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Build 9860 - This is how to avoid multiple downloads
Hi there
Not having a direct download is a PAIN if you want to apply / update to build 9860 on Many computers -- I hope that Ms realizes that this could be a NO NO if you are in an organisation with loads of computers to update (remember they've put out an ENTERPRISE version for testing too!!).
Even if you are at home you might want to do this on a few machines (doesn't matter if VM's or real one's - process is the same).
What I've done though and it does work is the following.
(I've assumed you've got a VM of build 9860 - if you haven't simply do it from a physical machine by creating a VM via the Free conversion tool VSphere - from VMWARE).
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/inf...standalone/5_5
1) Start a VM in VMWARE workstation or player.
2)Uninstall VMware tools (yes UNINSTALL VMWARE TOOLS -- not a typo !!!!).
3) Make a stand alone image with Free Macrium / acronis
4) Restore to another HDD / partition
5) Boot
6) Windows will hunt for hardware drivers / updates etc --- works a treat !!! For really obscure hardware you can search manually anyway.
(Essentially I've made a V2P conversion -- Virtual to Physical. That's why you need to UNINSTALL the VMWARE TOOLS - so that you've uninstalled the Virtual NIC's, Sound and Graphics system and the Virtual USB handler).
If rarely you get a BSOD simply repair windows and the boot record will be re-written. I haven't actually had any Boot problems using this method though.
Cheers
jimbo