Need help installing Win7 Pro. I have a COA.


  1. Alexandros81
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    Need help installing Win7 Pro. I have a COA.


    Hi!
    I just bought a refurbished workstation that came with a COA for Windows 7 Pro.
    I want to use a USB device to do the installation.

    Do I go here : https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...nload/windows7
    to download the image files on the Usb?
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  3. iko22
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    Hello Alexandros81

    I think that link might not work as Microsoft have stopped that level of support for Windows 7, already.

    Instead, try the links provided in this Forum Tutorial Clean Install : Factory COA Activation Key covering aspects of Windows 7 Direct Download, Clean Install and USB Windows 7 Installation.

    You will need download an iso that matches the COA sticker (Windows 7 Pro 64-bit [any language]) using the ISO Download Tool.
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  4. Paul Black
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    Hi Alexandros81,

    Alexandros81 said:
    I just bought a refurbished workstation that came with a COA for Windows 7 Pro. I want to use a USB device to do the installation.
    [1] Have you also got a product key somewhere on the refurbished workstation?
    [2] Has the refurbished workstation got an OS installed on it at the moment?
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  6. Alexandros81
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    Paul Black said:
    Hi Alexandros81,



    [1] Have you also got a product key somewhere on the refurbished workstation?
    [2] Has the refurbished workstation got an OS installed on it at the moment?

    Hi!
    I haven't got it yet. I bought it yesterday and arrives tommorow.
    As far as I know it doesn't have an OS installed.
    It comes with a COA Win7 Pro.
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  7. Alexandros81
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    Any idea how I enter the BIOS and change the boot media to usb in order to do the installation?
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  8. SIW2
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    What is this workstation you purchased. Was it a good deal ?

    Depends on motherboard - there is usually a key press to bring up a one time boot menu.
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  10. Alexandros81
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    iko22 said:
    Hello Alexandros81

    I think that link might not work as Microsoft have stopped that level of support for Windows 7, already.

    Instead, try the links provided in this Forum Tutorial Clean Install : Factory COA Activation Key covering aspects of Windows 7 Direct Download, Clean Install and USB Windows 7 Installation.

    You will need download an iso that matches the COA sticker (Windows 7 Pro 64-bit [any language]) using the ISO Download Tool.
    Thanks! Just downloading the .iso file.
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  11. Alexandros81
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    SIW2 said:
    What is this workstation you purchased. Was it a good deal ?

    Depends on motherboard - there is usually a key press to bring up a one time boot menu.
    Processor: Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2670 20M Cache, 2.60 GHz, 8.00 GT/s Intel® QPI
    Hard disk: 250gb
    Graphics card: NVIDIA Quadro Κ2000
    Memory: 16GB
    Networking: Ethernet
    OS: No OS Installed - FreeDos Win7P COA

    Price 549euro - In Greece
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  12. Megahertz07
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    As you have downloaded the Win7 x64 iso , do a Clean Install Windows 7

    As it's a Sandy Bridge (2nd generation) it may have UEFI or Legacy BIOS or a hybrid of the two.

    To build a boot able USB:
    To install as UEFI just extract the Win7 x64 iso, rename \sources\ei.cfg to ei.cfg.org and copy the boot folder (attached) to \efi
    Boot.zip


    To install as legacy use M$ tool Windows7-USB-DVD-Download-Tool-Installer

    Or you can use Rufus
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