Windows 10: Will Free Windows 10 "Upgrade" work with Clean Install (CMPXCHG16b)?

Thanks for checking, Mystere - much obliged.

Best-case scenario for me: I may yet possibly end up with Windows 10 x64 on this beast (who knows?). Worst case, I stick with Windows 7, which Microsoft won't truly sunset until 2020 (extended support, which I have). I might even go to Linux Mint 17.1 dual-boot.

One true irony here, Mystere: Windows 7 is quite a bit more resource-intensive than either Windows 8.X or 10...but my 2.2 GHz AMD dually rips right through everything I've thrown at it in Windows 7 with aplomb.

 

Take a look at this (Win8 and Win10 are close enough in regards to reqs).
Upgrade to Windows 8.1 from Windows 7 - Windows Help

Run the Win8.1 upgrade assistant on your machine.
Upgrade Assistant: FAQ - Windows Help
Your question is interesting, but I don't think anyone but Microsoft can answer it.

There's a rumor that goes: Win10 TP will be allowed to upgrade to Win10 RTM.
I don't see how MS will authenticate licensed machines - so my take is that it is only a rumor.

The FREE offer is an upgrade to licensed and authenticated Win7 SP1 or Win8.1 installs. They're still working out the details, so who knows - you might be able to phone authenticate your Win7 license, but where would you get the ISO? Maybe MS will provide an ISO download page that requires a key (that they provided in the phone call), as they did for Win8. I still think that would NOT be the offer they made - which is an upgrade, not a full install package.

The acid test would be to install Win10TP on a separate partions as a dual boot to Win7. On one client's machine, the DVD wouldn't even boot - so that machine definitely could not run Win10 (the DVD has been used on other machines that meet the system reqs). You might get farther and the install might finish, Win10 might even run.

If Win10TP does install and run, you have a legitimate complaint about the upgrade failure, if it doesn't install or it doesn't run - you'll have to upgrade your hardware.

Best I could do as some kind of answer.

MS is the only one who can provide more detail - but perhaps not until they figure out how things will work at RTM.

 

Thanks for the feedback, Slartybart -

 

Keep us posted on how it works out for you Trev. I wish you the best luck

 

Thanks, Dude. Will do -

 

By the way, here's how my Socket 939 X2 4400+ -based PC scores in GeekBench 2.0:

Compaq Presario 061 EL433AA-ABA SR1717CL NA610 - Geekbench Browser


...still runs like a scalded weasel.

 

Mine's running just fine..*Wink
Generic - Geekbench Browser

 

I'd say so! Very decent score, BunnyJ - although it's a case of "apples and oranges" - that run of yours is on Geekbench version 3, my run was on version 2.

 

And the point of your previous post was??? I would be that others here have faster systems than either one of us. *Wink

 

The point of my previous post was to show that even though my PC with that AMD X2 4400+ CPU is quite old - from 2005 - it is still quite a capable platform, even 10 years later (even if it lacks the CMPXCHG16b instruction).

It even scored higher than my AMD P320 CPU from 2011 (which is 6 years newer):

Hewlett-Packard Presario CQ62 Notebook PC - Geekbench Browser

Just because something is "old" does not mean you throw it away!

 

The point that I think myself and the others are making is this, if you can't perform in place upgrades you may not be able to perform upgrades after the RTM comes out. According to what I've read and heard MS may not come out with a new ISO for every major upgrade and just release them for in place upgrades.

In some cases old is old and needs to be upgraded.. but it's up to you, best of luck.

 

Oh! When you asked "And the point of your previous post was???", I thought you were asking *ME* what the point of my previous post was, not what the point of YOUR previous post was. If that was the case, then you should have asked, "And the point of MY previous post was???"

My post was along the lines of: "oh, by the way, here's how my 2005-era PC scores on a contemporary benchmark", and that it would be hard to retire the old girl, especially when she still seems to have plenty of "kick" left in her.

I thank you for your well-wishes, BunnyJ.

 

Posted this morning ib Windows Secrets...........

nothing new........... just thought you might want to know..

New ways to get free Windows-installation media


By Fred Langa
Sooner or later, you'll need to repair, refresh, or reinstall Windows — a task that will require your original Windows installation/setup files.
But most new PCs no longer come with classic Windows setup discs; the vital recovery files are typically stored on the hard drive — where they are vulnerable to loss or damage.
Some PC manufacturers include a small utility on their new machines that lets you create setup/installation discs. But these factory images often put back the adware, co-marketed software, branded tools, and other crapware that originally came with the systems.
Fortunately, there's now a better option. Because of changes in the way Microsoft distributes Windows setup files, all Windows 8 and Windows 7 users — and some Vista users — can now download copies of the full, free, official, 100 percent legitimate Windows install/setup files.
These "virgin" Windows setups are free of OEM add-on software. Moreover, their installation files can be burned to DVDs or copied to flash drives, which can then be used to repair or refresh a Windows system — or, if needed, do a total, from-scratch reinstall of Windows on an empty hard drive.
Windows setup medium doesn't replace making regular backup images of your system — it is, however, a vital component of your PC-maintenance toolkit.

 

Ok.. please don't tell me how to post. Ok?? And it's up to you when you decide that when the in place upgrades don't work it's time to upgrade.

 

Thanks, Roger! Good to know.