How to reserve Win 10 when Windows Update doesn't work

[Leadfingers]

My wife's PC is borked, and Windows Update doesn't work. (Have faith when I tell you that everything has been tried. It's the 80073712 error)

So... how can I reserve Win 10 on her system, if Windows Update doesn't work?

Bit of a Chicken and Egg problem.

 

[Jonathan Cave]

http://www.askvg.com/fix-get-windows-10-upgrade-app-icon-is-missing-in-taskbar/

This may help

 

[James Mason]

Reinstall windows. And then update to windows 10, you don't have to reserve it, it's free for 1 whole year from july 29th

 

[Leadfingers]

The beauty of installing Win 10 "in place" is that I (theoretically) won't have to re-install everything else.

I accept that that may be the final solution to this, but... I'm really hoping to get a less... nuclear...option.

 

[James Mason]

Well, you can likely still get a windows 10 ISO and then do an upgrade installation instead of a clean install.

 

[Jonathan Cave]

Will this be publically available James? - id rather download the W10 iso then upgrade, then clean install rather than wait for it to be 'pushed' to my system.

 

[James Mason]

Will this be publically available James? - id rather download the W10 iso then upgrade, then clean install rather than wait for it to be 'pushed' to my system.

Possibly, just maybe not on the 29th right away.
They may only offer to those who actually buy windows 10.
I bought windows 8.1 pro as a digital only edition, and I can download the ISO as many times as I want from MSs website.

 

[USAFRet]

My wife's PC is borked, and Windows Update doesn't work. (Have faith when I tell you that everything has been tried. It's the 80073712 error)

So... how can I reserve Win 10 on her system, if Windows Update doesn't work?

Bit of a Chicken and Egg problem.

Well, for the Win 10 Upgrade, you have to have a fully updated Win 7 or 8.1.

Possibly roll back to an earlier Restore point?