Never mind - thanks for the info re: new PC with Win10.
I type too slow
What I did was moved the iso file to my external hd and then double clicked on it and then double clicked on the setup.exe and it worked. I now have a clean install of windows 10 on my new computer.
I'm a little confused ...
Your specs state Windows 7, but you say on my new computer. Windows 7 does not have native ISO mounting but you said moved the iso file to my external hd and then double clicked on it
Soooo, is the computer a new computer with Windows 8.1 on it?
It sounds as though you did an upgrade by launching setup.exe from the ISO, I'm just not sure how you did that with Windows 7.
You mentioned a clean install and that doesn't match the description of the upgrade you posted, did you upgrade and then do a clean install, or just the upgrade (setup.exe launched from the ISO as you described)?
The reason members ask is that no one wants you to be surprised if the installation stops booting (a trial install instead of a real upgrade).
Use the information below to compare your install - don't post the information or images from your machine unless you redact the activation and license IDs.
Don't worry about the Home/Pro differences - the images are from two different machines.
What IS important is that the ISO you downloaded matches the original OS edition (Home, Pro,....)
To determine the install status of your machine, execute the following commands in a Command Prompt (Admin) window:
slmgr /dlv
slmgr /xpr
req query HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost /s
You are running a system successfully upgraded to Windows 10 if
slmgr /dlv does NOT have an Evaluation End Date
- and -
there are no keys under WindowsSelfHost
You are running an evaluation of Windows 10, (aka the Insider Program) if:
slmgr /dlv reports an Evaluation End Date
- or -
reg query returns any keys under WindowsSelfhost
It's also possible that you are running the 30-day trial of Windws 10.
That can be determined form the slmgr /dlv report - the wording might be different, but the information should be in the same area as the
Evaluation End Date information. It might have the word expire in the label reference.
Some confusion might have arisen when people 'migrated' from the Insider builds to an upgraded system. If a system was upgraded but you did not leave the Insider program, then the upgraded system is still participating in the Technical Preview and will be offered build updates when MS releases them to the flight rings. If that is what you intended then there is no issue - just be aware that you are running Preview builds, not an upgraded system. You can always do a Clean install to get back to a Current build install (RTM, Retail... whatever name works for you).
Below the fold are reports from two of my machines
- Win7 Home Prem upgraded to Windows 10
Fowwloed by a Clean install on that machine
- Insider Technical Preview
currently on build 10.0.525
slmgr /dlv & slmgr /xpr
Upgraded system |
Insider Preview install |
|
|
reg query HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost /s
Upgraded system |
Insider Technical Preview |
\WindowsSelfHost |
Type |
Value |
----- |
----- |
----- |
|
\WindowsSelfHost |
Type |
Value |
FlightingOwnerGUID |
REG_SZ |
6dc60aab-52b3-4001-a1aa-f48298e97033 |
EnablePreviewBuilds |
REG_DWORD |
0x2 |
Ring |
REG_SZ |
WIF |
RingBackup |
REG_SZ |
WIS |
ThresholdRiskLevel |
REG_SZ |
low |
ThresholdOptedin |
REG_DWORD |
0x1 |
BranchName |
REG_SZ |
th2_release |
UserPreferredBranchName |
REG_SZ |
th2_release |
|
\ ... \Timestamps |
Type |
Value |
BranchNameTimestamp |
REG_SZ |
2015-08-19 20:23:56.799 |
bBranchNameTimestamp |
REG_BINARY |
6A657AF9BCDAD001 |
|