Solved Possible to download W7 online on one PC - install on another?

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I've got a working PC running W7. This OS was installed from a disk.

Now I've put together another PC and I'd like to buy an online copy of Windows and install on this new PC.

It's got no OS at the moment. Can I download the OS with the PC that already has an OS, burn an ISO of the OS to a stick or a disk, and then install this on the new PC?
 

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Hello Gadgety,

Yes, you sure can, then activate it with the key that came with the purchased Windows. :)
 

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Brink said:
Hello Gadgety,

Yes, you sure can, then activate it with the key that came with the purchased Windows. :)
Click to expand...

The purchased one is OEM, so only on one PC. Thank you anyway.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64 bitXeon X5650Crucial CT3KIT102472BB160BNvidia Quadro 2000
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Own build
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
Xeon X5650
Motherboard
EVGA SR-2
Memory
Crucial CT3KIT102472BB160B
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Quadro 2000
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer
Screen Resolution
1024
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
WD Red 3TB
PSU
Silverstone Strider ST-1500
Case
Lian-Li PC-90
Keyboard
Logitech KU-1255 ThinkPad Compact USB with Trackpoint
Mouse
Trackpoint on keyboard; Logitech G600
Internet Speed
LTE 50-80 MB/s
Antivirus
MSE+Antimalwarebytes
Browser
Firefox primary; IE11 secondary
Other Info
Secondary system:
W7 Pro x64
AMD A8-7600 Kaveri
AsRock FM2A88X-ITX+
ADATA 2x4GB DDR 2133 PC3-17000
Kingston Tech SSDNOW 300 120GB
External WD 1021 2TB USB
Samsung Slimline SN-506BB Bluray Writer
Lian-Li PC-Q02
DVB-T2 Hauppage PCTV 292e USB stick
AddRAM said:
Of course you can, but does it come with an activation key ?

You can buy windows right from Newegg, or in your case, somewhere near you.

Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows - Newegg.com

You can always install ubuntu or Linux for free.

Ubuntu PC operating system | Ubuntu

Main Page - Linux Mint

Or Zorin OS 9 is nice.

Zorin OS - Home
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Thank you for your reply. Excellent to know that it can be downloaded on one pc, burned to a USB and then installed on the other PC. It wasn't that clear on Microsoft's website. Their texts seemed to suggest one already has an OS, and then replaces it. Er, embarassingly I hadn't considered installing Linux as an intermediary OS. It's got to be Windows in the end, as it will be used for gaming.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64 bitXeon X5650Crucial CT3KIT102472BB160BNvidia Quadro 2000
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Own build
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
Xeon X5650
Motherboard
EVGA SR-2
Memory
Crucial CT3KIT102472BB160B
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Quadro 2000
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer
Screen Resolution
1024
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
WD Red 3TB
PSU
Silverstone Strider ST-1500
Case
Lian-Li PC-90
Keyboard
Logitech KU-1255 ThinkPad Compact USB with Trackpoint
Mouse
Trackpoint on keyboard; Logitech G600
Internet Speed
LTE 50-80 MB/s
Antivirus
MSE+Antimalwarebytes
Browser
Firefox primary; IE11 secondary
Other Info
Secondary system:
W7 Pro x64
AMD A8-7600 Kaveri
AsRock FM2A88X-ITX+
ADATA 2x4GB DDR 2133 PC3-17000
Kingston Tech SSDNOW 300 120GB
External WD 1021 2TB USB
Samsung Slimline SN-506BB Bluray Writer
Lian-Li PC-Q02
DVB-T2 Hauppage PCTV 292e USB stick
You might want to trial Clean Install Windows 10 Technical Preview which I've had installed for over three months on my laptop and have never been back to Win7 it is so good.

The rule of thumb is not to use a beta on a production machine but this isn't even beta yet and its more stable than any beta build of Win7, faster, and clearly its logical successor later this year.

Otherwise you'll need to buy a Win7 license which is frequently $99 for Home Premium on Tiger Direct. This is what Brink was referring to when saying you can download the OS and then have 30 days to insert the Product Key.
 
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