Windows 7 Download tool et al

[BarkingGhostar]

So, I found myself looking to make a USB install method for Windows 7 Professional this morning and downloaded the M$ tool. While the tool is still available apparently the ISO files are not. Not even Digital River is showing them any longer.

Why offer the tool and not the ISO files? Am I just ignorant of where to get them? Does anyone know where to get a Windows 7 Professional ISO? I have the DVDs (own several copies/licenses).

EDIT:

I should add I was looking to make a USB bootable of Win7Pro with SP1 installed. My disks are pre-SP1.

 

[Ketchup]

Microsoft didn't really get into the "here is where you can download an ISO" gig until Windows 8 IMO, so anything 7 is going to be tricky.

But I have a feeling a torrent site/program would make it easy enough to find.

 

[razel]

Win7 ISOs are still out there legally from MS. Since these things tend to be a gray area, I'll avoid direct links. Just search the notebookreview forums for windows 7 and digital river. Best of luck.

Actually links to notebookreview are still ok.

 

[mpo]

Microsoft created a new software recovery site for Win 7.

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

I liked Digital River better.

 

[Ketchup]

Microsoft created a new software recovery site for Win 7.

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

Good. It's about time.

 

[PingSpike]

Microsoft created a new software recovery site for Win 7.

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

I liked Digital River better.

I tried to use that website yesterday. It told me English wasn't an available language for my currently installed English Windows 7 pro product key. It let me pick French though, which of course was useless to me, especially since it presented me with only a 32-bit edition download, even though it is currently installed and 64-bit.

I can actually still download the iso for 32-bit english from digital river but the 64-bit is unavailable. Luckily, I had burned isos of everything but I was hoping to not have to manually slipstream SP1 which proved to be a fairly big pain in the ass.

 

[AtlBo]

Microsoft created a new software recovery site for Win 7.

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

I liked Digital River better.

Thanks for this link. I am actually happy about this in light of MS removing the DR download links...as long as this doesn't blue screen the PC or freeze it somehow...or (God no) invalidate my current installation for some reason.

It's legal, I swear........seriously, it really is ........well........I think it is.......seriously .

 

[FrankRamiro]

So, I found myself looking to make a USB install method for Windows 7 Professional this morning and downloaded the M$ tool. While the tool is still available apparently the ISO files are not. Not even Digital River is showing them any longer.

Why offer the tool and not the ISO files? Am I just ignorant of where to get them? Does anyone know where to get a Windows 7 Professional ISO? I have the DVDs (own several copies/licenses).

EDIT:

I should add I was looking to make a USB bootable of Win7Pro with SP1 installed. My disks are pre-SP1.

Try here;

http://getintopc.com/softwares/oper...7-home-basic-free-download-iso-32-bit-64-bit/

 

[ArisVer]

Why offer the tool and not the ISO files?

I use it with Windows 7 to burn any ISO file.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Try here;

http://getintopc.com/softwares/oper...7-home-basic-free-download-iso-32-bit-64-bit/

No thanks. It sames Home Basic. I have Professional.