It is illegal to download a copy of windows from the internet without the product key

I wonder if its illegal to download windows on the internet, if it is not hacked without a product key.

It should be OK to download as long as they are not malware infected, altered to editions other than that Microsoft releases and you have your own key to product purchased to activate their...

Here are the download links of Windows 7 that are provided in these Forums by a moderator to MVP/community.

Andre Da Costa

MVP community moderator
 

It has NO product key needed for them to be downloaded and Microsoft does not oppose the links posted here.

http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-windows_install/hard-disk-crashed-how-to-get-Windows-now/7c77661b-996f-4a39-b77a-92d86005bf6a

http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-windows_install/win-7-home-Prem-OA-download/8ff942f0-3f31-4e08-acd5-4ebb17b8a3e7

http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-windows_install/custom-upgrade-from-Vista-Ultimate-to-Windows-7-on/9e7e136b-8BE6-47a0-ac6f-1dbd3e8286b2

See you soon.

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