win10 iso required 25 alpha-numeric code I entered the coa win7 on pc back

[Keith Long]

Hi,
I downloaded win10 iso and went to install it on a win7-64bit machine. Same machine that burned the cd. I was prompted to enter the 25 alpha-numeric code. I entered the COA stickers code on this pc but it was not accepted. I did not continue further.
I'm back to win7 and on this forum. My understanding is that if I try to load this version of windows on a pc that has genuine stamp that it would proceed w/o the need to enter the COA sticker code and have that rejected I quit the install. I don't want to loose my licence.
Should I do somthing other than what I've done?
This PC dual boots win7 and ubuntu.
I restarted pc redirecting boot to the iso dvd.
Thanks,
keith

 

[Trouble]

Should I do somthing other than what I've done?

The free version of Windows 10 is intended as an upgrade and needs to be run from within a legitimate, qualified version of Windows (7 SP1 or 8.1).
Not that I'm recommending it. Just saying.
I also don't know how your dual boot will be impacted except to say that you'll almost certainly need to repair grub afterwards.
I wish you luck.
Many have proclaimed their upgrade experience a success, while many others report disastrous results.
I've done 3 so far and everything went very well. Holding off on the wife's computer, if that one goes bad, I'll likely starve.

 

[davidhk129]

Keith Long,
Put away your bootable DVD.

Do you still have the ISO ?
If yes, right click at it > click Mount > click Setup.exe.
Installation will begin.
It will NOT ask you for product key.
This method will allow you to keep your files, settings and apps. Or, you can choose to " keep nothing ". Your choice.

I use the above method to install my Win 10 Pro over my Win 8.1.1 Pro.

By the way, in regard to your original post.......... your Win 7 product key is not what the installer was asking. It was asking for the Windows 10 product key which nobody has.