Legal download of Win 7 to burn on a DVD - new build?

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Hi builders!

So I finally have all the parts for my build ready and went to my local software store to grab a cheap copy of Windows 7 (not sure if I want Win 8 quite yet). I live in a college town and the only way to buy Win7 was as an upgrade to existing Windows. Clearly that is not an option with a new build. I wanted to just download the system online (legally) and burn it onto a DVD myself, but cannot find where to do this.

Is it just me or is this some weird Microsoft anti-piracy policy? I wanted to build my pc today to play with it over the weekend, so it's quite urgent... :(

Thank you!
 
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I'll echo what USAFRet posted earlier, I can't find any site where I would recommend you purchase a Win 7 product key from. I would not recommend any of the eBay or product key sites (likely to get more than you bargained for like viruses and malware, or nothing like an invalid key).
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Do you have a valid product key to use? If so, you can get Win 7 from the official sources. See below:

Keep in mind that there are no free, legal versions of Windows 7. To use it, you must purchase a license.

Tom's Forums do not support software piracy.

http://www.w7forums.com/threads/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-image-downloads.12325/
 
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This is actually quite odd. None of the majors sell a download version of Win7. They will gladly ship you the DVD (minimum 2 days), but nothing to purchase and download immediately.

Newegg, Amazon, TigerDirect, CDW....nada
Still looking.
 
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Of course, I do want to purchase a license. The thing is I cannot get my hands on a legal one online. Ideally I'd get a product key direct from MSFT website and download an ISO to burn. That does not seem to be an option anymore. Thoughts?
 
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I appreciate that. It is odd, and fairly a poor policy on Microsoft's side. I just came home from local Best Buy (that has a Windows Store) and was told no one can carry Windows 7 in a brick store anymore. I am really not sure I want to switch to Win8... :/
 
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I think it's more of pushing Windows 8 rather than anti-piracy.
 
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Well I might give the Windows 8 a shot but it really felt worse than Windows 7. Well, Newegg offers 1 business day shipping, so I might as well get it there...
 
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I'll echo what USAFRet posted earlier, I can't find any site where I would recommend you purchase a Win 7 product key from. I would not recommend any of the eBay or product key sites (likely to get more than you bargained for like viruses and malware, or nothing like an invalid key).
 
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