Do I absolutely need an installation disk to install Windows 7 to my Macbook Pro?
I just got a Macbook Pro. This is the first time having an Apple product other than an iPod. All I know is Windows, so I want to try out Windows 7 on it.
My question is: Can I just download a copy of Windows 7 instead of using a disc? I don't mind using a disc, but I can get a large student discount on it as a download. It does not give me an option to ship it to my house. I haven't been able to finde a yes or no answer, so I'd like to know before I shell out 150-200 bucks or downlaoding something that won't work.
Any help is appreciated.
BusyExploding wrote:
I just got a Macbook Pro. This is the first time having an Apple product other than an iPod. All I know is Windows, so I want to try out Windows 7 on it.
My question is: Can I just download a copy of Windows 7 instead of using a disc? I don't mind using a disc, but I can get a large student discount on it as a download. It does not give me an option to ship it to my house. I haven't been able to finde a yes or no answer, so I'd like to know before I shell out 150-200 bucks or downlaoding something that won't work.
Any help is appreciated.
You can but Win7 on disk for $100 (Home Premium, Amazon) or download the ISO, but burn the ISO at 2X speed to disc before you attempt to install it.
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2013-11-15 17:57:09, Error [0x0f0082] SYSPRP ActionPlatform::LaunchModule: Failure occurred while executing 'CryptoSysPrep_Specialize' from C:\Windows\system32\capisp.dll; dwRet = 0x5
2013-11-15 17:57:09, Error SYSPRP ActionPlatform::ExecuteAction: Error in executing action; dwRet = 0x5
2013-11-15 17:57:09, Error SYSPRP ActionPlatform::ExecuteActionList: Error in execute actions; dwRet = 0x5
2013-11-15 17:57:09, Error SYSPRP SysprepSession::Execute: Error in executing actions from C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\ActionFiles\Specialize.xml; dwRet = 0x5
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Windows could not complete the installation. To install Windows...
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Any ideas on how to complete this installation and move forward?
Also, the HDD is 320 gb but the system is only recognizing 68 gb.
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That happened to me too and I tried twice to get the disks to work and the failure occurred at the same place.
If you bought a new hard drive of at least the same size in GB as the old one, the disks should have worked.
There is no telling why they don't and many folks have issues with the recovery disks for one reason or another.
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Here's what you can do...
If you can read the 25 character Microsoft windows 7 product key, you can download plain Windows 7 ISO files to burn to a DVD for the version of windows that came installed on your PC, and that is listed on the Microsoft COA sticker on your PC's case.
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http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool
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Then go to the PC's support and driver page to install the drivers you need.
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http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-from-digital-river/
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