Bootable ISO from an installed system with no recovery facility.

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  1. jarbas
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    Windows 7 x32 x64
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    Bootable ISO from an installed system with no recovery facility.


    In short... how to make a copy of an installed system to have it as a bootable installation DVD when there is no recovery hidden partition?

    ...
    After motherboard and hard drive problems and consequently being repaired I received my laptop from the repair center with a freshly installed Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (besides a Linux system also installed, i.e., dual boot). Although having my own DVD from the original installation before the repair, I like the way they installed the OEM version and it seems to run better than my previous installation.

    Being so I would like to make a copy of it and reserving it for eventual need of re-installation. Is it possible to do it?
    There is no hidden partition nor other sort of recovery utility/folder - I only realized that after trying to do the copy with the utility RT7Lite.

    I know I cant use my own installation key on this version but only the one already installed and only on the same computer.

    Thanks and my best regards.

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  3. Arc
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    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
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    Hi Jarbas .... it is not that possible to make a bootable disk from the installed system. But one thing you can do, for future needs of fresh installs, is image backups.

    See the links ....

    Backup Complete Computer - Create an Image Backup and

    Imaging with free Macrium

    As your system is just fresh installed, if you back it up now, it will be a good asset to you. In future, you can anytime restore the backup, it will be as good as a fresh installation.

    To restore, follow the link

    System Image Recovery .
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  4. jarbas
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    Hi Arc,

    Thank you so much for your quick and informative reply.


    Jarbas
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  6. Britton30
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    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
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    You should have the repair techs give you a copy of Windows 7 install DVD.
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  7. sreedhav
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    MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
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    Britton30 said:
    You should have the repair techs give you a copy of Windows 7 install DVD.
    Dear Britton30,
    Edging in sideways, I have a Sony vaio with win.7 Home Premium 64-bit installed(brand new). I was not provided with the installation DVD,though the sticker on the underside of the lappy has the license key! I have downloaded the .iso link for it from Digital life( a link provided by wanchoo). It's a zip file and i am unable to burn it. Any help?
    Regards and thanks,
    sreedhav
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  8. Britton30
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    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
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    You need to extract the .iso from the zip files then burn it.:) Usually those aren't zipped though.
    try this http://www.mydigitallife.info/offici...digital-river/
    then make a bootable DVD or USB drive Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
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  10. Ztruker
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    Windows 10 Pro X64
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    He wants Win 7 Ultimate X64 which is not available for download from Digital River.

    But ...

    From what I've seen and read here, all Windows 7 DVDs have all versions on it. The controlling factor is the ei.cfg file. So ...

    How to Select Any Edition or Version (SKU) of Windows 7 to Install From Single Edition DVD Disc Media or ISO

    For this one you need to have or download from Digital River, a X64 version.
    Windows 7 Professional X64: http://msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent..../X15-65805.iso

    or create a universal X86/X64 install DVD or Flash drive (this is what i have).

    You would have to also download a X86 version:
    http://msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent..../X15-65804.iso

    then follow this tutorial:

    Windows 7 Universal Installation Disc - Create
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  11. Britton30
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    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
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    It the first few. I think it is the Ultimate iso which can be unlocked as a universal installer.
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  12. sreedhav
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    MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
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    Britton30 said:
    You need to extract the .iso from the zip files then burn it.:) Usually those aren't zipped though.
    try this Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life
    then make a bootable DVD or USB drive Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
    Dear Britton30,
    Thanks! The .zip file i downloaded was from this site:Download Windows 7 ISO (Official 32-bit and 64-bit Direct Download Links) « My Digital Life

    The link you gave looks different and i hope to find an .iso file to burn!
    regards,
    sreedhav:)
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  13. Britton30
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    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
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    You're welcome. The link should yield a ready to burn iso for you and the Windows USB/DVD tool will let you create bootable media.
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