Windows 10: Clean Install after upgrade from 7 don't work !! Can't activate the OS

Discus and support Clean Install after upgrade from 7 don't work !! Can't activate the OS in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; By jove I think you've got something there. I just did it again and I'm pretty sure I accepted the default "Home" version; downloading Pro as we speak;... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by lexo1000, Jul 28, 2015.

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  1. 99TAWS6
    99taws6 Win User

    Clean Install after upgrade from 7 don't work !! Can't activate the OS


    Well depending on what you want to do. If you are doing a clean install "after" you have successfully done an upgraded install and verified that your windows 10 has been activated you will then want to do a clean install by booting to the image whether it be a USB or DVD and installing to a clean partition.

    I usually wipe the hard drive after I have verified the upgrade using Gparted and setup my partitions that way. I then boot to my windows10 install media and install. I skip the part asking for the install key as it will validate when it connects to the Internet.

    Hope this helps
     
    99taws6, Aug 18, 2015
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  2. 99TAWS6
    99taws6 Win User
    99taws6, Aug 18, 2015
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  3. Brink
    Brink New Member
    lol *Wink
     
    Brink, Aug 18, 2015
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  4. ALLANP
    AllanP Win User

    Clean Install after upgrade from 7 don't work !! Can't activate the OS

    AllanP, Aug 18, 2015
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  5. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Glad we could help. *Smile
     
    Brink, Aug 18, 2015
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  6. 99TAWS6
    99taws6 Win User
    Clean Install after upgrade from 7 don't work !! Can't activate the OS [​IMG]
     
    99taws6, Aug 18, 2015
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  7. ALLANP
    AllanP Win User
    Never saw your post before installing. I would have wiped it also except I had a Linux partition and a backup partion. W10 seemed to do a good job of selecting the right partition and doing a 500Mb system partition so I let it go for it.
     
    AllanP, Aug 19, 2015
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  8. 99TAWS6
    99taws6 Win User

    Clean Install after upgrade from 7 don't work !! Can't activate the OS

    Well that's fine. Question is did it work for you?
     
    99taws6, Aug 19, 2015
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  9. ALLANP
    AllanP Win User
    Yes all went very well; a few programs yet to install and probably a bit of tweaking.
     
    AllanP, Aug 19, 2015
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  10. 99TAWS6
    99taws6 Win User
    Awesome glad it worked for you. Hopefully the rest of the experience goes well. I personally have been enjoying 10 almost 6 months now and I wouldn't go back. Microsoft has been quick to fix problems so far
     
    99taws6, Aug 19, 2015
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  11. PIVLIT2
    pivlit2 Win User
    I know this post was from a while ago but it seems relevant to my situation. I did a clean install using Media Creation Tool in Windows 7 to install Windows 10 without doing the "internal" upgrade first. I can't activate 10 now and I have no idea what to do. I don't have the key for 7 since it was a clean install. What options do I have?
     
    pivlit2, Apr 21, 2016
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  12. CLINTLGM
    Clintlgm Win User
    Clintlgm, Apr 21, 2016
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  13. NAVYLCDR
    NavyLCDR New Member

    Clean Install after upgrade from 7 don't work !! Can't activate the OS

    If you don't have a Windows 7 product key, then how was it activated previously on that computer? But, now since you did a clean install wiping away the traces of Windows 7, if you don't have a COA sticker on the computer with a Windows 7 product key printed on it, you are going to have to purchase a Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 that comes with a product key.
     
    NavyLCDR, Apr 21, 2016
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  14. PIVLIT2
    pivlit2 Win User
    The computer already had Windows 7 (genuine and activated). The tutorial in the Microsoft help forum talked about doing a manual install with the Media Creation Tool to USB. The process of upgrading by clicking on the Windows 10 icon in the taskbar wasn't working because it was stuck on "Starting Download" for days. There is a sticker but since this is an older laptop, you can't read it anymore.

    I just find it silly that since the upgrade wasn't working, that I'm the one that has to pay money because a moderator on the Microsoft site recommended a straight manual, clean installation via USB.
     
    pivlit2, Apr 21, 2016
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  15. PIVLIT2
    pivlit2 Win User
    pivlit2, Apr 21, 2016
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