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    Create a Bootable Windows 7 Setup Disk on a Preinstalled Windows System

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by zephyrus17, Dec 6, 2009.

  1. zephyrus17

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    zephyrus17, Dec 6, 2009
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    Bump. No ideas?
     
    zephyrus17, Jan 13, 2010
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    It cannot be done.
     
    coolguy, Jan 13, 2010
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    Not system recovery or repair discs. But clean install disks just like a retail disc.

    Why can't it be done? Is it due to the way Vista and 7 are installed now?
     
    zephyrus17, Jan 14, 2010
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    Oh. Sounds like a tricky thing to do, I didn't know it could be done in XP without files from the original Windows disc. The closest I can think of would be to use some kind of backup software to make an image of the drive onto bootable discs. I believe my G50Vt restore discs do just that. But it would be nice to create recovery discs minus all the bloatware.
     
    Delta_CT, Jan 14, 2010
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    I've added the link for the XP way in the first post. That's how I got my XP disc from my Thinkpad because Lenovo won't give me one :S
     
    zephyrus17, Jan 14, 2010
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    You can always download the Unrestricted copy of Windows 7 (there's a thread somewhere around here with a link) and backup the License key, and reinstall from that.
     
    Kuu, Jan 15, 2010
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