Hi all,

I just have a quick question about (re)installing Windows 7 Professional. I tried to obtain info by googling this, but nothing I found addressed my exact question, so I'll put it in my own words the best I can (with 'preface info'):


  • I want to reinstall Windows 7 Pro (64-bit) on one of my PCs. I have Linux Mint on it (I overwrote the C: drive to install it), but I now have a 2nd PC with Linux Ubuntu, so I would like to have Win 7 Pro back on my older machine.

*** NOTE: Prior to installing Mint, I had upgraded Win 7 Pro to Win10. For any who might be wondering, I DO NOT WANT Win10 again, and certainly not Win8. I understand the issue of support completely disappearing for Win 7 in 2020.

  • I cannot find my original Windows 7 Pro installation disk (OEM version).
  • The PC onto which I want to (re)install it is the same PC on which it was previously installed.
  • Is it possible to (re)install Win7 Pro using someone else's DVD IF I use the key from the OEM package I purchased? (This is assuming they have moved on to Win10 and don't care about Win7 anymore).



Thanks,
Dave G.