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It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ?
It is unusual for Microsoft to be so late...
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It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is thepromised Windows 10 then ?
On 2015-07-29 10:20 AM, Unicorn wrote:
It is unusual for Microsoft to be so late... It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ? I'm thinking noon EST (9am Pacific, standard business time for that time zone). Like you, I was expecting that it would be available from midnight but I guess I was wrong. The ISO can already be downloaded with the Media Creation Tool but without a product key, that ISO is currently useless (unless it can be activated post-install like Windows 7). -- A.M |
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It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ?
"A.M" wrote in message ... On 2015-07-29 10:20 AM, Unicorn wrote: It is unusual for Microsoft to be so late... It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ? I'm thinking noon EST (9am Pacific, standard business time for that time zone). Like you, I was expecting that it would be available from midnight but I guess I was wrong. The ISO can already be downloaded with the Media Creation Tool but without a product key, that ISO is currently useless (unless it can be activated post-install like Windows 7). The media can be used to upgrade a PC with a qualifying OS from within the OS. It's just if you use the media for a clean install on another PC that you'll need the key. -- SC Tom |
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It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is thepromised Windows 10 then ?
On 2015-07-29 11:39 AM, SC Tom wrote:
"A.M" wrote in message ... On 2015-07-29 10:20 AM, Unicorn wrote: It is unusual for Microsoft to be so late... It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ? I'm thinking noon EST (9am Pacific, standard business time for that time zone). Like you, I was expecting that it would be available from midnight but I guess I was wrong. The ISO can already be downloaded with the Media Creation Tool but without a product key, that ISO is currently useless (unless it can be activated post-install like Windows 7). The media can be used to upgrade a PC with a qualifying OS from within the OS. It's just if you use the media for a clean install on another PC that you'll need the key. Good to know, I'll start the upgrade immediately. -- A.M |
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It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ?
Unicorn wrote:
It is unusual for Microsoft to be so late... It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ? Windows 10 newsgroup, if carried by your Usenet provider, is over at: alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
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It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ?
THANKS ! VanguardLH - Virginmedia still hasn't got it...
"VanguardLH" wrote in message ... Unicorn wrote: It is unusual for Microsoft to be so late... It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ? Windows 10 newsgroup, if carried by your Usenet provider, is over at: alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
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It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is thepromised Windows 10 then ?
Unicorn wrote:
It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ? I had it downloaded by 08:20GMT and installed by 09:10 |
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It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ?
On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:20:30 Unicorn wrote:
It is unusual for Microsoft to be so late... It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ? Look in C:\$Windows.~BT and you will find all the files there just waiting to be installed. David -- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK |
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It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ?
"Andy Burns" wrote in message o.uk... Unicorn wrote: It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ? I had it downloaded by 08:20GMT and installed by 09:10 Have you been "notify" ? |
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It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is thepromised Windows 10 then ?
David Rance wrote:
On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:20:30 Unicorn wrote: It is unusual for Microsoft to be so late... It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ? Look in C:\$Windows.~BT and you will find all the files there just waiting to be installed. David The contents of C:\$Windows.~BT are not immutable. If you run the Media Creation Tool (to download and make Win10 ISO9660), you may find the contents of that folder get cleaned out. If you like what you see in C:\$Windows.~BT, make a copy some place safe. Paul |
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It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is thepromised Windows 10 then ?
Fortunski wrote:
"Andy Burns" wrote: I had it downloaded by 08:20GMT and installed by 09:10 Have you been "notify" ? When the "book your download" first appeared, I did that and got my confirmation, since then I heard nothing from Microsoft, it hadn't started downloading in the background, but it wanted a reboot after some earlier updates, after that the normal windows update "check for updates" button had become an "Upgrade now" button, so I did ... |
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It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ?
On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 02:20:38 Paul wrote:
David Rance wrote: On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:20:30 Unicorn wrote: It is unusual for Microsoft to be so late... It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ? Look in C:\$Windows.~BT and you will find all the files there just waiting to be installed. The contents of C:\$Windows.~BT are not immutable. If you run the Media Creation Tool (to download and make Win10 ISO9660), you may find the contents of that folder get cleaned out. If you like what you see in C:\$Windows.~BT, make a copy some place safe. I wonder what would happen if I clicked on setup.exe. Would it try to install Windows 10 even though it hasn't told me it's ready? David -- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK |
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It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ?
"David Rance" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 02:20:38 Paul wrote: David Rance wrote: On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:20:30 Unicorn wrote: It is unusual for Microsoft to be so late... It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ? Look in C:\$Windows.~BT and you will find all the files there just waiting to be installed. The contents of C:\$Windows.~BT are not immutable. If you run the Media Creation Tool (to download and make Win10 ISO9660), you may find the contents of that folder get cleaned out. If you like what you see in C:\$Windows.~BT, make a copy some place safe. I wonder what would happen if I clicked on setup.exe. Would it try to install Windows 10 even though it hasn't told me it's ready? David One way to find out :-) Do you have a recent disk image? If so, then you have nothing to lose by doing it wink wink nudge nudge -- SC Tom |
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It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ?
"David Rance" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 02:20:38 Paul wrote: David Rance wrote: On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:20:30 Unicorn wrote: It is unusual for Microsoft to be so late... It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ? Look in C:\$Windows.~BT and you will find all the files there just waiting to be installed. The contents of C:\$Windows.~BT are not immutable. If you run the Media Creation Tool (to download and make Win10 ISO9660), you may find the contents of that folder get cleaned out. If you like what you see in C:\$Windows.~BT, make a copy some place safe. I wonder what would happen if I clicked on setup.exe. Would it try to install Windows 10 even though it hasn't told me it's ready? David I'll let you know when mine is finished. I decided to try an upgrade of my Win10 Insider Preview to Win10 RTM. I started setup from C:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\Windows, and it seems to be upgrading right now. It's 50% done, and it's been about 45 minutes so far. Looks promising, though. We'll see, and I'll post back the results. -- SC Tom |
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It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ?
On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 09:20:59 SC Tom wrote:
"David Rance" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 02:20:38 Paul wrote: David Rance wrote: On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:20:30 Unicorn wrote: It is unusual for Microsoft to be so late... It's already 15 hours of 29/07/2015 in Europe - where is the promised Windows 10 then ? Look in C:\$Windows.~BT and you will find all the files there just waiting to be installed. The contents of C:\$Windows.~BT are not immutable. If you run the Media Creation Tool (to download and make Win10 ISO9660), you may find the contents of that folder get cleaned out. If you like what you see in C:\$Windows.~BT, make a copy some place safe. I wonder what would happen if I clicked on setup.exe. Would it try to install Windows 10 even though it hasn't told me it's ready? David I'll let you know when mine is finished. I decided to try an upgrade of my Win10 Insider Preview to Win10 RTM. I started setup from C:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\Windows, and it seems to be upgrading right now. It's 50% done, and it's been about 45 minutes so far. Looks promising, though. We'll see, and I'll post back the results. Look forward to it .... David -- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK |
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