Take a copy of the generated GenuineTicket.xml-file. My thinking is, that it is not necessary to run as Admin, but that's what the original instructions said.
I tried to validate the run-as-Admin -requirement after the upgrade was done, but it was too late. Second important thing: Run the gatherosstate.exe as an Administrator. You cannot upgrade Windows 8.1 with Bing into Windows 10 Pro (I tried). Needless to say, this type of activation will work only for valid upgrade paths. That fingerprint can be used to active the upgraded Windows 10 installation later. When ran, the application will create a XML-file containing a fingerprint from the machine ran. When your install-stick is ready, go find :\support\gatherosstate.exe into the target machine to be upgraded.
#Why is the sims 2 castaway hard to find install
Go create one with your favorite method, and if you don't have a favorite, just go for Media creation tool, it can download an install image and store it to your USB-stick for later booting. What you need is a Windows 10 install USB-stick. Of course I had to try that! And thanks Ilpo, for the suggestion.
#Why is the sims 2 castaway hard to find how to
It should have something like this:Īs suggested by Ilpo in a comment he left in my blog, there is an alternative method described by article How to Directly Clean Install Windows 10 without having to Upgrade First. Nice an easy.Īnd to clarify the exact build number situation your box is running, go to Settings, System, About. If its not an OEM-machine, just enter your Windows 7 or Windows 8 key at install, and the thing should activate. In short: You can whip up your install USB and do a clean install on a machine. If you install this build of the Windows 10 Insider Preview on a PC and it doesn’t automatically activate, you can enter the product key from a qualifying Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 used to activate the prior Windows version on the same device to activate Windows 10 by going to Settings > Update & security > Activation and selecting Change Product Key. The announcement said:ĭevice activation improvements: Microsoft has received a lot of feedback from Insiders on making it easier to activate Windows 10 on devices that take advantage of the free upgrade offer to genuine Windows by using existing Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 product keys. Before release of Windows 10 build 10565 in October 2015, it was pretty much impossible to do a clean install for upgrading Windows 7 or 8 without first running the upgrade on the target machine.