V8 Beast Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I went out today and replaced the hard disk drive on my sons netbook. In trying to tranfer windows 7 starter to it I ran into a bit of a problem. It appears the $40 it would have cost me to send the netbook in for repairs is the exact amount it costs for hp to ship me windows 7. The software itself is free, but I guess the magical unicorn they use to deliver it 7 days from now costs more than overnight air. Anyone know of a place I can get the software my company already paid for without paying for it again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Your netbook should have a sticker with a Windows 7 key on the bottom. DL yourself a copy of windows 7, and use that key to legitly install it. also, are you using a usb cd drive to install windows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Your netbook should have a sticker with a Windows 7 key on the bottom. DL yourself a copy of windows 7, and use that key to legitly install it. also, are you using a usb cd drive to install windows? Duh, go to the windows web site instead of HP... Brilliant!!! Second question.. havnt gotten that far yet. Waiting to see how big the file is before I take the next step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 second question wasnt really a question. you prolly wont find a copy of windows 7 without a key on microsofts website. you'll need to torrent it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 second question wasnt really a question. you prolly wont find a copy of windows 7 without a key on microsofts website. you'll need to torrent it. Just noticed that. Everything is asking me to pay for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Do you need a demonoid invite v8 beast? PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 IIRC windows 7 starter does not support cd/dvd rom drives not sure about the install though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 PM James (BDAZGSX) or what ever it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Bruh. I can help you. But how quick do you need this? And what model HP? I can prolly make a restore disc off one at work for you. PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 You have to pay for Windows 7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Thanks everyone!!!! My pockets are only $35 lighter and I have a netbook thats faster and more efficient than before. Special thanks to James, Eric, and Jeff! I had to adapt windows 7 to boot through a flash drive with the software I got through demonoid. Then James gave me an even better copy today that I installed through an external cd drive that my friend in Best Buy let me use without the need to buy it. Afterwards I went back to demonoid and got some extra goodies. I heart CR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Youre welcome bro. Which copy you end up using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Thanks everyone!!!! My pockets are only $35 lighter and I have a netbook thats faster and more efficient than before. Special thanks to James, Eric, and Jeff! I had to adapt windows 7 to boot through a flash drive with the software I got through demonoid. Then James gave me an even better copy today that I installed through an external cd drive that my friend in Best Buy let me use without the need to buy it. Afterwards I went back to demonoid and got some extra goodies. I heart CR Rep gladly accepted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Plus rep coming lol. I used regular windows 7. With the upgraded hdd I guess it handles it better than the dumbed down version that was on it. It feels more like a laptop now than a netbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 So you used the other disc i gave you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted March 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Yup, worked like a charm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 second question wasnt really a question. you prolly wont find a copy of windows 7 without a key on microsofts website. you'll need to torrent it. Actually, yes you can. Digitalriver (MS's distribution partner) has the DVD Iso for all versions available for download. http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/11/10/windows-7-iso-x86-and-x64-official-direct-download-links-ultimate-professional-and-home-premium/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 glad to hear you're back up and running. In the future, a good thing to do is HP makes a partition on the hard drive that contains all of this stuff, so you might want to burn the disks or backup that media as soon as you get the machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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