Unable to select Language for Windows 7 ISO Download?

Deborah Krause 1 Reputation point
2021-03-04T20:10:49.233+00:00

Greetings - I'm trying to rehab an older laptop running Win 7 with boot issues.... Wanted to download Win 7 Hm Premium ISO to be able to boot into Windows to fix partition table. Went to the download page, validated the product key, then got the prompt for selecting the product language. The valid product key is from one of my other working laptops which is North America (United States) and English. But the dropdown box did not offer any choices except KOREAN! So, in desperation, I am downloading the following ISO: Win 7 Hm Prem K SP1 Korean 64-bit version in the hopes that I'll be able to use the image and then change the location and language to English. VERY WEIRD - No dropdown choice menu? All of the PCs involved (the Win 10 Pro PC on which I am downloading the ISO, the non-booting Win 7 PC, and the Win 7 Home Premium PC from which I used the valid product key) are all U.S.-based and have been running their respective all genuine, validated versions of Windows as U.S.-based English language laptops. What gives? Will I be able to install Win 7 from the Korean download despite not knowing Korean? Thanks for any advice or suggestions!

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  1. Jenny Feng 14,151 Reputation points
    2021-03-05T03:18:17.757+00:00

    @Deborah Krause
    Hi,
    You could refer to the following for alternative ways of obtaining reinstall media:
    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-what-are-my-options-for-obtaining-windows-7/528163c1-0b2e-4ad2-a26d-7112851d1dc2
    Hope above information can help you.

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