Upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10

I didn't see a link to the patch. Can you give it to me again?
Grebuloner said:
The reason you can't use the official creation tool (the error you posted), is because by default, Windows 7 is only able to use TLS 1.0 to securely access the web. TLS 1.0 isn't supported by Microsoft's servers anymore, and the world has moved on to the current TLS 1.2 (your web browser is using 1.2). Win 7 SP1 does have support for this new standard, but it isn't activated. The patch you download and install changes a couple registry entries to activate the feature and allows your system to contact Microsoft and use the tool.

In the link I gave you, the first post has a link to download the patch. Alternatively, let me do it for you.
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DoctorXX42 said:
I didn't see a link to the patch. Can you give it to me again?
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When you follow the link in my post, this should be already centered on your screen. I have arrowed where to click.
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so, this CPU-Z is the patch?
Grebuloner said:
The reason you can't use the official creation tool (the error you posted), is because by default, Windows 7 is only able to use TLS 1.0 to securely access the web. TLS 1.0 isn't supported by Microsoft's servers anymore, and the world has moved on to the current TLS 1.2 (your web browser is actually using the even newer post-Win 7 1.3). Win 7 SP1 does have support for this standard, but it isn't activated. The patch you download and install changes a couple registry entries to activate the feature and allows your system to contact Microsoft and use the tool.

In the link I gave you, the first post has a link to download the patch. Alternatively, let me do it for you.
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DoctorXX42 said:
ok, what I'm seeing appears to only be an image. there is no link to a patch
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I used a screenshot to highlight the link on the page. Follow my link in post #40, then on that page click the link on the first line. (The one I highlighted in the screenshot).

((CPUz was just there to help you figure out your CPU model if you needed it, as some of the CPUs that were available for your laptop are not able to run Win 10. Yours is compatible, so you can ignore that link.))
 
I downloaded the
GoodBoy said:
Is that really a Pentium M laptop that takes a max of 2GB ram? Yikes.

Are you in the USA? Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are going right now and there are way better laptops, brand new for $200 if you look.

You could probably use Rufus and make a Windows 11 install USB that bypasses the Hardware checks: CPU, TPM, SecureBoot, and 4GB ram checks:
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I did install WIndows 11 on an OLD Dell that had an i5 cpu and came with Windows 7, and it is now faster than it was with Windows 10. I did a fresh install, recommended.

HOW TO for Rufus:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5mDUU9GCNo


Edit: SSE 4.2 instruction set is required for Windows 11, and Pentium M does not support that.
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I seriously doubt anyone has Windows 11 running on the laptop you mentioned if it only has a Pentium M cpu. If they are, they need to provide proof plus how they accomplished that.

I downloaded the 2.9.934 version of Rufus.it looks like this
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4GB usb may not big enough.... well looking at my old ISO's they are 3.5GB for the 2015 and 2016 releases. But I have a 32bit Windows 10 iso from 2015 and it's over 5GB. So you might need an 8GB thumbdrive.

MBR is correct since the old bios doesn't support UEFI. I think you will need to check the checkbox "Create a bootable disk using [ISO Image ]" Then click that image of a disc, select the windows 10 install ISO. You did find an older windows 10 install right?
 
my USB drive is over 28gb
GoodBoy said:
4GB usb may not big enough.... well looking at my old ISO's they are 3.5GB for the 2015 and 2016 releases. But I have a 32bit Windows 10 iso from 2015 and it's over 5GB. So you might need an 8GB thumbdrive.

MBR is correct since the old bios doesn't support UEFI. I think you will need to check the checkbox "Create a bootable disk using [ISO Image ]" Then click that image of a disc, select the windows 10 install ISO. You did find an older windows 10 install right?
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GoodBoy said:
4GB usb may not big enough.... well looking at my old ISO's they are 3.5GB for the 2015 and 2016 releases. But I have a 32bit Windows 10 iso from 2015 and it's over 5GB. So you might need an 8GB thumbdrive.

MBR is correct since the old bios doesn't support UEFI. I think you will need to check the checkbox "Create a bootable disk using [ISO Image ]" Then click that image of a disc, select the windows 10 install ISO. You did find an older windows 10 install right?
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this is what my version of Rufus looks like:
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GoodBoy said:
Is that really a Pentium M laptop that takes a max of 2GB ram? Yikes.

Are you in the USA? Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are going right now and there are way better laptops, brand new for $200 if you look.

You could probably use Rufus and make a Windows 11 install USB that bypasses the Hardware checks: CPU, TPM, SecureBoot, and 4GB ram checks:
View attachment 695267

I did install WIndows 11 on an OLD Dell that had an i5 cpu and came with Windows 7, and it is now faster than it was with Windows 10. I did a fresh install, recommended.

HOW TO for Rufus:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5mDUU9GCNo


Edit: SSE 4.2 instruction set is required for Windows 11, and Pentium M does not support that.
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I seriously doubt anyone has Windows 11 running on the laptop you mentioned if it only has a Pentium M cpu. If they are, they need to provide proof plus how they accomplished that.


tl,dr: You need a new laptop
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I don't see any options to customize Windows installation and I also don't see any options for a boot section
 

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DoctorXX42 said:
this is what my version of Rufus looks like: View attachment 695343
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FreeDOS is not what you want to select. You need to select a Windows 10, 32bit install ISO
DoctorXX42 said:
View attachment 695346 I don't see any options to customize Windows installation and I also don't see any options for a boot section
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These Options come up after having a Windows ISO selected, and after you click 'Start'. In the older Rufus these will probably look different, and may not come up at all since they may not be needed for older Windows 10.
 
Wade88 said:
You could build a desktop instead.
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I have a desktop, I just need to rebuild it because I needed a new motherboard. So I'm stuck with using my laptop which only has Windows 7 on it, which I can't do anything with.
 
When you start Rufus, use the Select button and find your Windows ISO:
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once you select it you should then see: (with what ever ISO you are using)

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Will warn you about erasing all data on your USB drive and off you go?
 
Shoganai said:
You need to click the CD tray icon button next to FreeDOS and select the Windows ISO you downloaded.

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I don't have a Windows 10 ISO. I have just been looking for a Windows 10 installation. when I search for a Windows 10 ISO, I just find a file to create a Windows 10 installation media.
 
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DoctorXX42 said:
that link takes me to this site, View attachment 695985
View attachment 695986then I get this message. I'm guessing it's because I'm on Windows 7 with no support.
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You never installed the fix, did you?

DoctorXX42 said:
I'll be up and running on my regular pc within a week hopefully,
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It's been most of a week, are you about to have your "regular" computer back, again? You might as well stay with 7 on your laptop and just deal with whatever isn't quite working. Firefox will still update on 7 (probably the other browsers, too), so you can still use the full internet, and it will probably run better than if you upgrade.
 
Shoganai said:
You can get a 32-bit ISO directly from Microsoft:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/wimediandows10ISO

Here's a direct link to the 32-bit version: LINK (expires in 24 hours)



You're also going to need a flash drive that's bigger than 4 GB.
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I can't get an iso from that link, that only lets me download the media creation tool, which when I try to download gives me this message - We're not sure what happened, but we're unable to run this tool on your PC. If you continue experiencing problems, reference the error code when contacting customer support. oh, and I have a USB drive that is over 27gb
 
DoctorXX42 said:
I can't get an iso from that link, that only lets me download the media creation tool, which when I try to download gives me this message - We're not sure what happened, but we're unable to run this tool on your PC. If you continue experiencing problems, reference the error code when contacting customer support. oh, and I have a USB drive that is over 27gb
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Grebuloner already advised you on how to fix that. Slow down and read.
 
DoctorXX42 said:
I can't get an iso from that link, that only lets me download the media creation tool, which when I try to download gives me this message - We're not sure what happened, but we're unable to run this tool on your PC. If you continue experiencing problems, reference the error code when contacting customer support. oh, and I have a USB drive that is over 27gb
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Are you blatantly ignoring my newer posts? I gave you a new link. Good grief. You've also been given a million other links and advice that you've seemed to completely and utterly gloss over. You've been given literally all of the help you could possibly need to fix your issue. Re-read the thread and figure it out.
 
Why downgrade the computer to Windows 10? My old Windows 7 computer runs just as fast and smoother than my Windows 10 or Windows 11 systems. Both are significantly faster hardware, but the overhead of the newer Windows makes them actually slower than my Windows 7 system.
 
bburk1964 said:
Why downgrade the computer to Windows 10? My old Windows 7 computer runs just as fast and smoother than my Windows 10 or Windows 11 systems. Both are significantly faster hardware, but the overhead of the newer Windows makes them actually slower than my Windows 7 system.
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because some people understand how insecure that is or want to run current gen software/games. its time to move on, whether you can accept that or not...



i guess Dr never got the answer he wanted or finally figured it out.
 
Apparently M$ doesn't like you using win 7 out of support..... if you download a linux distro such as Mint or whatever..boot to a live CD environment, you can then download an ISO image from that.. then create a USB bootable usb stick.. or god forbid DVD..??

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https://itsfoss.com/bootable-windows-usb-linux/


Edit.. holy balls that laptop is old... Windows 10 is going to run like crap on that (if it runs)... either switch to some light weight (very light weight) 32bit Linux distro or get on ebay and pick up a used 8th gen or newer Thinkpad for $100~200. Windows 10 is not going to be usable (imho) and I sort of know as I tried using win 10 on some much newer but still crap i5 4GB HP laptop and it was unbearable... glacial opening anything, and more or less absolutely infuriating to use.... I put mint Xfce on it and it was night and day.. but at least that had 4GB and a 64bit processor... I mean the CPU in your laptop was released over 20yrs ago in 2003... it isn't really viable at this point..
 
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