Win7 OEM download, to use with OEM disc key being mailed?

[wjgollatz]

I have been doing searches, but nothing has been clear cut, and I want to avoid scam dealers, and do this legitimately.

I'd like to start using Win7 (installing) asap, because best delivery of an OEM is not until Monday (I think Amazon is giving me 50 minutes though for overnight options yet, but I am still looking at versions of Win7), by installing an oem version I can download now, and activate it when my oem disc arrives in the mail.

I have learned that only an oem key will work with an oem disc, but I can't seem to find an official place to download a legit Win7 oem iso or install package.

I found something from digital river, but there is a note that because it comes from a MS distributor, the key must be purchased from MS. The upgrade price isn't so bad as compared to an amazon and overnight shipping price of an oem, but - I'd need a working win xp version - which I don't have anymore.

 

[Dahak]

Actually the media is not key specific anymore, meaning that you can use an oem key on a retail media. Or a retail key on the oem media. The only exception to this is the upgrade and volume license media.

They key also works on either 32 or 64 bit.

here has a list of the digital river downloads of the official ms media

So you can do the install, without putting a key in, it will work for 30 days and then you can add the key once you get.

You can also either burn the DVD or copy it to a usb key

MSTool Here

Or manually from here

 

[wjgollatz]

Thanks for the information.

Turns out an Amazon warehouse is close enough that a two day shipping option is actually overnight. But I have already started the process with a downloaded Win7 version.