Where can I download Windows 7 for FREE?

In article , says...

mike wrote:
On 2/11/2016 7:18 PM, ...winston? wrote:
s|b wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 03:39:49 -0600, wrote:

Since Windows 7 is obsolete, it cant be purchased any more.
So except for buying used copies on ebay, it's pretty much Abandonware.
Thus it's Free.

Where can I download Windows 7 for FREE?

Please post the URL.

Why can't you just download it from MS?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...nload/windows7

I downloaded it some time ago. At that time, you didn't need
a key to download, but you're gonna need a key to use it anyway,
so you must have one.

One could, as long as they have a retail product key, but if they need
English or one of the other many languages (missing for quite sometime)
then they can't download 7 from that Microsoft site.

Also, doesn't MS's site lock out OEM keys? I seem to remember my Dell
key wasn't accepted once instead telling me to go to Dell instead.

They make it easier to just download a torrent instead!!!

pjp wrote:
In article , says...

mike wrote:
On 2/11/2016 7:18 PM, ...winston? wrote:
s|b wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 03:39:49 -0600, wrote:

Since Windows 7 is obsolete, it cant be purchased any more.
So except for buying used copies on ebay, it's pretty much Abandonware.
Thus it's Free.

Where can I download Windows 7 for FREE?

Please post the URL.

Why can't you just download it from MS?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...nload/windows7

I downloaded it some time ago. At that time, you didn't need
a key to download, but you're gonna need a key to use it anyway,
so you must have one.

One could, as long as they have a retail product key, but if they need
English or one of the other many languages (missing for quite sometime)
then they can't download 7 from that Microsoft site.

Also, doesn't MS's site lock out OEM keys? I seem to remember my Dell
key wasn't accepted once instead telling me to go to Dell instead.

They make it easier to just download a torrent instead!!!


See above, OEM keys are not retail keys.

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In article , says...

pjp wrote:
In article , says...

mike wrote:
On 2/11/2016 7:18 PM, ...winston? wrote:
s|b wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 03:39:49 -0600, wrote:

Since Windows 7 is obsolete, it cant be purchased any more.
So except for buying used copies on ebay, it's pretty much Abandonware.
Thus it's Free.

Where can I download Windows 7 for FREE?

Please post the URL.

Why can't you just download it from MS?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...nload/windows7

I downloaded it some time ago. At that time, you didn't need
a key to download, but you're gonna need a key to use it anyway,
so you must have one.

One could, as long as they have a retail product key, but if they need
English or one of the other many languages (missing for quite sometime)
then they can't download 7 from that Microsoft site.

Also, doesn't MS's site lock out OEM keys? I seem to remember my Dell
key wasn't accepted once instead telling me to go to Dell instead.

They make it easier to just download a torrent instead!!!


See above, OEM keys are not retail keys.

So f'ing what? I'd just like an iso that didn't come from some
questionable source. I can't help it pc no longer has any restore
partition on it seeing as it 2nd hand. It'd cost MS next to nothing to
just allow the download as you still need a key.

pjp wrote:
In article , says...

pjp wrote:
In article , says...

mike wrote:
On 2/11/2016 7:18 PM, ...winston? wrote:
s|b wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 03:39:49 -0600, wrote:

Since Windows 7 is obsolete, it cant be purchased any more.
So except for buying used copies on ebay, it's pretty much Abandonware.
Thus it's Free.

Where can I download Windows 7 for FREE?

Please post the URL.

Why can't you just download it from MS?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...nload/windows7

I downloaded it some time ago. At that time, you didn't need
a key to download, but you're gonna need a key to use it anyway,
so you must have one.

One could, as long as they have a retail product key, but if they need
English or one of the other many languages (missing for quite sometime)
then they can't download 7 from that Microsoft site.

Also, doesn't MS's site lock out OEM keys? I seem to remember my Dell
key wasn't accepted once instead telling me to go to Dell instead.

They make it easier to just download a torrent instead!!!


See above, OEM keys are not retail keys.

So f'ing what? I'd just like an iso that didn't come from some
questionable source. I can't help it pc no longer has any restore
partition on it seeing as it 2nd hand. It'd cost MS next to nothing to
just allow the download as you still need a key.


Not going to happen.




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| So f'ing what? I'd just like an iso that didn't come from some
| questionable source. I can't help it pc no longer has any restore
| partition on it seeing as it 2nd hand. It'd cost MS next to nothing to
| just allow the download as you still need a key.

That's a good example of what happens when
people put up with abuse. Most people thought it
was reasonable when MS instituted Product
Activation. MS has made a bundle since then,
selling new licenses to people who already bought
one. (And I've made a hobby out of fixing the
computers that people throw away after they get
malware.) MS keeps redefining the product in
exploitive ways and people just accept it. It's got
to a point now where a Pro Windows disk costs
nearly as much as a computer. And even then one
is at the mercy of Microsoft for Product Activation.

The same is true of e-books. The prices are
ridiculous considering that one doesn't actually
have a copy, even in digital format, and can't
obtain a real copy of the book. It's a rental fee,
only allowing one to read the book from an online
feed, on specific, chintzy screen devices, for as
long as the rental agency doesn't shut off access.
(As happened at one point, ironically, with George
Orwell titles. Apparently his heirs didn't think
they were making enough money.)
There is a big difference there, though: People
can skip the ebook fad. For most it's not so easy
to avoid Windows.

Yesterday I threw away a backup CD for a
Win95 install. I'd written the Product ID on it.
There was no key at that time. And as most here
will remember, a fully functional Windows CD came
with a computer purchase for Win9x.

On 2/13/16 7:32 AM, Mayayana wrote:

snip
The same is true of e-books. The prices are
ridiculous considering that one doesn't actually
have a copy, even in digital format, and can't
obtain a real copy of the book. It's a rental fee,
only allowing one to read the book from an online
feed, on specific, chintzy screen devices, for as
long as the rental agency doesn't shut off access.
(As happened at one point, ironically, with George
Orwell titles. Apparently his heirs didn't think
they were making enough money.)
There is a big difference there, though: People
can skip the ebook fad. For most it's not so easy
to avoid Windows.

Weeellllllll... Not 100% accurate, Mayayana. :-)

Currently reading an epub on my tablet, but it's a file I downloaded.
No rental fee, no online fee, no internet connection needed to read,
etc. I just downloaded it to my Mac as a double check, no problem
downloading. Opens fine in Calibre.

But, relating to your George Orwell comment, I think it depends on the
copyright status. The book I'm reading is out of copyright, AFAIK.

snip


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| Currently reading an epub on my tablet, but it's a file I downloaded.
| No rental fee, no online fee, no internet connection needed to read,
| etc. I just downloaded it to my Mac as a double check, no problem
| downloading. Opens fine in Calibre.
|
| But, relating to your George Orwell comment, I think it depends on the
| copyright status. The book I'm reading is out of copyright, AFAIK.
|

Good point. There are lots of ebooks available
for free that are out of copyright. On the other
hand, most people could also get most of them
at their local library for free.

On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 05:29:40 -0400, pjp
wrote:

In article , says...

See above, OEM keys are not retail keys.

So f'ing what? I'd just like an iso that didn't come from some
questionable source. I can't help it pc no longer has any restore
partition on it seeing as it 2nd hand. It'd cost MS next to nothing to
just allow the download as you still need a key.

Some of us grabbed all of the ISO files from digitalriver when we still had
the chance. I did, and I think Paul did, as well, and probably others of us.
What I wanted to say is that it doesn't much matter where you get the ISO
now, whether it's a torrent or other avenue, because the checksums are
widely available. No matter how dodgy the source, you can be fairly sure it
hasn't been tampered with. Within reason, I suppose.

--

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On 2/12/2016 10:15 AM, ...winston‫ wrote:
....
One could, as long as they have a retail product key, but if they need
English or one of the other many languages (missing for quite sometime)
then they can't download 7 from that Microsoft site.

Yep, I am getting the error with English with a legit retail key. Why
even have this web site up if it gives errors? Bah.
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On 2/11/2016 11:11 AM, s|b wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 03:39:49 -0600, wrote:

Since Windows 7 is obsolete, it cant be purchased any more.
So except for buying used copies on ebay, it's pretty much Abandonware.
Thus it's Free.

Where can I download Windows 7 for FREE?

Please post the URL.

You can download it he
https://tinyurl.com/537q9

LOL

On 2/11/2016 7:18 PM, ...winston‫ wrote:
s|b wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 03:39:49 -0600, wrote:

Since Windows 7 is obsolete, it cant be purchased any more.
So except for buying used copies on ebay, it's pretty much Abandonware.
Thus it's Free.

Where can I download Windows 7 for FREE?

Please post the URL.

You can download it he
*https: //tinyurl.com/537q9*



The above link yielded this warning

Warning - this URL may be harmful

The TinyURL (537q9) you visited was determined to likely be harmful by
one of our security partners

I saw the warning but looked at it, it's pretty funny, and Panda
Antivirus didn't complain about it.

On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 03:39:49 -0600, wrote:
Since Windows 7 is obsolete, it cant be purchased any more.

Windows 7 is not obsolete. It's just that you think it is.

So except for buying used copies on ebay, it's pretty much Abandonware.
Thus it's Free.

Hmm... that mean that everything posted on eBay are atually free. Right...

Where can I download Windows 7 for FREE?

Downloading one is actually free, but using one is not.

Please post the URL.

I'd rather not. Just Google it with the proper search query and its
operators.

On 2/13/16 10:10 AM, Mayayana wrote:
| Currently reading an epub on my tablet, but it's a file I downloaded.
| No rental fee, no online fee, no internet connection needed to read,
| etc. I just downloaded it to my Mac as a double check, no problem
| downloading. Opens fine in Calibre.
|
| But, relating to your George Orwell comment, I think it depends on the
| copyright status. The book I'm reading is out of copyright, AFAIK.
|

Good point. There are lots of ebooks available
for free that are out of copyright. On the other
hand, most people could also get most of them
at their local library for free.

If you check out the real book, then there's a "due date". I've got a
few centuries to read this one. LOL


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Ken
Mac OS X 10.8.5
Firefox 44.0
Thunderbird 38.0.1
"My brain is like lightning, a quick flash
and it's gone!"