[Not working anymore] How to upgrade from W7/8.1 without going through the complete upgrade process

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  1. tebe2006

    tebe2006 MDL Novice

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    It did not work for me.
    Laptop (No. 1 PC maker) came with pre-installed W8.1 x64 Home. On the last day of W10 free-upgrade program of 2016, got a digital entitlement. Moved to 10 Home since 2018. Recently think of moving to W10 pro. Since the laptop does not support W7:
    Clean installed into W8.1 pro (with ei.cfg and PID.txt. SSD has been reformatted since 2018).
    Installed all the drivers. Applied MKT (KMS).
    Disconnect from internet. Upgraded to 10 from setup.exe (with ei.cfg and PID= xxx-3VV6T).
    Installed all the drivers again. Connect to internet.
    0x803F7001.
    Tried three 1511 iso, including the one multi edition OEMRET from this thread. One thing I'm not sure is W8.1 pro iso. Version check on install.wim shows:
    Version : 6.3.9600
    ServicePack Build : 17415
    Don't know which steps I have done wrong.
    Please help!
     
  2. rpo

    rpo MDL Expert

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    The pro key ends with -3V66T and not -3VV6T
     
  3. johnye_pt

    johnye_pt MDL Addicted

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    Don't use modified ISOs nor any keys. Try with untouched ISOs: install Windows 8.1 Pro without a key, activate with MSToolkit (EZ activation), offline upgrade to Wndows 10 Pro v1511 (again, no key), then connect to Internet. Should activate almost immediately.
     
  4. ZerOx16x

    ZerOx16x MDL Member

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  5. tebe2006

    tebe2006 MDL Novice

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    Thanks everyone. It worked this time.
    My leptop does not have DVD drive, so I used Rufus to create a USB stick.
    I had to put ei.cfg on W8.1 intallation USB, otherwise it got me straight back to W8.1 Home.
    Followed johnye_pt's suggestion, installed without W8.1's PID, activated with MKT, upgraded without W10's ei.cfg and PID.

    However, under settings/updates & security/activation, it shows that W10 pro is activated by key, not by digital entilement.
    Does that means that I will need to find this key when next time I reinstall OS?
     
  6. johnye_pt

    johnye_pt MDL Addicted

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    Have you done a clean install of Windows 10 v1903 after successful activation of Windows 10 v1511? That should confirm if you need a key or not, but I doubt it since the upgrade worked.
     
  7. Nephew

    Nephew MDL Novice

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    Worked for me in Virtualbox, using W7 Pro, Daz , then the latest W10 build
     
  8. johnye_pt

    johnye_pt MDL Addicted

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    Do you mean you successfully upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 inside VirtualBox, or did you also successfully transfer the license from the VirtualBox to a real computer? We're trying to confirm the second option with Windows 7 + Daz.
     
  9. tebe2006

    tebe2006 MDL Novice

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    It worked for me, now.
    I downloaded 1903 consumer edition, maded a USB stick with Rufus, added ei.cfg for PRO-RETAIL (I was afraid of a clean installation would lead me back to Home. Perhaps the fear was unfounded). During clean installation, Windows did not ask for anything. After added some basic drivers, connected to internet. Now I have digital licensed Win 10 Pro.
    Before clean installation of Win 10 1903 Pro, I got "... activated with ... xxx-*****...". It looks like that even VL-MAK is fine.
    Thank guys (or girls) for the encouragement.
     
  10. Nephew

    Nephew MDL Novice

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    Did not do the transfer to real computer, only inside VB.
     
  11. quintas84

    quintas84 MDL Novice

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    dont know where download1511 ver can i use lastest win 10 version?
     
  12. 99dej

    99dej MDL Member

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    Something a bit different.

    I received a machine with a version of W10 I've never seen. Is there a way to get this activated without having to do a reinstall?

    My first thought was to throw a different drive in the PC, install and activate W7, then upgrade. Once W10 is installed, then move the activation over to the original drive. Would that work, or should I be heading in a different direction?

    Attached snips of the offending OS. one.JPG two.JPG one.JPG two.JPG
     
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    99dej MDL Member

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    #2056 99dej, May 24, 2019
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  15. Fitha

    Fitha MDL Novice

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    Thanks for this - it worked perfectly for me and easy and quick (Well, with Win 10 that's relative).

    Cheers
     
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    ipx MDL Addicted

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    #2058 ipx, May 31, 2019
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  17. AnarethoS

    AnarethoS MDL Expert

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    I have to reinstall W10 on a computer that came with 7.

    Best way is to install 7, activate with Daz, get ticket, clean install and apply xml file?

    If the computer came with 8/8.1? I activate with Kms stuff and then create ticket and follow the same path?
     
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  18. johnye_pt

    johnye_pt MDL Addicted

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    Yes. Don't forget to do it disconnected from the internet, and only connect after adding the xml and rebooting.

    For 8.1 you'll need to do an offline upgrade to Windows 10 v1511 (newer versions don't support upgrade from KMS activated Windows), connect to internet and wait for activation, then do a clean install of latest Windows 10 build. At least that's how I do it.