Is the entire DVD on w7-pro-oemx32 available for download?

Hi All,

I need to do an in place reinstall of W7-Pro-oem-x32
Unfortunately my DVD is SP0. I already have SP1 installed
and I can not fire W7 back up to remove it.

Does M$ have a site to download the entire DVD with
SP1 already installed on it?

Many thanks,
-T

Todd wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I need to do an in place reinstall of W7-Pro-oem-x32
> Unfortunately my DVD is SP0. I already have SP1 installed
> and I can not fire W7 back up to remove it.
>
> Does M$ have a site to download the entire DVD with
> SP1 already installed on it?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T
>
>
>

http://www.mydigitallife.info/window...-home-premium/


I do not know whether this site is approved by Microsoft.

I have downloaded 32 bit iso and did a fresh installation on laptop
with 64 bit version
preinstalled.

Activation required a telephone call to Microsoft and talking to a
computer voice.

FD

On Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:46:44 -0800, Todd <> wrote:

>I need to do an in place reinstall of W7-Pro-oem-x32
>Unfortunately my DVD is SP0. I already have SP1 installed
>and I can not fire W7 back up to remove it.
>
>Does M$ have a site to download the entire DVD with
>SP1 already installed on it?

See if anything here will do what you need. You'll need to match up
the edition and the '32 vs 64" bit width, at a minimum, to what you
already have.

<http://techpp.com/2009/11/11/download-windows-7-iso-official-direct-download-links/>

--

Char Jackson

On 11/29/2011 06:37 PM, FD wrote:
> Todd wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I need to do an in place reinstall of W7-Pro-oem-x32
>> Unfortunately my DVD is SP0. I already have SP1 installed
>> and I can not fire W7 back up to remove it.
>>
>> Does M$ have a site to download the entire DVD with
>> SP1 already installed on it?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
>>
>>
>>
>
> http://www.mydigitallife.info/window...-home-premium/
>
>
>
> I do not know whether this site is approved by Microsoft.
>
> I have downloaded 32 bit iso and did a fresh installation on laptop with
> 64 bit version
> preinstalled.
>
> Activation required a telephone call to Microsoft and talking to a
> computer voice.
>
> FD

Thank you!

Question: you can not use the activation code that came with the
original SP0 disk?

-T

On 29/11/2011 8:46 PM, Todd wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I need to do an in place reinstall of W7-Pro-oem-x32
> Unfortunately my DVD is SP0. I already have SP1 installed
> and I can not fire W7 back up to remove it.
>
> Does M$ have a site to download the entire DVD with
> SP1 already installed on it?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T

I'm puzzled. You should be able to boot from the install DVD, wipe the
drive, and install W7/SP0. Why can't you do that?

Wolf K.

Hi, Todd.

Which OEM? Was your Win7 pre-installed by the computer maker? Or was your
Win7 a generic "system builder" OEM version installed by yourself or a local
computer assembler? If it was pre-installed by a major OEM (HP, Dell,
etc.), it may have been customized before sale to you and you may need to
deal with that OEM, not with Microsoft.

> Unfortunately my DVD is SP0.

What does it say on this DVD? In other words, is it directly from
Microsoft, or from an OEM?

IF it were a retail version of Win7, then almost any genuine Win7 DVD disk
would work. The Win7 bits are all the same; only the Product Key is unique
to your system.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP (2002-2010)
Windows Live Mail 2011 (Build 15.4.3538.0513) in Win7 Ultimate x64 SP1


"Todd" wrote in message news:jb41u7$90h$...

Hi All,

I need to do an in place reinstall of W7-Pro-oem-x32
Unfortunately my DVD is SP0. I already have SP1 installed
and I can not fire W7 back up to remove it.

Does M$ have a site to download the entire DVD with
SP1 already installed on it?

Many thanks,
-T

On 11/30/2011 07:09 AM, Wolf K wrote:
> On 29/11/2011 8:46 PM, Todd wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I need to do an in place reinstall of W7-Pro-oem-x32
>> Unfortunately my DVD is SP0. I already have SP1 installed
>> and I can not fire W7 back up to remove it.
>>
>> Does M$ have a site to download the entire DVD with
>> SP1 already installed on it?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
>
> I'm puzzled. You should be able to boot from the install DVD, wipe the
> drive, and install W7/SP0. Why can't you do that?
>
> Wolf K.
>

Because it will wipe all my stuff too. I want to maintain my
registry, programs, data, etc.

On 11/30/2011 08:45 AM, R. C. White wrote:
> Hi, Todd.
>
> Which OEM? Was your Win7 pre-installed by the computer maker? Or was
> your Win7 a generic "system builder" OEM version installed by yourself
> or a local computer assembler? If it was pre-installed by a major OEM
> (HP, Dell, etc.), it may have been customized before sale to you and you
> may need to deal with that OEM, not with Microsoft.

"W7-Pro-oem-x32 " (From my original post)

>
>> Unfortunately my DVD is SP0.
>
> What does it say on this DVD? In other words, is it directly from
> Microsoft, or from an OEM?

I am a system builder. It is the "oem" disk that Microsoft sells me.
I installed mine on a virtual machine. No disk customization.

> IF it were a retail version of Win7, then almost any genuine Win7 DVD
> disk would work. The Win7 bits are all the same; only the Product Key is
> unique to your system.

I suppose I could make a copy of the next 32 bit disk from the
next system I sell. Unfortunately, I mostly sell the 64 bit version.

> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
>
> Microsoft Windows MVP (2002-2010)
> Windows Live Mail 2011 (Build 15.4.3538.0513) in Win7 Ultimate x64 SP1
>
>
> "Todd" wrote in message news:jb41u7$90h$...
>
> Hi All,
>
> I need to do an in place reinstall of W7-Pro-oem-x32
> Unfortunately my DVD is SP0. I already have SP1 installed
> and I can not fire W7 back up to remove it.
>
> Does M$ have a site to download the entire DVD with
> SP1 already installed on it?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T

On 11/30/2011 10:15 AM, Todd wrote:
> On 11/30/2011 07:09 AM, Wolf K wrote:
>> On 29/11/2011 8:46 PM, Todd wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I need to do an in place reinstall of W7-Pro-oem-x32
>>> Unfortunately my DVD is SP0. I already have SP1 installed
>>> and I can not fire W7 back up to remove it.
>>>
>>> Does M$ have a site to download the entire DVD with
>>> SP1 already installed on it?
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>> -T
>>
>> I'm puzzled. You should be able to boot from the install DVD, wipe the
>> drive, and install W7/SP0. Why can't you do that?
>>
>> Wolf K.
>>
>
> Because it will wipe all my stuff too. I want to maintain my
> registry, programs, data, etc.

Wolf,

The in place reinstall is great for this kind of thing.
The only problem is that your disk has to be the same service
pack as is installed on your system. If you can boot, then
you can uninstall the service pack. But that only works
if the system is bootable.

And, un/reinstalling the service pack can be a tiny bit time
sensitive.

On 30/11/2011 1:15 PM, Todd wrote:
> On 11/30/2011 07:09 AM, Wolf K wrote:
>> On 29/11/2011 8:46 PM, Todd wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I need to do an in place reinstall of W7-Pro-oem-x32
>>> Unfortunately my DVD is SP0. I already have SP1 installed
>>> and I can not fire W7 back up to remove it.

Does this mean that the machine won't boot? If so, are you sure it's an
OS problem, and not a hardware problem?

>>> Does M$ have a site to download the entire DVD with
>>> SP1 already installed on it?
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>> -T
>>
>> I'm puzzled. You should be able to boot from the install DVD, wipe the
>> drive, and install W7/SP0. Why can't you do that?
>>
>> Wolf K.
>>
>
> Because it will wipe all my stuff too. I want to maintain my
> registry, programs, data, etc.

Well, AIUI, unless W7 is radically different from earlier versions, an
install-in-place, AKA as install-over-existing OS will wipe stuff for
sure. IOW, you can't get there from here doing what you havew in mind.

OTOH, Repair should work, if the OS isn't seriously hosed. If you can
boot the SP0 DVD, you should be able to Repair your Win7, even if it is
an SP1. This is designed to leave all the essential stuff in place, and
a tedious round of updates will be needed afterwards.

But even with Repair, data loss can occur, so IMO you need to think
outside W7. My suggestion is a Linux live DVD/CD. Booting Linux from a
DVD without installing it will enable you to back up your data. Forget
the programs. Freeware and open source can be d/l and reinstalled.
Payware can be reinstalled if you;ve got the keys.

Borrow some time on a friend's machine, and d/l a distro (I use
LinuxMint). Burn it to a DVD, and boot it You can use it to do what you
really need to do: save your data. Either burn a bunch of DVDs, or
attach an external drive and copy the data to it (IMO you should have an
external drive anyhow). LinuxMint will see your HDD and the external
drive, so it will be easy (but tedious) to select the files and folders
to be backed up. Data includes any profiles generated by your programs.

If you are really adventurous, you might be able to repair the W7
installation from Linux, but you'd need more precise help with that I
can give.

HTH and Good Luck,
Wolf K.