It says Windows is Activated, and it has the Product ID and Product Key right below it.

I just finished burning a DVD from the ISO file for Windows 10 Client Insider Preview - Build 17713,...

The computer had an official version of Windows 7 running on it. I may or may not have updated that to Windows 8 - I don't remember.

Right now it says:
Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview
Evaluation...

zbook - thanks!

I was running Windows Insider Preview on my desktop computer until mid-2016 when my condo renovation started. The computer was packed away for what I thought would be half a year, but it took two...

NavyLCDR -- yes, I was going through Windows Insider builds, and put this computer away when my condo was being renovated. I didn't expect that to take two years!

'zbook' -- I started to put...

Yikes!!! On a whim, I set the date back to September 22, 2016.

It worked!!!!! er, what should I do next?


I logged in, and promptly got this message:

This build of Windows will...

In addition to my other computers, I have a home-built Windows 10 desktop.

Main board is EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI
CPU is Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9300
4 Gigs RAM
Two physical drives...

I have the DVD with me, but haven't had a chance to do this yet. Maybe tomorrow.

I assume I have to do the "scanhealth" before doing "restorehealth", right?

I created the DVD, am traveling now, and will try it out later today.

I tried to find out the specific problem, as I went through the log file, but couldn't find it while searching for "corrupt"....

I think I'm missing something.
Download the ISO - fine.
Burn a DVD - fine.

But I don't understand what I am to copy - don't I just point DISM to the DVD ?

Thanks for the quick reply. One option is to take your third suggestion, burn that to a DVD, point DISM to the DVD, and run it.

Can I somehow just point DISM at a Microsoft.com location and run...

I have a Lenovo W530 laptop, that started with Windows 7 Pro, then got upgraded to Windows 8, then 8.1, and now 10 Pro.

I have the factory setup disks for only 7 and 8.

I ran DISM and it says...