Unable to force Windows 10 Upgrade?

Last Modified August 31, 2015 by RedEyedMonster

How to solve the issues of wuauclt.exe/updatenow appearing to do nothing

I have been trying to force Windows 7 to upgrade to Windows 10 using the the following steps:

Delete all files in C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download.
Run the command prompt as administrator. (Right click the Command Prompt icon and select ‘Run as Administrator’)
Type in ‘wuauclt.exe/updatenow’ without the quotes.
Hit Enter

Nothing happened. I was puzzled as I had already run these steps successfully on a PC running Windows 8.1 and it worked flawlessly. No matter what I did or how up to date my updates were wuauclt didn’t seem to do anything. However after some hunting around I found the solution:

Open the registry editor (regedit.exe) and locate the registry key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\OSUpgrade]

It should exist, but if not, create it.

Create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value with Name = “AllowOSUpgrade” (without the quotes), and set the Value = 0x00000001 – you actually just need to enter 00000001, 0x is added by the editor.

Now, run through the steps above once more and Windows 10 should begin to download. I hope that saves you from the frustration that I suffered. Full details on how to force Windows 10 upgrade and this solution can be found here.

Android Market Download Issues

Last Modified February 9, 2012 by RedEyedMonster

Are downloads and updates from the Android Market hanging on your Android phone?

I had this problem a few weeks ago when on holiday. Notifications that updates were available for for my HTC Magic and I could access the Android Market but after being taken through the usual installation screens the download would hang immediately with the progress bar static.

I initially put this down to poor reception but when I returned home the problem continued even over my WiFi connection. I then discovered that people in the UK that had switched their google mail account from @googlemail.com to @gmail.com were experiencing the same problem. I had done this! I went immediately to my account and switched back.

As you can see from above in ‘Settings->Accounts and Import’ there is a link at the end of the ‘Send mail as:’ section which allows you to toggle between the two. I did this and the downloads began working correctly virtually instantly.

In fact switching seems to serve no purpose at all you can still receive and send emails as either gmail or googlemail no matter what your settings. Google are working on the issue but for now they recommend switching back.

Sorted!

Last Modified August 27, 2012 by RedEyedMonster

Free file sorting and copying program

I wrote this many moons ago and put it on a former site for free download. Noticed from the web site stats that it was still being sought after. If you fancy a bit of retro VB6 gaudy software then enjoy!

Sorted! is a freeware file utility which can be used for organising your mp3, wma, ra, jpg, gif, file types (in fact ANY file type) for backing up or transferring to other media sources (e.g. CD-R, DVD-R, memory card, etc.). I built this many moons ago in VB6 and it wasn’t hosted for a while but my site still gets hits so I have decided to put it up again.

Main features are as follows:

Fetch files from multiple directories and sub directories (mp3, wma, ra, jpg, gif any file type you like).
Fetch and fetch files again to create custom lists / play lists.
Fetch specific files or file types (mp3, wma, ra, jpg, gif etc.).
List full path or just file name.
Easily launch any file in list in its associated program.
Sort files into directories of any size e.g. directories of 700mb, 1.44mb, 10gb.
Easy selection/de-selection of files to sort.
Choose how much of the original path to include (depth)
SAFE! Never overwrites files or directories but adds increment postfix to name
Randomize sort for unique compilations (music, slideshows etc.)
Step by step easy to use interface

Please note: The help and update links on this program are currently redundant as they point to my old site, have a play and you should be able to figure it out.

Download and Installation

After reading through the agreement below click on ‘I AGREE’ to download sorted.zip (49K). Extract the .exe into a folder of your choosing (or onto the desk top). Double click on it and off you go!! Trouble Shooting In most cases this application should run trouble free on most MS Windows systems, however if the file does fail to execute properly then you may need to download and install Visual Basic 6 Runtime files. Just use the previous link to download the self extracting .exe and install.

Agreement

I accept no responsibility for the downloading, use or misuse of this software. You may freely distribute this software but you may not alter it in any way. By clicking on ‘I AGREE’ below you are accepting these terms and conditions. I AGREE.