Using my product key on someone else's ISO disk

[sicskater]

I am having problems on my desktop trying to download the installation files of win 7 pro 64-bit from digital river. My friend has already made an ISO disk for the same version of win7 as I am trying to download. Would it be possible to use his disk to do the installation on my desktop and then go ahead and use my product key when I get to that point in the installation process

 

[sup3rsprt]

yes that is fine.

 

[sicskater]

Thanks a lot!

 

[SIW2]

Get him to run off another one - so you have one to keep.

Or you can make a copy of the dvd you borrow from him.

You can use the free Isorecorder:

You need to be on 7 or Vista do do it.

http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/W7.htm

Download and install isorecorder. ( You don't see it - he's on your rt click menu).

Put 7 dvd in drive.

Rt click dvddrive and select Create .iso Image File. Select a location to put it.

When it has copied the . iso, rt click the .iso you just copied - put a recordable dvd in the drive - burn the .iso Image to dvd. ( do not format the dvd).

 

[Cupillac]

Can anyone help me?
I made a .iso from my student download!
installed everything except when I enter my product key that Digital River sent me it says its invalid?
Now I dont know how to get a hold of them!

 

[sup3rsprt]

Cupillac,

did you do a clean (or custom) install or an upgrade?

 

[Jacee]

Please see this:
"Product key is not valid. Please re-type the product key." message when running an upgrade install.

 

[Cupillac]

Hi,

Does it only work for the upgrade?
I was going to do the upgrade, but I had a bunch of crap on my vista drive, nothing important, so I decided to do a clean install.

Should I reinstall Vista, then try using the cd to do a upgrade?

**What happened was, I made the .iso disc, restarted the computer, asks to select the drive to install on, where Vista is, I accidentley deleted Vista! So I had to format the partition and install fresh Windows 7.
Does this mean I can only upgrade? that fine by me if thats the case.

 

[sup3rsprt]

If you do an upgrade over top of 7 you can probably activate it. At least that is how it worked with Vista.

Or you could try OPTION THREE here:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html

 

[Jordus]

Also remember that there are different types of media for different types of keys.

There is volume media, OEM media, and retail media.

 

[Cupillac]

Not sure what media key I have, it is just the one Digital River emailed to me.
I will try when I get home. I thought last night I tried not checking the ACTIVATE ONLINE.

 

[Cupillac]

Thanks to all the help! Windows 7 is running smooth now!
I used OPTION THREE linked by sup3rsprt.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html

Cheers!

 

[gregrocker]

Hi,

Does it only work for the upgrade?
I was going to do the upgrade, but I had a bunch of crap on my vista drive, nothing important, so I decided to do a clean install.

Should I reinstall Vista, then try using the cd to do a upgrade?

**What happened was, I made the .iso disc, restarted the computer, asks to select the drive to install on, where Vista is, I accidentley deleted Vista! So I had to format the partition and install fresh Windows 7.
Does this mean I can only upgrade? that fine by me if thats the case.

If you still had Vista on your drive when you booted into the Installer, it would have scanned the HDD and seen the Vista before you formatted, passing a flag to accept the key and allow activation.

However if you formatted before and had a wiped or new drive, you have to use the workaround given here which MS announced today is legal:

http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...t-confirms-windows-7-install-trick-legal.html