on the
machine, not just based on the hardware capability itself.

Then run the program and tell it to install from the download it goes
and gets. Don't bother with the options for making a DVD or copying the
new OS to flash. Just get it done using the download direct.

Then pray that the drivers the beast picks works with your machine.


Will do. My machine is 64-bit. Forgot to say that.

Thanks

JW

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Just make sure you do an Upgrade and not a clean install. You have to
do an upgrade first then at a later date you might be able to do a clean
install once your existing system gets accepted by the W10 registration
server.
One last thing, after starting the actual upgrade, it can take hours for
it to come back up for air after the first boot, of many. Those that
get impatient and try things on the keyboard or power switch usually
have to start over, sometimes from scratch. One reason why I make image
copies of the working system prior to doing any OS upgrade if at all
possible.


Thanks - I can be alert for that. As it is, I am going to try the
update on a specially-made W7 on a separate hard drive, somewhat clean
of any apps or data. So I thnk I can't get hurt, and will be able to
just forget W10and return to my W7 on my working drive.
Thanks

JW

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On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 07:57:12 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 06:25:26 -0500, GlowingBlueMist
wrote:

snip

Not having read all the threads here on your problem, I do have a
suggestion.

Don't wait for the flag, go to;
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/softw...load/windows10
and download the Media Creation tool onto your machine (pick the right
one be it 32-bit or 64-bit) based on the W7 OS you currently have on the
machine, not just based on the hardware capability itself.

Then run the program and tell it to install from the download it goes
and gets. Don't bother with the options for making a DVD or copying the
new OS to flash. Just get it done using the download direct.

Then pray that the drivers the beast picks works with your machine.


Will do. My machine is 64-bit. Forgot to say that.

Thanks

JW

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Just make sure you do an Upgrade and not a clean install. You have to
do an upgrade first then at a later date you might be able to do a clean
install once your existing system gets accepted by the W10 registration
server.
One last thing, after starting the actual upgrade, it can take hours for
it to come back up for air after the first boot, of many. Those that
get impatient and try things on the keyboard or power switch usually
have to start over, sometimes from scratch. One reason why I make image
copies of the working system prior to doing any OS upgrade if at all
possible.


Thanks - I can be alert for that. As it is, I am going to try the
update on a specially-made W7 on a separate hard drive, somewhat clean
of any apps or data. So I thnk I can't get hurt, and will be able to
just forget W10and return to my W7 on my working drive.
Thanks

JW

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This post is from W10! The installation from the web site went fine,
although it took 2 1/2 hours. I notice right off the boot is very
slow. Now to play with it.

Thanks all

JW

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On 8/14/2015 9:16 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 07:57:12 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 06:25:26 -0500, GlowingBlueMist
wrote:

snip

Not having read all the threads here on your problem, I do have a
suggestion.

Don't wait for the flag, go to;
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/softw...load/windows10
and download the Media Creation tool onto your machine (pick the right
one be it 32-bit or 64-bit) based on the W7 OS you currently have on the
machine, not just based on the hardware capability itself.

Then run the program and tell it to install from the download it goes
and gets. Don't bother with the options for making a DVD or copying the
new OS to flash. Just get it done using the download direct.

Then pray that the drivers the beast picks works with your machine.


Will do. My machine is 64-bit. Forgot to say that.

Thanks

JW

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Just make sure you do an Upgrade and not a clean install. You have to
do an upgrade first then at a later date you might be able to do a clean
install once your existing system gets accepted by the W10 registration
server.
One last thing, after starting the actual upgrade, it can take hours for
it to come back up for air after the first boot, of many. Those that
get impatient and try things on the keyboard or power switch usually
have to start over, sometimes from scratch. One reason why I make image
copies of the working system prior to doing any OS upgrade if at all
possible.


Thanks - I can be alert for that. As it is, I am going to try the
update on a specially-made W7 on a separate hard drive, somewhat clean
of any apps or data. So I thnk I can't get hurt, and will be able to
just forget W10and return to my W7 on my working drive.
Thanks

JW

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This post is from W10! The installation from the web site went fine,
although it took 2 1/2 hours. I notice right off the boot is very
slow. Now to play with it.

Thanks all

JW
All right, first big hurtle passed. Must be a good PC as mine are
mostly antiques in the Windows world and usually took around 4 hours to
upgrade.

There are some threads around about slow booting but I have not read
them as mine boots just fine. There should be a folder old.windows or
something similar that contains your old OS. If your hard drive free
space is low that might contribute to the slow booting. If you want to
risk not being able to go back to the old OS you could delete it for
more free space on the drive. Other than that I can only think to go
into the system control panel and make sure none of the devices are
complaining of not having a proper driver.

Good Luck