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windows Operating system

  • 01-06-2013 3:18pm
    #1
    banjacksed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 210 ✭✭


    Anyone help me out here on a local level.

    I need a windows operating system, like win 7, for a notebook, as my own has gone missing :confused:

    notebook is messed up with ****e and need to do a clean install.
    I can get a upgrade to win 8 on microsofts site i think for 20 euro but i dont like it and i dont think my little notebook would be up to it spec wise,
    any help would be great.


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  • #2
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,184 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Get the serial number off the current one using a keyfinder, get any Win7 CD off anyone.

    http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html


  • #3
    banjacksed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 210 ✭✭banjacksed


    MYOB wrote: »
    Get the serial number off the current one using a keyfinder, get any Win7 CD off anyone.

    http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

    Yea thats the problem is getting the disk,,,,,:o


  • #4
    Media999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭Media999


    Windows 8 uses less spec than 7 so just upgrade. Its actually much better once you get used to it.

    The start button is coming back in next upgrade if you really want it. Probably wont care by then.


  • #5
    daftdave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭daftdave


    afaik, laptops these days store you re-installation files on a seperate partition on your hard drive which you access through the bios boot up screen, you will need your product code which may be on a sticker underneath your laptop.


  • #6
    banjacksed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 210 ✭✭banjacksed


    The problem is, it a acer notebook, was bought in spain, it has a win 7 starter licence key under the battery,

    But !
    The partician was destroyed due to a english version being installed, so cant go back.

    So i need a win 7 starter disk to reinstall the system

    Forgot to mention also that the system that was installed on it did not need a license key !!!
    So i cant upgrade either only a new install


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  • #7
    The Hill Billy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    Not a Waterford City-relevant topic. Moved to Operating Systems >Windows.

    tHB


  • #8
    Media999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭Media999


    banjacksed wrote: »
    The problem is, it a acer notebook, was bought in spain, it has a win 7 starter licence key under the battery,

    But !
    The partician was destroyed due to a english version being installed, so cant go back.

    So i need a win 7 starter disk to reinstall the system

    Forgot to mention also that the system that was installed on it did not need a license key !!!
    So i cant upgrade either only a new install

    You can run the upgrade from a version with no License key. Youll get a new license key emailed to you as soon as you pay. Its not the windows 7 license key youll use again. Thats what i did.

    Bought a laptop with no OS. Got windows 7 from that site the music industry hates and then bought an upgrade to win8 through microsoft site.

    They sent me license key which i used on a version of windows 8 i also got from said site.

    You do the same and youll have Win8


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