How to get Windows 7 ISO

A friend of mine had Windows 7 Home Edition Basic that came pre-installed on his laptop, but it was corrupted some reasons, and he's using Ubuntu for the same reasons for awhile now. The problem is that it doesn't have the original CD that came with the laptop for recovery and he lives far from his home, it is almost impossible to think of him visiting his home for even after 6 months. So, is it possible to get a copy or download of Windows 7 Edition Basic, so that it can install family and then to activate, use the original product key that came with the laptop?

Hello

The only legal Windows 7 download available is now Microsoft, as Microsoft has stopped DigitalRiver Windows 7 ISO downloads.

http://www.Microsoft.com/en-us/software-recovery

But Microsoft only provides these downloads for Windows 7 keys to selling product at retail, not preinstalled OEM product keys (Dell, HP, etc.).

As you have licensed preinstalled OEM (Dell, HP, etc.), contact the manufacturer of your computer to order recovery media that they need to provide for a fee.

Or you can also borrow the same exact retail edition DVD of Windows 7 and use your product key to reinstall.

There will be a recovery partition to reinstall, but installation Ububtu would have ruined this method

See you soon.

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