Windows 10: MS Might Have Removed Win 10 TH2 ISOs Because of Activation Issues

If I am intoxicated, do I have an invalid driver's license? No. It is just illegal for me to drive a car, but my driver's license remains valid. I won't get arrested for driving without a license, because I have one. I will get arrested for driving while intoxicated. If I have both a Home license and a Pro upgrade license, the Home license does NOT become invalid - it simply becomes against the EULA to have both the Home and Pro installed and activated at the same time.

 

When you are on a flight an get upgraded to first class, you don't get to have the lunch in first then go back to your old seat in economy for lunch there as well.

That's just plain greedy.

 

I am a little *Confused on your postings Fafhrd

Here is what I understand to be valid

This is one example of a valid install of windows 7 & windows 10

My system is this way.

Partition one windows 7 oemslp (Special dvd disk I got from dell to do a clean install of w7)
Partition two windows 7 retail upgrade to windows 10 ( I have done a clean install of w10 since then)
Partition 5 Lubuntu 14.04.3 lts system with xfce 4.x desktop (maybe switching to 17.3 Linux mint when released)
Partition 6 ext 3 (Test out other distros)
Partition 7 Linux Swap

 

I'll try. Thank you very much! *Smile

 

Yep that's all valid. What's valid has always been clear in the past, based on product keys.

Regarding upgrades I think it's quite clear that an upgrade replaces the previous product and you can't go back if you accept the upgrade. If you don't accept the upgrade you can remove it, replace your original OS, and even take the upgrade software back to the vendor for a refund within a reasonable time, in theory. Any other interpretation of "upgrade" is wrong.

As far as Windows 10 goes, there are many ways to perform installations which are not legitimate, without any hacking whatsoever and so far, without Microsoft being able to tell if the installation is valid or not.

Product keys are not an issue any more, but digital entitlement is the method by which Microsoft checks that Windows 10 can be installed and activated on any PC.

The EULA for Windows 10 says what is valid, but the digital entitlement methodology allows some installations which breach the terms of the EULA in several places, to show as genuine, activated, and licensed.

Something is not right, and eventually, Microsoft must close up these loopholes, and when they do there will be plenty of confused and upset users, which will be the cause of yet another breakdown of trust for this company.

 

Hmm. You're still angry over the friend rejection thing aren't you?

When you have as many points and posts then you can stand in judgement.

Simple solution. Please do likewise.

 

Guys chill out already. *Tongue All I meant by my "That's not supposed to happen" is Microsoft's intent was to give you one per PC depending on what OS you upgraded from. It wasn't my intention to start a is it legal illegal debate. In the normal scheme of things you should just get the one digital entitlement for that device, not two. My two are perfectly legal, I'm not debating that. For me the Home digital entitlement is never going to be used. Why use Home when I can use Pro?

 

Oh i just wish i could, some of my software still does not like Linux, especially some drivers.

 

Microsoft disagrees with you:
Going back to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 - Windows Help -

So people can go with your repeated nonsense, or what Microsoft says.

Recovery options in Windows 10 - Windows Help

 

Downloaded Windows 10 -1511 ISO from Tech Bench this morning set up .exe starts up fine when if I mount it so presumably the download is fine. I'm going to burn a DVD also to have a 1511 (10586.0) installer/ boot disk .