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    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit.
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    what do i need to know/do before i make a recovery disk? and 3 user...


    just got the last license for windows 7 home premium 32bit on a 3 license disk. at first i thought it was just an upgrade disk, but then it offered me the ability to install windows 7 as a real operating systems. the box is orange. my dad bought the disk from his friend at work, he used the second license, and i used the last. i buy all my software legitimately. is this ok to do? it also gives me the ability to make a recovery disk, if this is ok, then what should i do before i make a recovery disk. if its not ok, the i want nothing to do with this... and am going to go back to vista/ubuntu

    thanx for your help.

    astraltraveler
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  2. Posts : 1,326
    Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (Technet)
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    You don't need a recovery disk, just make a copy of the install disk. That is perfectly legal as long as no one uses the license key that you used.
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  3. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit.
    Thread Starter
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    ok thanx.
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  4. Posts : 1,326
    Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (Technet)
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    Hold onto that disk and the key in case you ever need to reinstall.....which you will!
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  5. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit.
    Thread Starter
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    i just realized, that i don't know how to make a backup copy of my disk. i have one dvd burner so how would i make a copy of my 7 install disk? can you recommend some free software for that purpose?
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  6. Posts : 1,326
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    IMGBurn will make a disk image, and then allow you to burn that image back to a blank disk.

    The Official ImgBurn Website
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit.
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    is it safe to make a dvd copy without reformatting, and dl all updates, im not sure how making a dvd copy works but im sure the technical part isn't to hard, but lets just assume, that i have a computer virus/spyware, (for example purposes) now i make a image with imgburn, does that now add any known/unknown viruses that may be on my pc to my burned image? if that did, it would corrupt my pc every time i tried to make a copy. and that what i don't understand.
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  8. Posts : 44
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    I don't think such advanced viruses will be totally hidden, you would notice that and anyway I don't think that advanced viruses are common , I think they are very rar, maybe one on a bilion viruses is such an advanced virus?
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    grasmanek94 said:
    I don't think such advanced viruses will be totally hidden, you would notice that and anyway I don't think that advanced viruses are common , I think they are very rar, maybe one on a bilion viruses is such an advanced virus?

    sorta just covering all my bases though. i really don't know how that works. i think in theory, if your not a windows expert, you could definitely understand why somebody would think this.
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    AstralTraveler said:
    is it safe to make a dvd copy without reformatting, and dl all updates, im not sure how making a dvd copy works but im sure the technical part isn't to hard, but lets just assume, that i have a computer virus/spyware, (for example purposes) now i make a image with imgburn, does that now add any known/unknown viruses that may be on my pc to my burned image? if that did, it would corrupt my pc every time i tried to make a copy. and that what i don't understand.
    You're making a copy of a DVD. Only what is currently on the DVD will be on the copy.
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