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At some point, you may find yourself needing the installation disc of the Operating System of your Windows computer. If you don’t have it stored somewhere, the easiest way of getting an installation disc is to order it directly from Microsoft, your PC manufacturer, or any other retailer (or e-tailer) selling OS’s, as they will conveniently ship the disc(s) to you. However, this does not mean that you cannot make it yourself. It’s pretty easy really, all you need to so is download the ISO file (an ISO file is a complete image or package of your software that is recognized internationally for creating a usable version of the software on a DVD or CD) and create the disc on a CD or thumb-drive yourself.
You will need the installation ISO file for the version of Windows your computer is running on. If you don’t have it, you can always download it from Microsoft or Digital River, the official retailer for Microsoft Products. You can do a search online for your Windows Version ISO file, and check where the file is hosted. If it’s an official Microsoft or Digital River site, then you’re set.
You will also need your license, usually sent by email when you make the purchase online from Microsoft. Or, if you want to create a disc for your computer that has a Windows operating system already installed, it is found on a sticker on the side of your desktop computer or the underside of your laptop. You may also want to check in your battery bay if you still can’t spot it.
This license will be required when using the disc or the thumb drive you will create to do a fresh install of Windows.
If you are creating a disc or thumb-drive for a computer that already has a Windows operating system installed, make sure you have the correct version of your Windows ISO file before you download it from Microsoft or Digital River. You can check your Windows OS version under “System” in your Control Panel, or simply check the license sticker from the step before.
Finally, you will also need a blank DVD or an empty 4GB (or larger capacity) Thumb Drive, and a computer that can burn files to a DVD.
In this article, we will use a Windows 7 system to illustrate the various steps, but they generally apply to creating an Installation disc or Thumb Drive on Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8 Version Computers.
This method uses a Microsoft tool called the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool setup Wizard. This tool can also be used to create a Thumb Drive as well as the DVD from an ISO file.
There are many tools which can deliver the same results, and some of the processes that are quite technical, but this is one of the easiest ways of creating an installation DVD or thumb-drive for your Windows ISO file.
When you use either the disc or the thumb-drive, remember to have your license key near as it will be required to activate the Windows installation for your computer.
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