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Windows 7 Home install using Pro key

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Hi, I recently had my SSD fail and die on me and I am going to reinstall Windows 7 then do the free upgrade to Windows 10 (again). I have a Windows 7 Pro key but would prefer to install the Home Edition as I don't require the extra features and don't want to use up any extra hardware resources. Is this possible to do or would I need to purchase an extra Home Edition key?

windows image

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Hello, I am trying to create an image that installs windows and all necessary components/programs needed for a new user setup for my company. Is there a software(hopefully free) that can assist in building such an image?

Solved install.wim

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Hello everyone, I am trying to create an image that to install programs as well, I found the software to do so but now I need an install.wim file, does anyone know where I can get a free win 7 professional to do so? I have a product key and only recovery disk from HP which does not contain this file. please help. I assure anyone I am not pirating I just need help, I have quite a few computers...

Windows 7 professional no multiple display option

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I had Windows 7 Home edition and had no problems with the dual monitor option. My system crashed and I did a fresh new install of windows 7 professional. The multiple display options are missing from the screen resolution screen. The only thing that shows up is Generic PnP monitor on standard VGA Graphics adapter under display The screen resolution shows up, but no multiple display option.

Can't boot into Win7

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I need a way to repair Win7 boot up. I have a dual boot on this laptop. The first OS is Win10 The second OS is Win 7 on the same drive in a different partition. I can boot into Win10 with no problem I have used EasyBCD to get a bootup menu When I try to boot into Win7 I'm getting Windows Failed to start file: \Windows\system32\winload.efi

Win 7 SOE setup unable to boot from external hard drive - 0xc000000e

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Hi guys, i need help from experts in syspreping Win 7 SOE image. The story is like this. Recently the company released a new SOE image which exceeds our 16gb thumb drives and they are only providing 2 new 32gb thumb drives for us due to budget. It is insane with the amount of work load we handle everyday. So now i am trying to look for alternative ways to resolve this. I noticed that if i...

Error Install Windows 7 - This PC HW may not support booting to disk

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Error: Image: http://bayer.netwell.cz/Screenshot_2015-10-30-21-14-34.png Hello, i bought SAS controller (Dell SAS 6 iR controller) + SAS harddisk (HP EH0600JDYTL) to my home pc. When i switch turn on computer, computer freezed on this (http://bayer.netwell.cz/IMG_20151030_210910.jpg). In settings bios of sas controller is boot support (enabled os&bios,,enabled only bios,, enabled only os)....

Convert 7 install From UEFI To legacy

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My system has several drives, two of which are 4TB drives. The two 4Gb drives are using GPT partition schemes. However, I'm booting off of a 240GB SSD which is using a MBR scheme. When I installed my current motherboard, I did a fresh install of Windows 7. I didn't know much about UEFI, except that I hate it. Now I discover that there is an option to boot in legacy mode. I know in linux I...

How do I wipe clean and reinstall Windows from the recovery drive?

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Hello people, Need some help here since I'm a Windows-format-virgin. I recently got a used Windows 7 Home Premium laptop (HP Presario). Basically I want to wipe out any information and user accounts that are on there. And change the system's language to English. A fresh, clean start. I don't have a Windows 7 disc, all I have is a Recovery drive D.

Installayion stuck at Setup Starting Services

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Hello This might be a long post, so kindly bear with me. Up until today morning, I was running Windows 10 but it started having the following problem today I turned on my pc and it froze right after it passed the Blue windows logo screen. A black screen appeared with no cursor. I rebooted the pc (through the reset button) and everytime it got stuck at the black screen and then...

How do I install Windows 7 from recovery discs onto new hard drive?

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Hi, I have a Sony Vaio laptop - VGN-NW265F/B , and the original hard drive went bad due to a SMART failure. I've installed a new hard drive, and used the 1st recovery disc to get to the recovery menu. I've tried numerous times to install the OS from the recovery discs provided by Best Buy, which came with no instructions, but I keep getting errors. There's nothing I can do from the recovery...

My PC runs in energy saving automatically after ca.2-5 mi

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Hello there, My PC runs in energy saving automatically after ca.2-5 minutes back up. Who can help me with the settings?

Win7 repair (in-place upgrade): compatibility check fails to see x64

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Hi, I have several corrupted system files that System File Checker cannot repair and everything points me toward repairing my installation using the upgrade option, so I don't have to make a clean install. Problem is that the compatibility check says I can't upgrade towards an x64 version, despite my system already being x64 (checked in configuration panel, also has Program Files (x86)...

Setup OS on a different drive

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Hello everyone, I just joined the forum, have a nice day for all of u ;) The question is, im gonna buy a new hdd actuall ssd and i do not want to format my pc or take a backup.So, i want to setup win 7 on the ssd. But i have already C and D partitions. I dont know whats the next partition name when i setup the new ssd. Lets call it X. i want to setup win 7 on X drive without formatting my...

windows 7 home premium licence for refurbished PC's

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Hi I have a windows 7 HP DC 7700 pentium D Desktop PC with a licence for refurbished PC's. I recently took advantage of the free upgrade to windows 10, and I have now decided that I would like to return to windows 7, but unfortunately I have gone past the 30 day period when I can reverse back to Windows 7. The computer has an XP sticker with a traditional key, and a Windows 7 sticker with...

Can't install Win Vista(x86)

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how can I fix error:0x000000e when booting win vista installation disk? the picture: http://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/installation-setup/375115d1446528718-cant-install-win-vista-x86-img_20151103_132218-1-.jpg i try to install win 7 and win 8 but its stuck at loading file. so i try vista but it says error. I hope you can help me.Guys!:D:D:D:D

Vista showing as default and only OS

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I recently upgraded to Windows 7 and things seemed to go well. I've now noticed though that in msconfig/boot, startup and recovery etc, Vista is showing as the default, and only, operating systam. Windows 7 doesn't even appear as an option. But system specs says Windows 7. I mentioned this briefly in another thread on a different topic and someone suggested I might be able to fix this by...

Upgrade W7 to W10 without installing W7???

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Hi, Thanks for reading. I have five HP stream 11's they come with W8.1 Home. I want to end up with W10 Pro. I have 5 W7 Pro COA's I wanted to install W7 pro then run the upgrade to W10 Pro, Sounds easy. Problem is the HP Stream 11 has a eMMC drive in it which through lots of research W7 just will not install on it (At the beginning of the install W7 cannot see the drive). Can I...

Solved Trying to load OS

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I have a dell laptop that I am trying to use the a recovery cd that dell sent me to get this sucker running right. The cd will only load the OS, it does not make the laptop out of box condition. Dell told me that up front before they sent it. I noticed that there are 2 windows.old folders. One is windows.old and the other is windows.old.000. These 2 folders are maxing out the 500G hard drive...

Legal ISO for W7 Professional x64 English

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I have obtained a license code through dreamspark and I want to install it on my new computer with it. They have provided the download steps but unfortunately the SecureDownloadManager (SDM) can't work because of the active scripting (I tried the instructions given, but no luck). So I tried finding online ISOs download site and saw this website (*LINK REMOVED*). Has anyone downloaded and...
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