im looking to find a windows 7 media creation tool beacuse my usb is only 4gb and im looking for a way to get it if someone can help thanks in advance!
Hi,
Thanks for posting your query to Microsoft forum. I will certainly help you with this.
Are you able to boot to Windows 10?
You can get an Installation Disk created from the link below:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/software-download/home
Now initiate custom installation of Windows 7: Installing and reinstalling Windows
There are two options to choose from during the Windows 7 installation process:
• Upgrade. This option replaces your current version of Windows with Windows 7, and keeps your files, settings, and programs in place on your computer.
• Custom. This option replaces your current version of Windows with Windows 7, but doesn't preserve your files, settings, and programs. It's sometimes referred to as a clean installation for that reason.
You can back up files to an external hard disk, a DVD or CD, or a network folder. We recommend using Windows Easy Transfer to back up your files and settings.
Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to help you further.
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Thanks & Regards,
Isha Soni
Hi,
You have been given incorrect information by the Support Engineer.
Those Windows 7 download links (Digitalriver) in the Answers link that was provided are no longer available as Microsoft stopped them ages ago.
I have explained it below and how to get Windows 7 back.
Windows 7 download (for Retail ONLY) is different to Windows 8.1 and windows 10 downloads which are for OEM and Retail
The only legal Windows 7 download available is now from Microsoft, as Microsoft has stopped DigitalRiver Windows 7 ISO downloads.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-recovery
But Microsoft only provides these downloads for Windows 7 Retail Product Keys, not OEM preinstalled Product Keys (Dell, HP, etc).
As you have a preinstalled OEM License (Dell, HP, etc), contact your Computer Manufacturer to order Recovery Media which they should supply for a small cost.
Or you can also borrow the exact same Retail Windows 7 Edition DVD and use your Product Key to reinstall.
Cheers.
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According to this page, you should be able to activate Windows 10 during the free upgrade period using a Windows 7 Key (expand the Activating Windows 10 (Version 1511 or higher) using a Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1 product key section towards the bottom of the page).
Since the Media Tool is one of the primary ways to gets Windows 10, I would imagine that your key will work. More so, if the build of Windows 10 is 1511 or higher it should definitely work. From experience, I've used my Windows 8.1 product key to activate my Windows 10 that I made through the media tool.
I have just confirmed that the ISO downloaded with the Media Creation Tool is the now 1511 (build 10586) version of the Windows 10 installer by downloading a new ISO using the tool and checking the details of the boot.wim.
So clean installs will work with a 7/8/8.1 genuine product key without first doing an upgrade install.