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OEM clean install
Hello, i have a few questions regarding the clean install:
I was wondering the following:
My brother bought a computer with windows 7 home premium x64 (norwegian version) installed on it, but it did not come with an install CD\DVD. Will i able to run a clean install with the ENGLISH home premium x64 ISO version and then use the old product key which originally was for a norwegian version on this new english version? (for some reason there is no norwegian ISO version available it seems).
Also, the windows update function on the computer stopped working properly some time ago and therefore the computer does not have Service pack 1 installed. Will my original OEM product key for windows7 be valid for a english version install which also install service pack 1?
The computer came with a recovery partition, however my brother didnt make a recovery cd which it seems one has to in order to perform a recovery. The computer does not seem to find any image to recover from the boot menu. Also system restore is not an option because the OS is unable to identify any earlier points to actual restore.
thank you for your time.