Windows 10: Windows 7 Reinstall

Discus and support Windows 7 Reinstall in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hello, I have a windows 7 pro iso on a usb. the laptop I want to install it on has windows 10 pro currently installed. I was going to wipe the drive... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by matthew.s.0019, Feb 7, 2021.

  1. MATTHEW.S.0019
    matthew.s.0019 Win User

    Windows 7 Reinstall


    Hello, I have a windows 7 pro iso on a usb. the laptop I want to install it on has windows 10 pro currently installed. I was going to wipe the drive using a different pc, I already backed the drive up to one drive and to an external drive. will I be able to use the windows 10 product key to activate windows 7? this laptop originally had windows 7 pro on it, and I upgraded it, and its way past the 30 day period so I can not downgrade. The oem sticker has mostly fallen off and can only see the first 3 numbers, or do I need to purchase a windows 7 pro product key? I've been using windows 10 for a while, but I always preferred windows 7. I know support and updates ended as well.

    :)
     
    matthew.s.0019, Feb 7, 2021
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  2. JRRACINFAN
    JrRacinFan Win User

    Change motherboards without reinstalling Windows 7!

    Don't even need to go through all those steps. Once you got into safe mode,windows 7 will rebuild it's drivers automatically. Boot normally and then install chipset drivers if not already in.

    Edit:
    One thing though, it gets hectic with RAID and you will NEED to reinstall/rebuild the array. Only circumstance where you will find driver conflicts.

    Edit2:

    See edit 1 peet.
     
    JrRacinFan, Feb 7, 2021
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  3. TRAVVA
    travva Win User
    Reinstalling windows 7

    Hey guys I got a new xfi soundcard yesterday and was having a few issues which i feel are software related so i decided to reinstall windows 7. I've done this numerous times on this computer. When I go to install it tells me once i click 'install now' and before i select my drives etc that i need a cd/dvd driver, flash drive, etc and tells me i can remove my installation media during this step. WTF? The ONLY thing that i can think of that's changed is my new sound card. I made sure no flash drives were attached and even unhook my BT dongle for good measure. The disc is in good shape and like I said I've used it many time without issues. Any thoughts?
     
    travva, Feb 7, 2021
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  4. NIKO084
    niko084 Win User

    Windows 7 Reinstall

    Change motherboards without reinstalling Windows 7!

    He is right here, Windows 7 does a fantastic job of dealing with that and it's about time!

    Also a good point, have a backup or be comfortable doing it.
    I am yet to have an issue doing it, even with a raid *as long as it was Intel to Intel* with windows 7.
     
    niko084, Feb 7, 2021
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