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flavallee · 18 Apr 2021

I'm glad to hear you finally got the monitor to work.

Did you get the disc drive to work, or did you have to replace it?

What exactly are you using to re-install Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit?

If you need help afterwards with getting it up-to-date to its official January 2020 "end of life" date, my guide HERE will be very helpful to you.

If you're familiar with and plan to use Simplix UpdatePack7R2 21.4.15 instead to get it unofficially up-to-date to April 2021, that's even better and is a much quicker and easier process.

RoWin7 · 19 Apr 2021

Hardware isn't my high point. It changes too fast, and since I keep my machines till they die, I'm always behind.

Everything's working fine. I'm using my own disk with the product key that's already on the case. But the installation didn't ask me for the product key. I'm familiar with Simplix and the EOL workaround, but I'll see if your tutorial has anything to add.

The Win 7 networking drives me nuts, even after setting up 4 or 5 machines. I'll probably post in the Networking board when it's time to do it.

flavallee · 19 Apr 2021

If your disc contains only the Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit operating system, and it is NOT a factory restore disc which contains the apps and bloatware that come in a new factory brand PC, you should use the current Simplix UpdatePack7R2 tool afterwards so you can bring it up to date to April 2021.

All but one of my Dell PC's are 4th generation, and the other one is 6th generation, so I don't exactly keep up with new technology either. I need PC's that can install and run Windows 7 without having to deal with hardware and driver issues, so that's the main reason why I stick with older technology. I have no need for 9th or 10th or 11th generation technology.

Anyway, good luck with getting Windows 7 installed and up to date.

RoWin7 · 19 Apr 2021

Don't discs contain all the versions, with the product key determining which version will be installed?