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Question

Windows 7 OEM fresh install help

Oct 18, 2015 4:49PM PDT

I have a OEM product key, but no install disk. Like I said this will be a first install to a new pc but you can't download the files from a non torent source now Sad. Any one know of a place I could find them at? Also I may have a old laptop disk some where so could I just use the laptops repaire disk or what? Btw the file I want is for windows 7 premium 64bit (x64).

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windows 7 premium 64bit (x64)
Oct 18, 2015 5:03PM PDT
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I would just use Linux but...
Oct 18, 2015 6:20PM PDT

My pc I'm building is for gaming and not as manny games run on it, I'll consider it if I can't get anything worked out thx.

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OK, non-Torrent sites!!
Oct 19, 2015 7:47AM PDT
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Got it off of ebay
Oct 20, 2015 3:55AM PDT

Microsoft won't exsept OEM keys through their website unlike they did for digital river before they took the ISO's down from there. Sad

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Most random day
Oct 20, 2015 5:52AM PDT

I asked my freind if he had his installation disk still and he literally pulls out a windows 7 disk that he has been aparentaly been varying around for a bout a year in his book bag, he just happened to have it on him xD.