Windows 10: So Very Disappointed With Win 10

The Windows 7 product code showkey gets you isn't going to help. Not if it was a factory OEM-SLP install, that product code will not activate online. It is blocked from online activation on the Microsoft activation server. You need custom OEM branded install media to restore the OEM-SLP factory activation. If you don't have that custom install media you have to use the product code on the COA sticker.

 

I give up, total ignorance showed can't be disputed.

 

Your baseless assertion is dismissed out of hand, and your tacit concession on the matter is noted.

 

Based on all of your comments that's a compliment, thank you.

 

Yawn.. program.. app.. yup. They all be some form of program and the difference is how they are implemented.

Next... *Wink

 

Sorry got side-tracked - your Windows.old folder will be directly beneath your Windows folder under C:\
... if not you do not have an upgraded install.

What 's confusing on the Showkey page? - run it firstly, if you have an upgrade install, the original key will be displayed which is that, that was previously installed...

 

I have to agree with your comments, as I am also loving Windows 10 and as such I cannot fault it in any way at all.

When first loaded up, it was 'glitchy' Mouse freeze, Screen freeze, Crashing and everything else in between, so as I have Two Copies of Windows 7, I kept one on the back burner just in case I wanted to go back.

But now all the updates are in place, its running as smooth as silk, to such an extent I have now Upgraded my other Copy of Windows 7 as well.

There are still features that I have not still learned how to use, although I will get to grips with them in time but apart from that I have no complaints whatsoever.

 

Not true. Guess you missed the part where the OP said

The OP is complaining because the Win10 upgrade corrupted his machine such that now, he can not go back to Win7. That sounds like a problem resulting from the Win10 upgrade to me!

Again -- NOT true! The OP did not choose to corrupt his machine, rendering Win7 unusable. The Win10 Upgrade tool chose to do that -- TO the OP's machine.

Once again -- it is NOT reasonable for folks to expect that the MS upgrade is going to corrupt their machine, making it unusable. And before anyone says this is NOT happening, it DID -- to the OP. And it did, to my machine, as well. And it has also done that to hundreds of folks that have posted to the HP Support forums about their problems over the last several weeks.

So, once again, I join in with the few others on this forum and say that we need to stop bashing folks who come here for help.

 

Totally agree. The goal of this forum is to help others.. can't do that don't reply.

 

I was enjoying Windows 10 for about a week. Then i started getting the missing bootmgr error and non of the fixes worked. Thank god i could rollback to Windows 7. Being a tester for Microsoft i didn't sign up for. My PC builder and friend who has been in the business for 30 years said he has more people bringing their PC into the shop after downloading 10. He's telling people to stay away from it till the last minute of the free update if Windows 7 or 8 is working fine for you. Hopefully it will be fixed by then.

 

Yeah, "upgrading" with MS is always a scary proposal. It is not for the faint of heart. I took a chance and got lucky, but I did it because I was upgrading hard drives anyway and still have Win7 on my old HD.

Do the automatic updates scare anyone? I know you can schedule a restart (which I have set) but I guess I like to control the updates too. I usually like to have critical backups before updates, just in case. With the Win 10 approach, there is no such thing.

 

With a lot of help from this forum and it's very helpful members,i have two computers upgraded from one a Win7Pro and one from Win8.1. Both now running Win10 with no problems.

 

I do have two other computers running Win7Pro that were my backup,in case things did not go right with the Win10 install. I used no backing up of my two computers,and I lost no installed programs or files. I did have to reinstall my Sony video program on the Win8.1 system. The 8.1 computer asked a few time for a password, but later it just booted up ready to go.
I just downloaded Win10 from the Microsoft web site, and just installed it doing nothing special.
I have been upgrading Microsoft Windows for many years,this was by far the simplest install.

 

Well nuts I am so confused at this point I am not sure what to do..... All I really want is go go back the Win 7 and have my HP Laptop work like it did on August 28th.......
Thanks for your help....... (I think) LoL LoL lol

 

You have 7 more days to go back to 7. Find a way.