#DIGITAL RIVER MICROSOFT WINDOWS 8 INSTALL#
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#DIGITAL RIVER MICROSOFT WINDOWS 8 SOFTWARE#

#DIGITAL RIVER MICROSOFT WINDOWS 8 UPGRADE#

The persons these Digital River downloads would be most suitable for, even if they didn't purchase through the Student upgrade program are persons with OEM preloads who might have lost their recovery partitions or media and can't bother with the process of obtaining recovery media.

#DIGITAL RIVER MICROSOFT WINDOWS 8 INSTALL#

If you bought Windows 7 retail, then it will already be accompanied with install media, if you bought it from the Microsoft Store for instance, you have the option of downloading it anytime you want or have discs shipped to you or if its a box license, you will have two physical discs. The way I see it, the license takes precedence over the medium. Since it is being download directly from Digital River servers, as long as you own a genuine license, which you probably should have already, then you are free to download it. Microsoft MVP and Answers forum moderator Andre de Costa put it this way: Over the years, many Windows experts - including MVPs posting on the Microsoft Answers forum - pointed customers to the Digital River links that contained real, direct-from-Microsoft copies of the software. Most Windows customers came to know about Digital River through various Windows student/academic discount offers: Digital River apparently ran the student discount programs and provided 'genuine' Windows bits for download. It isn't clear if there's a technical problem or if Microsoft's contract with Digital River has lapsed. But in the past few days, the links for Windows 7 SP1 versions at Digital River stopped working. That changed several years ago, when Microsoft contracted with outsourcing company Digital River to provide download services for Windows bits. You still need a product key to activate installed Windows 7.For Windows customers without immediate access to MSDN (or the defunct TechNet ), acquiring genuine Windows ISOs has been a frustrating and ridiculously complex experience: Microsoft tells you to ask your hardware manufacturer for a Windows ISO the hardware manufacturer either ignores the request or sends you a crap-filled recovery DVD, frequently charging you for the inconvenience. Note that 3 files must be put together in the same directory. Win7-P-Retail-en-us-x86.exe to start unloading the box and to install Windows 7.

#DIGITAL RIVER MICROSOFT WINDOWS 8 UPDATE#

Update (): Due to a request by Microsoft, all the links have been redacted.Īfter downloading the files, simply double click on the executable, e.g.

I would personally suggest you to use a download manager to download these files to ensure proper downloading of these huge files. After extracting all content to a folder named ExpandedSetup, the installation files should be the same with what contains on a DVD. The Windows 7 setup installer package comes in 3 parts, which is an executable that starts the extraction or unpacking and installation process, plus setup1.box and setup2.box.

#DIGITAL RIVER MICROSOFT WINDOWS 8 SOFTWARE#

The Windows 7 installation files are meant as a way of ESD (Electronic Software Distribution).Įach editions of Windows 7 has its own download link. The installation files of Windows 7 is hosted on the server on domain owned by Digital River, one of the delivery partners for Windows 7.

Now the direct download links to the Windows 7 operating system purchased online have been leaked. Though the Windows 7 installation DVD or ISO image is freely available on Bit Torrent sites, it carries the risk of getting fake, incorrect, malicious or infected images instead. But the catch is, Microsoft never makes available, the official download links that allow retail customers to download setup installer or ISO image of Windows 7, despite digital downloads have been the sole distribution channel for many who purchase from online store or via MSDN or TechNet subscriptions. As always, Microsoft gave its customers an option to get the Windows 7 DVD from retail stores or download the Windows 7 ISO directly from its servers online. Windows 7 was launched officially last week amidst launch parties and fanfare.

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