Windows 10 Clean install

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  1. Seronja

    Seronja MDL Novice

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    #21 Seronja, Aug 13, 2015 (OP)
    Just one more thing, i do that when i install windows 10?
     
  2. Arnie25

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    #22 Arnie25, Aug 13, 2015
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    I used the MediaCreationTool to download the ISO and it gave me the option to either save to disk or Copy to USB.
     

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  4. fockoff

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    #24 fockoff, Aug 13, 2015
    Seriously.

    Most software companies still ship their products via physical discs and ESDs. (Electronic Software Downloads)
     
  5. odiebugs1

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  6. Joe C

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    #26 Joe C, Aug 13, 2015
    You don't need Rufus
    The Windows media creation tool will put a bootable os on your usb drive for you, just pop in a 4+gb usb drive and select usb in the media creation tool. Your done. Upgrade, activate and clean install with the usb drive
     
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  7. Seronja

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    #27 Seronja, Aug 13, 2015 (OP)

    I'm on Windows 7 64Bit
     
  8. Seronja

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    #28 Seronja, Aug 13, 2015 (OP)

    Wait, wait, did you say Activate. How to activate? i thought it's gonna be activated...
     
  9. fockoff

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    #29 fockoff, Aug 13, 2015
    That program (Rufus) reminds me of a dog's name.
     
  10. Joe C

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    #30 Joe C, Aug 13, 2015
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    you upgrade and it auto-activates when you go on line providing your installing the right version from your windows 7/8.1 and 7/8.1 shows that your activated first, If 7/8.1 are not activated, then 10 will not auto-activate activate either

    Why are we going through all this crap?
    I know somewhere that's a place that explains how to upgrade from 7/8.1
     
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    #31 tnx, Aug 13, 2015
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    I was regarding formatting the usb drive.

    You have to do this properly or it will not work.
    Just formatting it under windows will not work.

    There are third party apps for this but not really needed. Diskpart is my preferance.

    Right click on cmd and run as admin

    Diskpart
    List disk
    Select you usb drive
    Clean
    Create partition primary
    Select partition 1
    Active
    Format quick fs=fat32
    Assign
    Exit
     
  12. Seronja

    Seronja MDL Novice

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    #32 Seronja, Aug 13, 2015 (OP)
    i know how to upgrade! I don't know how to clean install windows 10 from update windows 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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    #33 tnx, Aug 13, 2015
    Your pc does not allow to boot from usb.

    Even my old LGA 775 supports it.

    Can I ask what board you have.
     
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  15. Seronja

    Seronja MDL Novice

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    #35 Seronja, Aug 13, 2015 (OP)
    When i do clean install, will my Windows 10 be activated?
     
  16. Joe C

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    #36 Joe C, Aug 13, 2015


    huh???
    I have two usb drives, one with the core version of 10 and one with the pro version, they both work and all I did was to use the Windows media creation tool to create a bootable usb drive to install 10
    I think did a regular format to NTFS on the usb but that was all
     
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    #38 tnx, Aug 13, 2015
    Yep.

    Is using the tool formatting under windows ? NO !

    That tool is designed to do that !

    If you just downloaded the image and formatted the USB under windows it would not work.
     
  19. Joe C

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    #39 Joe C, Aug 13, 2015
    I think the media creation tool re-formatted the drive when it installed the os onto it, it works for me, nuff said
     
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  20. GOD666

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    #40 GOD666, Aug 13, 2015
    Yes and no. Powerful enough to run Windows 10 and play the latest games, but old enough that USB boot was new when my PC came out.
     
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