Where can I legally download Win 7 from?

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  1. Posts : 9
    Win 7
       #1

    Where can I legally download Win 7 from?


    My PSU has died and it killed my MB and my CPU at the same time. I need to build a new PC. I cannot find where my Win 7 discs are. Fortunately I have noted my product key separately so I still have it.

    Is there any place I can legally download Win 7 from and use it with my legit product key?
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  2. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Denis, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    Since you have your product key number, you could use a friend's Windows 7 installation disc that is the same edition as yours. You would just enter your product key number instead.

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
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  3. tea
    Posts : 157
    Windows 7 Pro 64bit
       #3

    You can download from Microsoft but you will have to pay again. Category Results for Windows 7 on Microsoft Store

    But I would call Microsoft, they will probably ship you a disc.
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  4. Posts : 2,606
    Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1
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    Denis54 said:
    My PSU has died and it killed my MB and my CPU at the same time. I need to build a new PC. I cannot find where my Win 7 discs are. Fortunately I have noted my product key separately so I still have it.

    Is there any place I can legally download Win 7 from and use it with my legit product key?
    I'm not sure whether the forum rules permit posting links, but a web search engine may show non-warez sites that have the retail .iso files available for download, without hacks. "mydigtallife" has some links from online stores.

    You may have to do the "ei.cfg" thing to make the version that you download generic.
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  5. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
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    Brink said:
    Hello Denis, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    Since you have your product key number, you could use a friend's Windows 7 installation disc that is the same edition as yours. You would just enter your product key number instead.

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
    If your friend has a low edition than yours, you can still use the disk to install that edition & than you can use Anytime upgrade to go up to your edition.
    Note: DO NOT USE YOUR FRIENDS PRODUCT KEY.

    Windows Anytime Upgrade - How to
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  6. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #6

    If your product key pertains to a full retail version, you can use it. If it is an OEM, it will not work besides being illegal.
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  7. Posts : 9
    Win 7
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       #7

    I have a retail version product key.

    My problem is that I use the English version of Win 7 and all the people I know use the French version (I am from the French part of Canada).

    I could possibly convince a local store to make me a copy of the OEM version. Would it be legit for me to use such an OEM version with my retail product key?
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  8. Posts : 196
    Windows 7 / Windows 8.1
       #8

    You should be able to change the language during setup despite the install disk being in French.
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  9. Posts : 9
    Win 7
    Thread Starter
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    I am no expert but I tought that you could only switch languages in the more expensive versions. My license is for Home Premium
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  10. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #10

    If you have a 5 language version (En, Ger, FR, SP, JPN), then you can select one of those during installation.
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