windows (7?) clean install

[Ciccioo]

hello people!

well, bloatware on prebuilt pcs/laptops is bad so i wonder: is it possible to download an official windows ISO and install/activate it using the license key that came with the bloatwared OS? did anyone do it here? and how does it work? is the product key valid for any installation of that specific version of OS on that specific motherboard?

[DarrenP]

hello people!

well, bloatware on prebuilt pcs/laptops is bad so i wonder: is it possible to download an official windows ISO and install/activate it using the license key that came with the bloatwared OS? did anyone do it here? and how does it work? is the product key valid for any installation of that specific version of OS on that specific motherboard?

Yes. 

 

EDIT: Don't pirate. These are original fro microsoft: http://www.w7forums.com/threads/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-image-downloads.12325/

[nsyedhasan]

hello people!

well, bloatware on prebuilt pcs/laptops is bad so i wonder: is it possible to download an official windows ISO and install/activate it using the license key that came with the bloatwared OS? did anyone do it here? and how does it work? is the product key valid for any installation of that specific version of OS on that specific motherboard?

You can remove the bloatware using PC Decrapifier.

[DarrenP]

You can remove the bloatware using PC Decrapifier.

Not all of it will remove. 

[Ciccioo]

Yes. 

 

EDIT: Don't pirate. These are original fro microsoft: http://www.w7forums.com/threads/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-image-downloads.12325/

i guess that "yes" is enough if it's for all of the three questions i asked

thanks

[Erik4boss]

Yep downloading the ISO's from w7forums is legit. I did it to my laptop and it works good.

[DarrenP]

i guess that "yes" is enough if it's for all of the three questions i asked

thanks

That yes is a, yeah you can do all the stuff you wanted to do. 

[Altecice]

Just make sure to take a copy of all your drivers. Dont wipe the hidden recovery partitions, if you need to send it back and they notice its not there they can refuse the warranty.

[Ciccioo]

Yep downloading the ISO's from w7forums is legit. I did it to my laptop and it works good.

wonderful

 

That yes is a, yeah you can do all the stuff you wanted to do. 

magnificent

 

You can remove the bloatware using PC Decrapifier.

think of an elephant shitting on your face, i think that PC Decrapifier is like trying to clean that with only toilet paper: it will look like it's gone, but it still sucks

[DarrenP]

wonderful

 

magnificent

 

think of an elephant shitting on your face, i think that PC Decrapifier is like trying to clean that with only toilet paper: it will look like it's gone, but it still sucks

PM Sent regarding drivers. 

[btg0002]

if it won't let you activate the copy of windows on install, call microsoft support and tell them your HDD crapped out and you had to replace it, and they should allow you to activate it (they did for me several times)

[Ciccioo]

if it won't let you activate the copy of windows on install, call microsoft support and tell them your HDD crapped out and you had to replace it, and they should allow you to activate it (they did for me several times)

were you trying to install it on a different drive?

[DarrenP]

were you trying to install it on a different drive?

What drive it is does't matter. What matters is your Motherboard if it's an OEM copy. 

[btg0002]

What drive it is does't matter. What matters is your Motherboard if it's an OEM copy. 

exactly as the os will look for the bios and files to be in certain places based on the oem board (from what I remember) and it doesn't matter if the drive is new or not, they still let me reinstall (I installed a few times after getting malware and just told them I had a new drive and they always allowed me to activate as the previous version was being overwritten)

[DarrenP]

exactly as the os will look for the bios and files to be in certain places based on the oem board (from what I remember) and it doesn't matter if the drive is new or not, they still let me reinstall (I installed a few times after getting malware and just told them I had a new drive and they always allowed me to activate as the previous version was being overwritten)

Exactly. The even cooler thing i think in Windows 8 is that the product key is intact encrypted in the BIOS. So you don't even have to crawl under the desk with a flash-light in your mouth and a pen and paper trying to write them damn thing down! 

[Ciccioo]

exactly as the os will look for the bios and files to be in certain places based on the oem board (from what I remember) and it doesn't matter if the drive is new or not, they still let me reinstall (I installed a few times after getting malware and just told them I had a new drive and they always allowed me to activate as the previous version was being overwritten)

got it, i just wondered why you had to call them instead of just being able to do it

[DarrenP]

got it, i just wondered why you had to call them instead of just being able to do it

Even if you do have to call them (which you won't). It's the easiest process in the world to do.