It was just a question for clarification and like you, I am confused as to why the update would fail with an invalid license error if it's currently active. I don't know that there is any reason to rush to version 2004. As I stated, I've only received this update this past weekend (after several updates since 2004's release). Looking at what's included in the update, I don't see anything earth-shattering,
In answer to your question, though, No. You should not need to purchase a new Windows 10 Pro license in order to update to version 2004, I would recommend just waiting until your PC notifies you that the update is available for you.
-Wolf sends
Hey Wolfshade. I don't know why the update to ver 2004 stopped and gave me that "failed to validate product key" notice. I am in agreeance with you in not being in a hurry to upgrade, and that's why I have been not rushing it for 3 months. As the old adage goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Crap, even MS technicians couldn't figure it out. The last guy guaranteed that the upgrade through the MS assistant would work. As a matter of fact, he didn't believe me when I told him that I received the notice of not being a valid license because he's never heard of it happening. And he didn't hang around long enough to see it. So how much does he really know?
As to your second part, I didn't ask if I should need to purchase a new license in order to update; sorry if I gave that impression. I want to know, if I did purchase a legal license, for a
Removed-load of coin via MS or through scdkeys on the cheap, I wanted to know if that new key would supercede my current digital license and allow me to upgrade if I choose to do so. As I stated, when Windows was almost finished updating, it stopped and then told me that my key wasn't valid. I am now curious to know if that update would continue to ver 2004, because I would have the new legal license, or would it stop again.
It seems to me that if the new license would be validated by the MS installation of ver 2004, then it's easy to do. Go to scdkeys and buy a legal license for $20-ish and done.
Thanks for the reply Wolf, I apprecaite it. I'm not going to lose sleep over it anyway. As you intimated, there's pretty well not too
Removed much for me to see. As Obi-wan Kenobi told the Imperial forces.." MSoft doesn't need to see my identification..these aren't the droids you're looking for... move along". And I shall move along as well. c ya