Bleg: Windows 7
Installed Windows 7 on my netbook a bit back. The netbook died and, to restore, I had to revert it back to WinXP. Now, I’d like to put Windows 7 back on it. Since I purchased it, you’d think it’d be easy. Download a copy, install and enter your code. Except that I cannot find where to download without buying it again. Or, MS says, use my disc. It’s a netbook sparky, it has no disk.
Anyone now where I can download the 32 bit home version?
Update: Ok, I think I got it squared away.
January 17th, 2012 at 11:11 am
Send me an email.
January 17th, 2012 at 11:13 am
apple.com
January 17th, 2012 at 11:22 am
Any 32 bit Win7 disc should work, your key is what you need to delineate between versions. you can use the disc on another machine to make a USB boot version (google it) and get down to business.
(unless you have Pro)
Or you could look up the developer preview of Win8 and pay with that for a bit.
January 17th, 2012 at 11:29 am
Here’s a link to a step-by-step guide to installing Win7 onto a USB flash drive which you can then use to install Win7 on your netbook which might help?
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January 17th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
demonoid.me has a great selection of digital everything.
January 17th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
I always get them from MSDN, but I suppose that doesn’t help much, if you’re not on an MSDN subscription.
Of course, since you *have a license* both downloading it or getting someone to mail you a physical copy should be perfectly moral and legal.
(Also, glad you have it worked out.)
January 17th, 2012 at 3:50 pm
If you’ve solved it already you can ignore this, but you can download it from bit torrent. Just do a google search for “windows 7 torrent”.
January 17th, 2012 at 4:43 pm
this exact problem is about the only thing i’ve ever used piratebay for, myself. well worth keeping that website around, just for this alone, too.
January 17th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
You can buy reasonably inexpensive USB drives — I have a DVD read/write and a 1.44 floppy drive. That will let you use regular CD disks if you can get them.
January 18th, 2012 at 2:22 am
Glad you got it taken care of.I have used the USB route many times and works very well.