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Windows 7 Embedded Installation ISO

Anonymous
2016-04-11T22:54:13+00:00

I have an all-in-one computer that I am servicing.  It has Windows 7 Embedded Standard.  Windows must be reinstalled to a new hard drive, but I can't find the Embedded version anywhere for download (Microsoft tools only work for Windows 8 and 10).  Since the version is exempt from the free Win10 upgrade, I must find this exact version.  I have the product key for the computer, I just need installation media.  Any suggestions on how to obtain a copy? Thank you for the help.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-04-12T05:34:18+00:00

    Never heard of it:

    https://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/windows-embedded-standard-7.aspx

    When you used Chrome and that process to see what all is listed did you see Windows 7 Embedded listed?

    I don't see it.

    The Windows 7 offerings look like this:

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-04-12T16:34:33+00:00
    1. You buy an installation disk that you then use to boot the device,
    2. you run the custom image wizard [to confirm the hardware it has found is correct and to exclude unwanted software modules] and
    3. you put in your product key [which is always a volume licence key supplied as part of a specialist type of MSDN subscription].
    4. Then you develop the customised functions needed for the tasks that have to be done on the device and
    5. then you make a customised production image.

    So you need to get the customised production image from whoever did the development for the device.  They will already have embedded the product key into the image because it is, by definition, an image that gets deployed without any further amendments.

    If you are replacing the hard drive like-for-like then perhaps you could make an image from the old HDD to put on the new HDD.  But you would need to study the support documents available on the Windows embedded website to find out if that is feasible as well as how to do it.  They also have a forum within MSDN & there is a link to that there as well.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-04-12T15:24:05+00:00

    Never heard of it:

    https://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/windows-embedded-standard-7.aspx

    When you used Chrome and that process to see what all is listed did you see Windows 7 Embedded listed?

    I don't see it.

    The Windows 7 offerings look like this:

    Yes.  But Win7ES seems to be considered an "enterprise" product so it refers me to the Volume License Center.  I don't have a login or an invitation for it.  I am also a third party servicing an older product for someone, so the original vendor is unknown.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-04-12T00:10:06+00:00

    Never heard of it :/

    You can use Chrome and this process to see what all is listed

    http://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/17/download-windows-7-and-8-1-iso-images-from-microsoft/

    I would image the code would have to have the proper os listing in it ?

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-04-12T02:25:59+00:00

    Well, I have heard of it.

    See Product Lifecycles & Support  Microsoft Embedded Products

    This link takes you to the support tab [that you will want to read].  You can then select the download tab where, if you are the agent of a subscriber, you can download the ISO.

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