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Just recently installed Windows 7 Pro on a HP ProBook thing: - looked up the Windows and Office license keys of the existing installation, using an utility -

Just recently installed Windows 7 Pro on a HP ProBook thing: - looked up the Windows and Office license keys of the existing installation, using an utility - download Windows 7 disk image from Microsoft and burn on a DVD - take out the old disk with recovery partitions and installation with crappy bloatware - put in a new SSD disk, boot DVD to install OS and install Office - download and install HP specific drivers for peripherals (display adapter, fingerprint reader, wlan/3g, whatever) - enjoy a relatively bloat-free Windows experience with improved battery life

CptMauli 12y ago
I did the same, worked flawlessly. The only PITA was to put the ISO image on an USB stick.
- techtics 12y ago
  It shouldn't be. You either use the "Media Creation Tool" which also can download the ISO or you the "Windows USB/DVD Download Tool". http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-re... http://wudt.codeplex.com/ http://wudt.codeplex.com/