Yeah, so that may not be possible. I have a HP laptop with a Windows 7 license key under the battery and I can only install Windows 7 from HP recovery disks.

Yeah, so that may not be possible. I have a HP laptop with a Windows 7 license key under the battery and I can only install Windows 7 from HP recovery disks. Of course, I opted to say "fuck you" and torrented a Win7 installation disk and activator, but that is not an option most of the time.