[Rarebooks] [IOBA Discuss] Windows 10 can not install and why

[mrbooks at comcast.net]

First let me thank every one who has contributed to this line. 
Now some comments. 
Not all can upgrade to W10 despite having the system requirements. 
If you have an HP made before about August 2013 it has not been tested [go figure but apparently hardware is the problem here], and will not allow upgrade. 
HP support is 1-800-474-6836 
Otherwise call Microsoft support at 1-866-833-7088 
I have a Pavilion Elite with plenty of power and meeting or exceeding all the list parameters but it will not accept upgrades due to it having been built before 2013. 
A phone call should clear this up for you. 
If your computer is acceptable but still will not install Microsoft Support should be able to help you. 
Best of luck to all stone-age computers like mine. 
Sincerely yours, 

Kenny Parolini 
509 North East Ave 
Vineland NJ 08360 

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From: "Argonaut Book Shop" <r_haines at pacbell.net> 
To: "IOBA Discuss" <discuss at ioba.org> 
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 9:00:54 PM 
Subject: Re: [IOBA Discuss] Windows 10 can not install 

The problem is: my computer is ready. I've double checked that. The issue is that when I attempt to start the download, it tries and tries and goes all damn day trying. Never does download. 
Bob Robert D. Haines, Jr. 
Argonaut Book Shop, ABAA/ILAB 
786 Sutter Street 
San Francisco, CA 94109 
P. 415 474 9067 
F. 415 474 2537 
Email. ArgonautSF at PacBell.net 
Web. Argonautbookshop.com 

From: "John F. Kuenzig, Bookseller ABAA" <jfk at kuenzigbooks.com> 
To: discuss at ioba.org 
Cc: r_haines at pacbell.net 
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 2:53 PM 
Subject: Re: [IOBA Discuss] Windows 10 can not install 

Bob - 

You can find Windows 10 requirements before attempting upgrades here: 

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-specifications?OCID=win10_null_vanity_win10specs 

Somewhere there is a program that checks this automagically but I've 
lost the link. 

The Windows free upgrade appears to be available until July 29, 2016: 

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/upgrade-to-windows-10-faq 

Note that you may lose some features from your current operating system 
- check the fine print. 


As with all MicroSoft products and descriptions, use with a grain of salt. 

Best, 

John 


On 5/23/2016 3:24 PM, Argonaut Book Shop wrote: 
> Any one had this problem?Oh, yes! I bought a new tablet and used it with Windows 10 for 3 months while living in Copenhagen. No problems with Windows 10. I love it! I also have Windows 10 loaded on all our computers at work except the laptop on my desk (my tablet is used at home). 
> Something in my laptop is preventing 10 from loading, even though I get the "message" every day to download it. It attempts to load, it attempts to load, it attempts to load... all day... and does not load! I have tried everything I know, searched the internet for a fix, tried all that was suggested... Nada! It simply will not load on my laptop. My option is to take my laptop to my favorite "fix-it" place and state, load Windows 10 on this machine... and pay them their fee. I have not yet done that primarily because I am thinking... my laptop is now almost 6 years old... I have a fairly new Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (an absolutely wonderful tablet, especially if one uses Microsoft software)... maybe I'll just switch machines and use my tablet at work... etc. Unless I take it somewhere, my laptop can not and will not use Windows 10. Frustrating. 
> Bob H. Robert D. Haines, Jr. 
> Argonaut Book Shop, ABAA/ILAB 
> 786 Sutter Street 
> San Francisco, CA 94109 
> P. 415 474 9067 
> F. 415 474 2537 
> Email. ArgonautSF at PacBell.net 
> Web. Argonautbookshop.com 
> 
> From: "mrbooks at comcast.net" <mrbooks at comcast.net> 
> To: IOBA Discuss <discuss at ioba.org> 
> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 5:23 PM 
> Subject: Re: [IOBA Discuss] Windows 10 can not install 
> 
> After spending 3 1/2 hours waiting for Win 10 to install in the closing minutes I received an error message stating that they were unable to install it and had reset my machine to it's status before the first reboot. 
> When I went on line I found a mishmash of varying advice that was pretty much incomprehensible to me. 
> Any one had this problem? 
> 
> Sincerely yours, 
> 
> Kenny Parolini 
> 509 North East Ave 
> Vineland NJ 08360 
> 
> Rare and Unusual Books 
> 
> 856-507-1170 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> From: "Brandon Rison" <brandonrison at hotmail.com> 
> To: "IOBA Discuss" <discuss at ioba.org> 
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 1:00:16 PM 
> Subject: Re: [IOBA Discuss] forced download of Windows 10 
> 
> Lee, 
> Maybe I misunderstand your situation, but why would you not want to upgrade to Win 10? Its better software and its a free upgrade! Plus Microsoft will stop providing support for 7 and 8 soon. I know that a lot of people did not like Win 8 but the user interface (like nearly everything else) is much simpler with 10. For my 2 cents, everybody should upgrade while it is still free. 
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>> From: theprintsandthepaper at comcast.net 
>> To: Biblio at bibliophilegroup.com; Tom_Foolery at googlegroups.com; discuss at ioba.org 
>> Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 09:50:24 -0700 
>> Subject: [IOBA Discuss] forced download of Windows 10 
>> 
>> If you don't want windows 10 but you're using 7 or 8, be aware that MSucks 
>> is doing an automatic forced download/, which also involves reconfiguring 
>> your hard drive. It started on mine yesterday and I shut down before it 
>> could start and called my techie - she said she was running madly all over 
>> town trying to fix the situation on various computers. "It's a mess," she 
>> said, "just a mess." She was unhappy that I had forced a shut-down but when 
>> she finally got here (around 5 pm, with more to go) she was happy to see 
>> that the reconfiguring had not started when I shut down and the fix was 
>> simple. She went into MS downloads program and changed "automatic" to a 
>> manual setting that will alert you if downloads are available but you have 
>> to approve them before they happen. Don't wait for the program to start - 
>> you might not be at your computer. Just change the settings if you don't 
>> want to accept this "upgrade." 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The sequence went like this: When I signed on in the morning there was a 
>> pop-up message that Windows 10 would download in 10 minutes. I closed that 
>> pane, figuring that would stop it. But about 10 minutes later a full screen 
>> appeared that noted that configuration was starting. There was no way to 
>> close or to stop it other than pressing the "off" button on the CPU until it 
>> forced a shutdown. I stayed offline all day until my techie could get here. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> She has bright red hair (no doubt enhanced) that was literally standing on 
>> end when she got here.signs of hair-tearing evident. Wild woman, madly 
>> racing from client to client (one is a CPA and the darned thing was 
>> reconfiguring all of her information) since she has to go out of town today. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> If you want to know more, in a search engine enter "Windows 10 forced 
>> download" and see the files and furor. I don't want 10 - apparently there is 
>> nothing wrong with it aside from another learning curve, but I don't want 
>> another learning curve and I still haven't learned much of 7, which I'm 
>> still using. I really don't need more right now. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> There is some clamor about this and it seems that it was a real mistake on 
>> MS's part. Everyone who has had to pay for technical intervention should 
>> send the bill to MS. haha, as if that would accomplish anything. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers anyway, 
>> 
>> Lee 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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