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    From David@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 2 09:39:17 2023
    I'm preparing to possibly upgrade a friend's laptop to W10.

    In preparation I set about downloading an ISO to burn to DVD (laptop has a
    DVD drive).

    On this PC I'm running Windows 7 - due to upgrade when the Round Tuit
    arrives.

    The Microsoft site seems to insist that you run their tool.
    I find that I am still running GWX Control Panel back from when M$ tried
    forced upgrades.

    I think I can get round this, but why isn't there a place where you can
    just download the ISO?
    [I do have a W10 system upstairs which will hopefully do, just no DVD
    burner so a 2 stage process.]

    Cheers




    Dave R



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  • From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to David on Tue May 2 10:16:59 2023
    On 02/05/2023 in message <[email protected]> David wrote:

    I think I can get round this, but why isn't there a place where you can
    just download the ISO?

    I "think" that the tool has two options, one to create a thumbdrive and
    the other to download an iso. I certainly have 2 or 3 iso files for Win 10
    and would only have got them from MSFT.

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  • From David@21:1/5 to Jeff Gaines on Tue May 2 12:18:03 2023
    On Tue, 02 May 2023 10:16:59 +0000, Jeff Gaines wrote:

    On 02/05/2023 in message <[email protected]> David wrote:

    I think I can get round this, but why isn't there a place where you can >>just download the ISO?

    I "think" that the tool has two options, one to create a thumbdrive and
    the other to download an iso. I certainly have 2 or 3 iso files for Win
    10 and would only have got them from MSFT.

    It does have an option to create an ISO but it isn't a simple download.
    It ferrets around in W10 areas and GWX throws a wobbler.

    Cheers



    Dave R


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  • From Abandoned_Trolley@21:1/5 to David on Tue May 2 15:09:12 2023
    On 02/05/2023 13:18, David wrote:


    It does have an option to create an ISO but it isn't a simple download.
    It ferrets around in W10 areas and GWX throws a wobbler.



    All true, but the end result is a usable / burnable .iso
    although some variants are very large files which would need a dual
    layer DVD - which raises the potential problem of machines which are
    unable to boot from DL media.



    Also, it might be a good idea to make sure that you have downloaded the
    latest available version of the MS Media Creation Tool


    In the meantime, you could have a bit of fun trying out :

    https://heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/67-microsoft-windows-and-office-iso-download-tool

    which I have used with some success.

    The link to it which I found was on a Microsoft download page, but I
    cannot remember which one.

    If you can work out what the "ISO Tools" does then please let me know.


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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to David on Tue May 2 14:16:53 2023
    David wrote:

    The Microsoft site seems to insist that you run their tool.

    If you visit the same page from a linux machine, I believe it will
    deliver the .ISO file instead of the tool?

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  • From David@21:1/5 to David on Tue May 2 18:06:07 2023
    On Tue, 02 May 2023 09:39:17 +0000, David wrote:

    I'm preparing to possibly upgrade a friend's laptop to W10.

    In preparation I set about downloading an ISO to burn to DVD (laptop has
    a DVD drive).

    On this PC I'm running Windows 7 - due to upgrade when the Round Tuit arrives.

    The Microsoft site seems to insist that you run their tool.
    I find that I am still running GWX Control Panel back from when M$ tried forced upgrades.

    I think I can get round this, but why isn't there a place where you can
    just download the ISO?
    [I do have a W10 system upstairs which will hopefully do, just no DVD
    burner so a 2 stage process.]

    Thanks to all.

    Investigation suggests that a new PC is a better option.

    See other thread.

    Cheers



    Dave R


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