Can i download latest version of Win7, to reduce the number of updates

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  1. Posts : 67
    Windows 7 Professional x64 (6.1, Build 7601)
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    Can i download latest version of Win7, to reduce the number of updates


    Hi all,
    my computer has become slow and is badly in need of a fresh install, i have a genuine OEM version of win7 and to save the number of updates i will need to do after the initial install, can i download a latest version that will still be compatible with my serial number.

    is this possible

    just asking....thanks
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  2. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #2

    You can download SP1, but all updates after that must be downloaded.
    After it is installed, you will have to use a valid key number.
    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...rvicepack.aspx
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  3. Posts : 67
    Windows 7 Professional x64 (6.1, Build 7601)
    Thread Starter
       #3

    hope ive done the right thing here, i chose this one.

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (KB976932)



    then clicked the DVD.iso file to download
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  5. Posts : 67
    Windows 7 Professional x64 (6.1, Build 7601)
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Can anyone please tell me how to fix this......

    ive followed 1 guide that said to put my disc in the drive and when install starts choose repair, then startup repair. I did this but the software didnt find any errors to fix

    Ive lived with this for about 6 months now, i have my win disc in the dvd drive permanantly.

    about 6 months ago i started running out of room on my existing c:\drive, so i cloned the complete drive to a larger one, since then i had this issue
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  6.    #6

    So I'm assuming since you said that you must keep your DVD in the drive permanently that it is booting from that disk.

    So please post back a screenshot of Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image

    If you've now got more than the cloned hard drive installed is it set as Primary HD and/or as first HD to boot in BIOS setup?

    It could also be that both the System and Active flags were not transferred to the larger drive. This will be evident from the picture and the fix is relatively easy.
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  7. Posts : 67
    Windows 7 Professional x64 (6.1, Build 7601)
    Thread Starter
       #7

    yes that is correct


    image coming shortly
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  8. Posts : 67
    Windows 7 Professional x64 (6.1, Build 7601)
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    Heres the pic
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  9. Posts : 67
    Windows 7 Professional x64 (6.1, Build 7601)
    Thread Starter
       #9

    in the BIOS, if i have the first boot device as the hard drive i get the BOOTMGR error, if i have the CDROM as the first boot device the system just reads the cdrom and continues on
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  10. Posts : 67
    Windows 7 Professional x64 (6.1, Build 7601)
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    the drive that the clone was taken from was removed once the clone had completed, and has since been formatted and is now in another machine
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