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  1. torchwood
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    W7 home premium 32bit/W7HP 64bit/w10 tp insider ring
       New #11

    Short and sweet yes,
    you only need a storage medium disc/usb to save it on.
    downloads currently being provided by this forum are from heidoc. net

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  3. CosmicJest
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    Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
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       New #12

    I thought the downloads at Microsoft Windows and Office ISO Download Tool are full OS ISOs that require a product key in order to use - different from a generic Repair disk that can be used on any computer running the particular OS on the Repair disk. Did I misunderstand?
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  4. Megahertz07
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    Windows 7 HP 64
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    All win 7 64 installation disks have all brands (home, HP, pro and ult). What makes the difference is a file (\sources\ei.cfg) that defines witch one to install.
    The maintenance wizard is the same for all brands.
    The key is only needed to activate.
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  6. CosmicJest
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    So you are saying that an installation disk is the same as a repair disk? Aren't they two distinctively different things?
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  7. torchwood
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    W7 home premium 32bit/W7HP 64bit/w10 tp insider ring
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    NO, in reality there identical apart from obviously x32 x64.
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  8. RolandJS
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    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
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    I have one Windows 7 Pro 64-bit repair DVD for all three of my Windows 7 Pro 64-bit computers.
    What I do not know: can a W7Pro repair a W7Ultimate or other? Can a 32-bit DVD repair a 64-bit, or vice-versa?
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  10. Megahertz07
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    Windows 7 HP 64
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    "What I do not know:"
    - can a W7Pro repair a W7Ultimate or other? YES
    - Can a 32-bit DVD repair a 64-bit, or vice-versa? NO
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  11. CosmicJest
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    torchwood said:
    NO, in reality there identical apart from obviously x32 x64.
    Well, that is a surprise indeed! Thanks for 'splainin' it to me!
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