Silly Question: Where can I SAFELY download windows...

My laptop has my Windows Keycode right on the bottom as it should... but I don't have the restore disc that came with (or didn't, can't remember)..so I assume (dangerous I know) I can just snag a vanilla Windows via torrent and burn a disc, right?

So where can I safely download it? Common sense tells me to be careful about the source of my OS... I know what an MD5 checksum is but don't know where to find the official checksum... does MS maintain that info?

Thanks in advance for any tips... I feel silly having to ask...

Doug

Everything you need is here to get a perfect Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7

gregrocker said:

Everything you need is here to get a perfect Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7

Thanks... I failed to mention that it's Vista that I am looking for... yes I know that this is a w7 centric forum but I figured that whatever answer I got would apply to Vista as well. I do know that the same folks have a Vista forum, so I guess I'll root around there for a similar tutorial...

Thanks!

gregrocker said:

Everything you need is here to get a perfect Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7

One other question... how do we know that MyDigitalLife download files are malware-free?

Ok, I found a similar Vista tutorial but it doesn't have any download info:

Clean Install with a Full Version of Vista - Vista Forums

Bummer... guess I'll have to post over there.

Thanks,
Doug

Try this .... Dell Community

save the install.wim file

You have to compile the ISO which takes following the steps closely but it's all we've got that isn't a torrent: Vista ISO download

(Looks like it the same link as AddRAM posted)

Related to re-installing Windows 7, I had a question that wasn't answered:

how do we know that MyDigitalLife download files are malware-free?

Is that an official Microsoft source of Win 7 ISO's ?

Thanks

Yes, that is the official Win7 installer ISO. There are no worries about malware.