However, if you do happen to find yourself in possession of a copy of the ISO, you can use MD5 checksums posted on various websites to check if it is legitimate. For this reason, chances are you will need to pay for it.ĭownloading a copy of Windows 7 from a website or via file sharing is obviously both illegal and unsafe.

From experience, installation media is an optional extra at an additional cost. This laptop was purchased from $ and ask for installation media. Let's say I have friend or family member that comes to me with a laptop that they need help with. ISO files? (And will it work with my OEM manufacturer provided license?)

Where I can I legally download Windows 7 installation. Where do I download Windows 7 (legally from Microsoft)?ĭisclaimer: I'm primarily a Linux/Unix person, so all this Windows licensing stuff is new to me.