Fresh Windows 7 installing question.

Hi People.
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I know that there are various threads and tutorials on installing Win7.

The dates of these varied by several years and I'm not quite sure which one I should use.

I have a product key for an OEM Windows 7 home premium, and I have the Lenovo laptop the key relates to.

Where can I download an ISO Win7 file from.

Will I be able to activate the instaled Win7 with the OEM key?

If I am not allowed to download an OEM Windows 7 ISO file, will I be forced to give the job to someone like PC World?

My laptop did come with Windows 7 home premium installed, but the hard drive failed and I had to replace the HDD.

No, I didnt have a viable image of the Win7.

The OEM key, I have tne one from the sticker underneath.

I know a repair company can do the OEM install because they did an identical disk change and install a few weeks ago on my other laptop.

I'd like to do it myself this time.

Hi Ztrucker.

Thanks.

Down loadng the ISO's now.

Will the ISO files be OEM versions which my key from the underneath will activate?

Fingers crossed.

Thank you guys.

The ISO's downloaded fine.

Used Rufus to create a bootable USB pen drive containing windows 7 home premium OEM 64bit

Put the pen drive in a USB slot in the Lenovo without an operating system.

Hit the on button and it installed Windows 7 64bit with no tweeking the BIOS

Key failed to activate Windows 7 so rang microsoft free number, typed 50 od numbers on the phone keys and typed the 40 odd keys the machine read out to me.

Instant activation.

Piece of cake.

That Rufus program is a boon.

Hi People.

Would the bootable pen drive created above upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7 using the key underneath the Vista laptop?