Since this option is no longer available, what are your options? See article for details:īest, Andre Windows Insider MVP MVP-Windows and Devices for IT twitter/adacosta groovypost. It was easy to use, all you had to do was reinstall and reactivate using the product key located on the certificate of authenticity and download any appropriate drivers from the manufacturers website. This was especially handy for persons who could not easily obtain recovery media from the manufacturer, did not want to pay the cost required to obtain it or preferred a clean configuration without the manufacturers bundled software or even a non-functional ISO file from Digital River, which is a digital replica of a optical disc. Most recently, Microsoft ended availability of reinstall media which you could download as a. You have a license for from an affiliate website named Digital River. If you lost your retail installation disc or recovery media either it was damaged or faulty you could download a copy of the edition Note: Always use the slowest burn speed (4x or 2x) if offered a choice.įor the past 5 years Microsoft made it quite easy for users of the Windows 7 operating system to obtain reinstall media. (BIN, CUE, DI, DVD, GI, IMG, MDS, NRG, PDI and ISO) It supports a wide range of other image file formats, and it's free. ImgBurn - In addtion to supporting the creation of CD's from. Is my PC running the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows? The links below have Windows 7 with SP1 integrated.
PS: Once you finish downloading the ISO file, you can burn the ISO file to a DVD using any burning software and then install Windows 7 using it. UPDATE: Microsoft has discontinued these official download links. Download Windows 7 Home Premium RTM without SP1. Download the corresponding copy of Windows 7 you have a license for. Download Windows 7 Professional RTM without SP1.