Windows 10: Windows 10's Spartan Browser Not Planned for Windows 7...

A bios mod that injects a SLIC table is indistinguishable from a genuine OEM bios (the emulator you are referring to can easily be nuked, MS just chose not to for some reason) - almost certainly a retail or COA key will be required.

 

A bios mod that injects a SLIC table is indistinguishable from a genuine OEM bios (the emulator you are referring to can easily be nuked, MS just chose not to for some reason) - almost certainly a retail or COA key will be required. There was an actual reason why Microsoft didn't hunt down those illegal activators with such rigor is mostly because if an unactivated, nonupdated builds of Windows 7 or later were being actively used on and connected to the internet, that puts EVERYONE at risk because someone could exploit flaws in an unpatched version and attack all sorts of compulators. There is also the fact that these days, people might be installing pirated Windows onto other peoples' systems without them knowing, so there's the warning message that comes up if an activator was removed by a recent update, I don't know if that could still get updates though...

There are much different activator methods out there these days than with 7 to activate 8.1 illegally. Obviously I'm not going to say what or how, but it's definitely not the OEM BIOS SLIC method anymore as the new licensing model of 8 is much different than 7. Just don't pirate Windows, buy a cheap copy of 7 or 8 and wait for 10. *Thumbs

 

I did a test of mine the other day. My OEM Slic upgrade without any issue. However, I found out you can't cheat install windows 10 preview upgrade and keep windows 7 on another partition even with grubs help. I found out Windows 10 will use Windows 7 boot partition code if upgraded, which messes up windows 7. Yes, I tried bootrec /fixboot and boot /fixmbr didn't fix it. The only thing it removed during the upgrade was my printers.

If I do decide to upgrade it all depends of what the life of device really means and how well I can configure it, once the consumer preview comes out? It also depends if I want 32 bit or 64 bit since I only have 4 gb of ram. I can install the 32 bit of Windows 7 using the oem key on the back of my computer then do then upgrade.

 

I did a test of mine the other day. My OEM Slic upgrade without any issue. However, I found out you can't cheat install windows 10 preview upgrade and keep windows 7 on another partition even with grubs help. I found out Windows 10 will use Windows 7 boot partition code if upgraded, which messes up windows 7. Yes, I tried bootrec /fixboot and boot /fixmbr didn't fix it. The only thing it removed during the upgrade was my printers.

If I do decide to upgrade it all depends of what the life of device really means and how well I can configure it, once the consumer preview comes out? It also depends if I want 32 bit or 64 bit since I only have 4 gb of ram. I can install the 32 bit of Windows 7 using the oem key on the back of my computer then do then upgrade. 32 bit wont use all 4 GB of ram only 64 bit would 32 bit can only use up to 3 gb of ram

 

Dave44, Found out if I ever decided to upgrade it will be the 64 bit version. My program doesn't run on either 32 bit or 64 bit. I will still have to dual boot with Linux. Until possibly wine comes up with a windows version that runs older software, it under development last I read.

 

*Roflmao2 It's funny because it's true.

 

A bios mod that injects a SLIC table is indistinguishable from a genuine OEM bios (the emulator you are referring to can easily be nuked, MS just chose not to for some reason) - almost certainly a retail or COA key will be required. So basically:

Option 1: accept SLIC table licenses for upgrade to Windows 10, which means a free license of Windows 10 to anyone that uses you-know-who's you-know-what

Option 2: Deny all SLIC tables and surprise everyone who thought that their computer that came with Windows 7 will get an upgrade to 10.

Though to be honest I can't imagine it being too hard for the Windows 10 upgrader to ignore D's fake SLIC table. The fake one is a driver on the OS's hard drive while the real one is in the BIOS. All it has to do is reboot the computer and bypass the main OS.

 

A bios mod that injects a SLIC table is indistinguishable from a genuine OEM bios (the emulator you are referring to can easily be nuked, MS just chose not to for some reason) - almost certainly a retail or COA key will be required. So basically:

Option 1: accept SLIC table licenses for upgrade to Windows 10, which means a free license of Windows 10 to anyone that uses you-know-who's you-know-what

Option 2: Deny all SLIC tables and surprise everyone who thought that their computer that came with Windows 7 will get an upgrade to 10.

Though to be honest I can't imagine it being too hard for the Windows 10 upgrader to ignore D's fake SLIC table. The fake one is a driver on the OS's hard drive while the real one is in the BIOS. All it has to do is reboot the computer and bypass the main OS.
What if you want to keep windows 7? The free upgrade is only for one year.

 

you will have to buy it ,when you decide to upgrade

 

A bios mod that injects a SLIC table is indistinguishable from a genuine OEM bios (the emulator you are referring to can easily be nuked, MS just chose not to for some reason) - almost certainly a retail or COA key will be required. So basically:

Option 1: accept SLIC table licenses for upgrade to Windows 10, which means a free license of Windows 10 to anyone that uses you-know-who's you-know-what

Option 2: Deny all SLIC tables and surprise everyone who thought that their computer that came with Windows 7 will get an upgrade to 10.

Though to be honest I can't imagine it being too hard for the Windows 10 upgrader to ignore D's fake SLIC table. The fake one is a driver on the OS's hard drive while the real one is in the BIOS. All it has to do is reboot the computer and bypass the main OS.
What if you want to keep windows 7? The free upgrade is only for one year. you will have to buy it ,when you decide to upgrade That not what I meant, I know that. If Microsoft denies SLIC tables, it could block you from using Windows 7 at all. I paid for Windows 7, not Windows 10. When I purchased my system, I did not agree to upgrade my system to another operating system at a future date, does Microsoft want to give me $400.00 back, I doubt it.


futurdreamz,
Microsoft already fixed that issue at least in part. When upgrading from a Windows 7 slic, it will use the Windows 7 mbr not windows 10 mbr. I also assume if upgrading from 8.1 to Windows 10, it will use the 8.1 mbr , not windows 10 mbr. This prevents people from upgrading and still running the old operating system on another partition.

 

No, the upgrade is free if done within one year. Like when Windows 8 was only $40 for a little while after launch.

Though I have to admit it could be a misinterpretation, but I do believe Microsoft has made it clear they intend to not charge a subscription for the OS itself; merely for additional services such as Office 365.

 

That's not exactly what I was referring to. What I was referring to is that if the Windows 10 installer was running on a computer activated by D, it might just see the system as a legitimately activated system and issue a Windows 10 activation key.