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BruceeNZ

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#174972 12-Jun-2015 15:30
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Hi,

 

 

Posted here as I presume I don't have enough (or recent enough) posts to qualify for the Offers & Wanted forum.

 

 

I'm helping a client with a home PC refresh (out-of-warranty HP Omni with Win7 Home Prem COA attached) but I don't have a Win7 Home Premium OEM DVD. The client has no reinstall media. PC drive (replaced once under warranty) also has no recovery partition. I have Pro & Business OS CDs and DVDs going back to NT4, but I so seldom touch the home user OS's that I haven't built up a library of those discs. Can anyone in or near Hamilton please help with a loan or gift of a suitable DVD? I'm not after license or COA, just media please - and I'd rather site an original DVD than download something of unknown origin.

 

 

Also quite happy to pay for P&P if someone further afield can help too.

 

 

Thanks,

 

Bruce

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ringbearer
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  #1323465 12-Jun-2015 15:33
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I'm fairly certain I have a Home Premium DVD still lying around at home. PM me if you're still keen.



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  #1323825 13-Jun-2015 09:06
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Or you could download from here (legit)

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

E
dit - just realised you're after OEM - link won't work.

I may have an ISO floating around here somewhere that I could upload to dropbox - let me know.

BruceeNZ

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  #1337852 6-Jul-2015 13:42
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ringbearer: I'm fairly certain I have a Home Premium DVD still lying around at home. PM me if you're still keen.

 

 

And a big thank you to ringbearer for coming through on this - PC has ben re-installed and client is happy.

 

 

Thanks again,

 

Bruce



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  #1337876 6-Jul-2015 14:06
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BruceeNZ:
ringbearer: I'm fairly certain I have a Home Premium DVD still lying around at home. PM me if you're still keen.
And a big thank you to ringbearer for coming through on this - PC has ben re-installed and client is happy. Thanks again, Bruce


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  #1337888 6-Jul-2015 14:33
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For future reference you can modify a small file on a Windows 7 DVD and it will become an installer disk for any version. (Starter, Home Premium, Pro or Ultimate)
http://www.askvg.com/how-to-choose-desired-windows-7-edition-version-during-setup/




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  #1337891 6-Jul-2015 14:37
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CYaBro: For future reference you can modify a small file on a Windows 7 DVD and it will become an installer disk for any version. (Starter, Home Premium, Pro or Ultimate)
http://www.askvg.com/how-to-choose-desired-windows-7-edition-version-during-setup/

 

Thanks, hadn't seen that trick - will have to give it a try.

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  #1337948 6-Jul-2015 15:28
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BruceeNZ:
ringbearer: I'm fairly certain I have a Home Premium DVD still lying around at home. PM me if you're still keen.
And a big thank you to ringbearer for coming through on this - PC has ben re-installed and client is happy. Thanks again, Bruce


Happy to help!

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