Create usb backup can't find iso?!


  1. schulzey
    Posts : 3
    windows 7 64 bit
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    Create usb backup can't find iso?!


    Hi there,
    I have a windows 7 computer that got a virus. I no longer have the original install disc (the serial number is on the bottom) so I'm using my windows 8.1 computer to download an ISO of windows 7 home premium and I can create a bootable usb flash drive of windows 7. I figure it doesn't matter where I got the copy from because I have a proper serial number that I can enter but I did download it from a torrent. I know the ISO works because I tried installing the iso in vmware and it installs just fine.

    When I use the windows usb creator tool or something called RUFUS that I found online, neither one show the windows 7 premium iso that's on my computer. I moved it to desktop and it still doesn't show up inside of either USB backup drive creator program.

    I have no idea what's going on and I need help asap!

    Thanks!
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  3. Ztruker
    Posts : 6,285
    Windows 10 Pro X64
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    It does matter where you get the iso from as some are unusable and others have been modified to infect a computer with malware. This is the right place to get a legal, clean Windows 7 ISO.

    Windows 7 Direct Download Links
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  4. AddRAM
    Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
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    or here

    Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life

    WiNToBootic bootable usb drive windows vista/7/8 - Bootable USB | Bootable USB
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  6. gregrocker
    Posts : 50,642
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    Everything you need is here to get and keep a perfect Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7.
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