VMWARE Windows 7 help please.

Discussion in 'Software' started by Cronoisme, Sep 30, 2011.

  1. Cronoisme

    Cronoisme Private First Class

    I have the activator for windows 7 I just lost my cd. So i tried downloading a iso of windows 7 off torrents and what not. Only problem is I dont see an ISO image in the download i bought. I just see a setup file like an executable for windows 7 but no ISO. Im not sure how I can install windows 7 on vmware without the iso. I cant select an option in VMWARE that will recognize the windows 7 exe file. Im not sure how im going to install windows 7 now... Does anyone know what to do?
     
  2. Cronoisme

    Cronoisme Private First Class

  3. Just Playin

    Just Playin MajorGeek

    The activator? Unless you've got a Jheri Curl, this would seem to come under the heading of software piracy. Please correct me if I'm mistaken.
     
  4. Cronoisme

    Cronoisme Private First Class

    Nah I go to school for computer networking and security. I brought vmware and windows 7 from school to home to complete some school projects. I have windows 2003 server installed because they had an actual iso. I used windows 7 from there as well but for some reason it wasnt an iso file. So im confused on how to install it when its not an ISO file. I use to have an actual windows 7 cd but I cant find it at the moment. One of my friends might have possibly just stole it lol. And the reason I said activator is because I told my friend how I lost the cd and dont have the cd key and he said something about windows 7 doesnt use a cd key and uses an activation program. I never actually installed windows 7 from the actual cd. I always assumed it had a cd key just like every other version of windows. He told me other wise so im not really sure.
     
    Last edited: Sep 30, 2011
  5. Just Playin

    Just Playin MajorGeek

    I was just asking because there are apparently programs out there that fake valid MS activation. Windows 7 uses the product key on the COA and a hardware based hash code to activate via Microsoft's servers, much like Vista and XP do. Ask someone at your school for a Windows 7 disc. it's safer.
    You will need a valid product key from Microsoft to activate.
     
  6. Cronoisme

    Cronoisme Private First Class


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