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Activation Key usage and Windows 7 Professional installation guide

Please start from page 12 when you already have an unactivated Windows 7 Professional. Otherwise please start from the beginning of the document.

Please notice; to use Microsoft Download Portal to download Windows 7 Professional installation files, you need a retail key. With an activation key, it is not possible to download operation system files from Microsoft.

Our keys only work with Windows 7 Professional. Special versions like Windows 7 Professional N will not activate with our keys.

An activation key comes mostly with hardware and installation DVD, and therefore it is not eligible for online system downloads.

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How to download an installation medium?

In case you do not have a Windows 7 Professional installation medium, please download the following tool and start it (PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THE LINK INTO YOUR BROWSERS ADDRESS BAR):

https://www.cheapercodes.com/windows-downloader.exe

If you are using the first downloader, simply choose Win 7 Professional in the dropdown and click on Confirm, and after this choose the OS language you wish to download and click on Confirm again. After this you will get links for 32 and 64 bit versions of Win 7 Professional. Simply click on the version you wish to download and your download should start in a second.

Alternative Downloader If you should have any issues with the downloader above, please use this alternative downloader: https://www.cheapercodes.com/Windows_ISO_Downloader.exe)

Here is how to use the alternative downloader Upon starting the tool, the screen below will welcome you. Please follow the download instructions shown below step by step. Please make sure you’ve choosen exactly the version Windows 7 Professional SP1 COEM.

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https://www.cheapercodes.com/windows-downloader.exe

https://www.cheapercodes.com/Windows_ISO_Downloader.exe


After copying the link, please open your browser and paste the download link in the address bar and hit enter. The download should start in short.

After the download finishes, you will find an iso file in your download folder.

How to create a bootable USB memory stick?

We will copy this ISO file onto a USB memory stick to be able to use it as a startup medium. For creating a bootable USB memory stick, please download the following tool:

Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool ( http://wudt.codeplex.com )

After downloading the tool please install it. After installation you will find the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool in your start menu. Please open it. You will be welcomed by this screen:

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http://wudt.codeplex.com

Please click Browse to choose the ISO file you’ve downloaded in the previous step. In the next screen we will choose the media type. Please select USB. (You can select DVD too, if you want to install Windows using a DVD player. The guide will still help you with the remaining steps.)

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Please insert your USB memory stick and select it in the following screen. Please make sure you have selected the right drive. We will delete the contents of the chosen drive.

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After selecting your USB memory stick please click on Begin copying to start the creation of your bootable Windows 7 Professional installation media.

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After your bootable USB device is created, please exit this tool and restart your computer. Please make a backup of any important files on your hard drive. We will install a new operating system; this will delete everything.



Alternative way to create a bootable installation media

In case you need to install .Net Framework and can’t find it where to install you can use the following alternative way to create a bootable installation media.

Please download and install the software Rufus by clicking the following link.

https://www.cheapercodes.com/rufus-2.11.exe

After you’ve installed Rufus, please insert your USB flash disk into a USB port and start Rufus. Following screen will welcome you. Please make sure that your USB flash disk is selected in the device section. Please note that this software will wipe the entire disk selected in the device section, therefore please make sure that your USB flash disk is selected and NOT your hard disk.


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Please click on the dropdown box shown on screen to select ISO Image

Now click on the button shown on screen to select the downloaded ISO file.



After you’ve selected the downloaded iso please make sure that ”Standard Windows installation” selected, and then click on Start.

Nowconfirmthatyouwanttooverwritethedisk.PleasemakesuretheselecteddiskisyourUSBflashdisk.



Itwilltakesome>metocreatethebootableinstalla>onmedia.AAeritisfinishedpleaseclickonClosetoclosethesoAware.YoucannowusetheUSBflashdiskandproceedwiththeinstalla>on.



How to select your USB memory stick as Boot disc?

Please restart your computer after you made sure you have a copy of all your important files. At the BIOS boot screen (you will see Press F12 to Choose Boot Device or a similar text on your screen) please choose your USB memory stick as boot medium.

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After selecting the right USB flash disc as your boot disc, please save your BIOS preferences and restart your computer.



How to install Windows and enter your activation key?

Your computer should start installing Windows 7 Professional. Please follow the steps until the Product Key section. Enter your product key at the Product Activation step and click Automatically activate Windows when I’m online.

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We will need to activate your windows using phone activation. If any error message is shown after this screen please choose to activate later or activate using phone activation. Please see the next section for phone activation.



How to activate your Windows 7 Professional?

PleaserightclickonStartandclickonProper)esthethemenuopened.

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Clickthe“Ac)vateWindowsnow”linkattheboHomofthewindow.

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Select“Showmeotherwaystoac)vate”fromtheAc>va>onmenu.

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EnteryourWindows7Professionalac>va>onkeyattheprompt.

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ClickNext.Selectthe“Useautomatedphonesystem”fromthelistofop>ons.Youmaybepromptedtoenteranadministratorpassword.Ifso,enterthepassword,andclickOK.

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Selecttheloca>onthatisclosesttoyou.Youwillbegivenalistofnumbersthatyoucancall,andaninstalla>onIDnumberwillbedisplayedinthewindow.

Callthenumber.Youwillbeconnectedtoanautomatedsystemthatwillguideyouthroughtheac>va>onprocess.Youwillbepromptedfortheinstalla>onIDthatisdisplayedonthescreen.

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Useyourphone’skeypadtoenteryourInstalla>onID.Writedowntheconfirma>onnumber.AAeryouhaveenteredtheinstalla>onID,youwillbeprovidedwithaconfirma>onnumber.WriteitdownortypeitintoNotepad.

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Entertheconfirma>onnumberintotheac>va>onwindowandclickNext.

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AAerthisstepyourWindowswillbeac>vatedsuccessfully.Ifanyissuesarisepleasedonothesitatetocontactus.



Troubleshooting Windows update issues

Rarelyourcustomersreportthattheycan’tupdatetheirnewlyinstalledWindows7Professional.That’saWindowsbugwhich-eventhoughrarely-unfortunatelyhitsourcustomerstoo.Pleasecheckthefollowinglinkforacure:hHp://superuser.com/ques>ons/951960/windows-7-sp1-windows-update-stuck-checking-for-updates

Alsothislinksuggestssomequickfixes:hHp://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/cannot-run-windows-update-on-a-windows-7-pc/


http://superuser.com/questions/951960/windows-7-sp1-windows-update-stuck-checking-for-updates



http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/cannot-run-windows-update-on-a-windows-7-pc/

http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/cannot-run-windows-update-on-a-windows-7-pc/


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