T430 Windows Reformat
Hi guys,
Aug 10, 2015 - Anyone know of a legit place to get recovery media for the above models of ThinkPad? Fixer of Things ∙ Aug 11th, 2015 at 8:49am. You can just download a Windows 7 ISO and install it, then do a telephone activation. Used the dell Win 7 pro 64 bit DVD and it worked like a charm, I just entered the key. How To Download And Install Windows 10 S? (Clean Installation ISO, Conversion, Trial). Settings > Update & security > Recovery. You can download Windows 10 Pro ISO from Microsoft’s.
I was planning on reinstalling Windows 7 on my T430 as the performance has become pretty sluggish and it could do with a fresh start.
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However I've run into some unforeseen issues. I bought the laptop second hand on Ebay and it appears that the hard drive was replaced with a third party SSD, so there is no recovery partition and I was not given any recovery disks.
I have the key for Windows 7 Pro on the sticker under my battery, however when I try to use the Microsoft download site to get a copy of the Windows ISO it says my key is unsupported, (As it is from an OEM I assume) and I have no access to a physical Windows 7 CD.
I understand that previously you were able to directly download ISO's from Microsoft through a site called Digital River but this option is no longer available. Is there anyway I can get a trustworthy source of Windows 7 Pro 64 bit? (I would rather not torrent a copy as I do not know whether it may have been tampered with)