quick question- lost Windows disc

claypigeon101 · 21 May 2014 at 16:52

Hey all,
really quick question that I know you'll all know the solution to.

I have a legit copy of Win7 with working product key (I'm using it now) and I've lost my disc but want to do a clean format of my whole system.

It's an upgrade version so I had to do the double install thing to get it to work... but it's been flawless for years and I want to re-do it with a blank drive now.

I really can't find the disc... what are my options?
Thanks

claypigeon101 · 21 May 2014 at 17:09

Wow, great responses thank you so much.

But what about the key issue, I meant to state more clearly that I have no key, it's stuck to the disc which is lost. But my software is genuine.. can I extract the key from the depths of my current Win7 registry or something?

claypigeon101 · 21 May 2014 at 17:18

Wow! So I use that guy to extract the key, remove and format my drives (use my MBP for that) burn the iso, stick it in and off we go?

claypigeon101 · 21 May 2014 at 17:35

Thank you. Last time I wiped this system the Ethernet ran plug & play and I updated it via motherboard website to a more recent driver.

Thanks Swordfish, solved my issue. Now to invest in a little SSD to put my new clean system on!

claypigeon101 · 21 May 2014 at 19:29

Yes I've used that before with a friend's PC. Should have realised!