Clean Install of Win 10 ?

[junktv]

Re: Clean Install of Win 10 ?

Is this the link? Building a new system and might have to check it out. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-iso


What happened to 9? I thought it was supposed to be the next good one?

[mariushm]

Re: Clean Install of Win 10 ?

They jumped to 10 because they wanted lots of compatibility for older programs.

Some old applications check if the operating system is older than 2000/XP by doing a test like this:

If operating system name starts with "windows 9" or "windows me" then do something

By saying windows 9 the applications are catching windows 95, 98 and all the editions they came in... but they'd also catch the exact "windows 9"

[diif]

Re: Clean Install of Win 10 ?

@ivtec, i wasn't calling you a fool.

I believe they have jumped to 10 to get as far away from 8 as possible. Maybe they didn't want a Windows Nein !

If software is checking for compatibility it checks the version number not the name of the OS. Windows XP is 5.1, Vista 6.0, Windows 7 is 6.1 and Windows 8 is 6.3

[mariushm]

Re: Clean Install of Win 10 ?

If software is checking for compatibility it checks the version number not the name of the OS. Windows XP is 5.1, Vista 6.0, Windows 7 is 6.1 and Windows 8 is 6.3

See https://searchcode.com/?q=if%28versi...indows+9%22%29

See https://searchcode.com/?q=.startswith%28%22windows+9%22

ps. Programmers are lazy and some are stupid. Same thing happened with Windows 95 : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/.../13/72476.aspx

Version numbers. Very important. And so many people check them wrong.

This is why Windows 95's GetVersion function returned 3.95 instead of 4.0. A lot of code checked the version number like this:

UINT Ver = GetVersion();
UINT MajorVersion = LOBYTE(uVer);
UINT MinorVersion = HIBYTE(uVer);
if (MajorVersion < 3 || MinorVersion < 10) {
Error("This program requires Windows 3.1");
}

Now consider what happens when the version number is reported as 4.0. The major version check passes, but the minor version check fails since 0 is less than 10.

This bug was so rife that we gave up shimming every app that had the problem and just decided, "Fine. If anybody asks, say that the Windows version is 3.95."

[ivtec]

Re: Clean Install of Win 10 ?

@ivtec, i wasn't calling you a fool.

I believe they have jumped to 10 to get as far away from 8 as possible. Maybe they didn't want a Windows Nein !

If software is checking for compatibility it checks the version number not the name of the OS. Windows XP is 5.1, Vista 6.0, Windows 7 is 6.1 and Windows 8 is 6.3

I know That; you just made it a matter of speech.

Also what i don't understand is why they let me install an iso win 7 over Vista and let me validate it over auto,normally with Iso's you can put in Key or do it auto on line and also have 30 days grace to see if you like it,but it has a notification on action center where it tell you to activate,but i did not see that at all,unless they got confused because this is the same HP DV-5 motherboard as the other
HP DV-6 which has a legit Win 7 installed,hope this mess of Win 10 preview for free from win 7 will favor me and let me keep win 7, on the HP DV-5 that had Win Vista,if MS don't let me keep Win 10 for free!

[diif]

Re: Clean Install of Win 10 ?

ivtec, right click on my computer -> properties, scroll to the bottom. That's where the activation status is.

[ivtec]

Re: Clean Install of Win 10 ?

ivtec, right click on my computer -> properties, scroll to the bottom. That's where the activation status is.

Thanks diif: you mean this? check pic.

[ivtec]

Re: Clean Install of Win 10 ?

Thanks diif: you mean this? check pic.

Also my other HP Dv-6 Laptop has the exact same Id # and all the specs in the pic attach are the same.

[diif]

Re: Clean Install of Win 10 ?

Yes, that's the page, shows activation at the bottom.

[ivtec]

Re: Clean Install of Win 10 ?

Yes, that's the page, shows activation at the bottom.

Thanks diif; i downloaded the 'magic key finder' on both Hp Dv-5 and Hp Dv-6 both product ID # and Cd key match,