Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13

[DustinB3403]

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@DustinB3403 said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

But not using the actual OEM media is against the rules.

There is no actual OEM media.

Did that laptop come from HP with windows installed?

If so then there is to OEM media somewhere.

[scottalanmiller]

@DustinB3403 said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@DustinB3403 said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

But not using the actual OEM media is against the rules.

There is no actual OEM media.

Did that laptop come from HP with windows installed?

If so then there is to OEM media somewhere.

Yes it did, and not that doesn't mean that. It's imaged by a central system. OEMs don't install from media.

[DustinB3403]

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@DustinB3403 said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@DustinB3403 said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

But not using the actual OEM media is against the rules.

There is no actual OEM media.

Did that laptop come from HP with windows installed?

If so then there is to OEM media somewhere.

Yes it did, and not that doesn't mean that. It's imaged by a central system. OEMs don't install from media.

No but it means you can purchase recovery media from HP to be "legit".

[scottalanmiller]

@DustinB3403 said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@DustinB3403 said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@DustinB3403 said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

But not using the actual OEM media is against the rules.

There is no actual OEM media.

Did that laptop come from HP with windows installed?

If so then there is to OEM media somewhere.

Yes it did, and not that doesn't mean that. It's imaged by a central system. OEMs don't install from media.

No but it means you can purchase recovery media from HP to be "legit".

None offered when you go to look.

[DustinB3403]

Do you have the HP recovery partition still on this system?

Just a dumb question, but worth asking.

[scottalanmiller]

@DustinB3403 said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

Do you have the HP recovery partition still on this system?

Just a dumb question, but worth asking.

Nope.

[DustinB3403]

Yeah... no one ever keeps them around... lol

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00707939

[DustinB3403]

What is the exact model of this laptop?

[scottalanmiller]

Folio 13-2000

[DustinB3403]

Try this link for ordering the recovery media.

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/bph07143#AbT2

[scottalanmiller]

@DustinB3403 said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

Try this link for ordering the recovery media.

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/bph07143#AbT2

No time to order, I'm sure. Only a few days left for the upgrade.

[Minion Queen]

It is fine to do it this way. Just have to make sure you have the drivers all downloaded etc. when you do the reinstall on it.

[alex.olynyk]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7

[scottalanmiller]

@alex.olynyk said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7

Sadly...

[JaredBusch]

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

Sadly...

Do you know/have the Windows 7 key? On devices that old, they were not always embedded yet.

If so, just install Windows 10 R1511 and enter the key. It should activate.

[scottalanmiller]

@JaredBusch said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

Sadly...

Do you know/have the Windows 7 key? On devices that old, they were not always embedded yet.

If so, just install Windows 10 R1511 and enter the key. It should activate.

Oh really? That's way better. Thanks. Will try that right away. Yes, I have the real key on a sticker, thankfully.

[JaredBusch]

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@JaredBusch said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

Sadly...

Do you know/have the Windows 7 key? On devices that old, they were not always embedded yet.

If so, just install Windows 10 R1511 and enter the key. It should activate.

Oh really? That's way better. Thanks. Will try that right away. Yes, I have the real key on a sticker, thankfully.

YOu can also grab the GenuineTicket.xml from inside Windows 7 and activate the upgrade rights that way

[JaredBusch]

@JaredBusch said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@JaredBusch said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

@scottalanmiller said in Windows 7 Pro Media for HP Folio 13:

Sadly...

Do you know/have the Windows 7 key? On devices that old, they were not always embedded yet.

If so, just install Windows 10 R1511 and enter the key. It should activate.

Oh really? That's way better. Thanks. Will try that right away. Yes, I have the real key on a sticker, thankfully.

YOu can also grab the GenuineTicket.xml from inside Windows 7 and activate the upgrade rights that way

1. Open the Windows 10 ISO inside Windows 7.
2. Navigate to sources folder.
3. Copy gatherosstate.exe to your desktop
4. run it as admin
5. copy the resulting GenuineTicket.xml to a USB drive or something.
6. Install Windows 10 clean.
7. After getting logged in the first time, copy the xml file to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\ClipSVC\GenuineTicket
8. Reboot.
9. Windows 10 will be activated with the digital entitlement.