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can i download windows7 for sony vaio laptop in my dell laptop and transfer it to the sony vaio?

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August 25, 2014 2:48:39 AM

im helping a freind who owns a sony vaio laptop but his windows has expired.....
can i download window7 in my laptop and transfer it to his sony vaio?
is the download free?
need helpful suggestions...
thanks .

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August 25, 2014 3:19:15 AM

If you need to re-install windows you can get a windows download iso and a usb transfer tool to install it (there is a little bug when you do an install this way where it will say the cd is not found and you need to switch usb ports, but then it will work), the download is free but you still need a windows license to run it, so since his windows has "expired" i assume it was a trial version of some kind, so in this case you would need to purchase a license anyways (win 7, 8)

Your other options are:
1) Get a free OS, i.e. Linux Mint, Ubuntu etc.
** Moderator Edit, illegal downloads not allowed **
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August 25, 2014 7:51:14 AM

ugn1974 said:
im helping a freind who owns a sony vaio laptop but his windows has expired.....
can i download window7 in my laptop and transfer it to his sony vaio?
is the download free?
need helpful suggestions...
thanks .


What do you mean "windows has expired"? If he was running a temporary installation without the code, you need to purchase a license to use with that laptop, or just use the code on the system.

You can download the Windows 7 ISO files from Digital River (you can find them with a web search for Digital River Windows 7 ISO and download the version you need), but you will need a valid Windows 7 license code to activate it. So if the Sony has a Windows 7 Home key on it, you would get the Windows 7 Home ISO file, create a DVD from that and use that to install Windows on the Sony laptop.

If you don't have a Windows 7 code, you can buy one oneline, but avoid ebay as many there are fake or will only work for a month or so before being de-activated again.

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August 25, 2014 9:05:36 AM

You can download the Operating System but you're going to need a valid licence key to properly install and activate it. You really have two options:

1) If the laptop has a valid key printed in the bottom, you can download and install the proper version and use that key to activate it. If that works, I can only imagine that at some point a different version was installed over the version that came with the machine.

2) Buy a new copy of Windows.
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August 25, 2014 9:12:33 AM

I think pretty much what the othes have said.
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