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Re: Differences between versions

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On 2/9/2025 3:23 PM, Paul wrote:
> On Sun, 2/9/2025 1:36 PM, Newyana2 wrote:
>> On 2/9/2025 11:51 AM, MR wrote:
>>
>>> If you boot from a flash drive then your only option is clean install of
>>> the operating System.
>>>
>>> Mounting ISO allows you to run Setup.exe so I don't understand what do
>>> you mean by booting from rufused stick. Did you create a bootable flash
>>> drive using the tool called Rufus? If so then there must be a Setup.exe
>>> file at the root of the flash drive.
>>>
>>     As I mentioned in the first post, I trien mounting the ISO
>> and running setup.exe. That didn't work, so I tried a USB stick
>> for good measure. It refused to do anything but a clean install
>> in both cases, so I suspect the 22H2 installer is refusing an
>> update because the systenm was originally Win7.
>>
>>> If 20H2 was installed and activated then there is no need to talk about
>>> Win7. The license has become a digital one and so the Microsoft servers
>>> will recognise your machine if you use the same machine as 20H2.
>>
>>    Apparently that's not the case. I've done this before, running
>> setup.exe from a mounted ISO, so I know how to do it. But this time
>> it doesn't give me the option of saving files. Only clean install.
>> That would likely mean needing a new license.
>>
>>     At any rate, I'm not uncertain about that part. I'm just curious
>> about what substantial difference there is between 20H2 and 22H2.
> 
> I would start looking for logfiles, and try and figure out
> why it is doing that.
> 
> Remember that the Windows directory changes to Windows.old
> and a new Windows directory is created. So at some level,
> the Windows 7 aspect should be "flushed" out of the system.
> 
> If you try and take the Win10 version *backwards*, it will likely
> respond by requesting a "Clean Install". I don't think it
> necessarily has migration logic for going backwards. But it
> really should be able to handle it. It's just untested.
> 
> If the version of the offered media (ISO or USB "setup.exe")
> is the same version as currently installed, or a higher
> version, then it should accept a "preserve files and programs"
> option for that install.
> 
> My guess is the "backwards version move" is what is
> upsetting it. But otherwise, start looking for .log files .

I'm not doing a backward move. I tried to go from 20H2 to 22H2.

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