windows 7 from hard drive

[teggy6]

i recenlty bought a laptop for my dad and it has windows 7 on it, there wasn't a disk incudled can i copy or clone it to get it instaled on my desk top?

 

[theog]

NO.

Have a read:

http://www.sevenforums.com/software/41571-must-read-oem-license-users.html

 

[CassieFWinTeam]

Hi teggy6,

Theog is correct. Windows 7 comes with one license (no matter what edition you get). This means that Windows 7 can only be installed on one computer. Further, since his is an OEM version of Windows 7 it is permanently tied to his computer.

Cheers,
Cassandra
Microsoft Windows Outreach

 

[elmowz]

what if the laptop was formatted how can we reinstall windows 7...

cuz my dad bought me a laptop no disc included

 

[SIW2]

Hi ,

You will probably have a manufacturer recovery partition which can be used to put the laptop back to the condition you received it.

There should also be a mechanism to burn off dvd's for the same purpose.

Look under the start menu and you should find something there about creating "recovery" dvd's.

 

[CassieFWinTeam]

Hi elmowz,

Most computers do not come with an OS disc these days. I recommend creating a system repair disc to access system recovery options (just in case!). This will tell you how to create a repair disc - Create a system repair disc

And, here are your other system recovery options in Windows 7 - What are the system recovery options in Windows 7?

Cheers,
Cassandra
Microsoft Windows Outreach

 

[gcinrr]

I do not know about all manufacturers, but if the system you are refering to is an HP you can order a restore disk from support. It only costs $10 to order.

 

[elmowz]

ohh thank you guys...
i have tried several times creating a recovery disc but the pop up always says that the disc i am using isnt supported (dvd-r 4.7gb)