Hello everyone. I used to buy my Windows licences (and was able to gain access to the OS ISOs) from Softicle.com at a very good price. It might have even been someone on here who suggested them. They seem to be no more, as I emailed them today, but to no avail.
Are there any similar websites that do the same thing, and are genuine?
Many, many thanks in advance
Hi ValiantSaint.
See if this link gives you what you need.
Need safe 1511 ISO
Windows 10 can be obtained from MS.
Ken
Many thanks, Ken. Are there no online suppliers (genuine only etc) that will sell cheaper versions of MS products?
current build is rs2 creators update 15063.447 aka 1703
Thanks Whacker. Is your build number to be used with the link that Ken provided? So if I can get the right build and create a installation DVD/flash drive for the ISO, where can I buy a genuine licence other than MS?
Thanks Porthos. You're right, I suppose. Can you just buy a licence from MS and use Ken's ISO finder? Or is this a bit pointless?
@Ken: That link is amazing! Many thanks. What's the best way of finding out which copy of Windows is needed for a certain machine? Most of the COAs don't really give a lot of info? (I have an old HP laptop that I'm trying to revive, but the HD is DOA, so there's no way of telling the exact version of Windows it was running - the COA just says Windows 7 on it)
EDIT: I have used Jelly Bean Key Finder, but it normally reports a different key to what I have......
Your COA should say something but its been so long.
I don't think you can buy old OS from stores, maybe Win 7 but I thought I heard they were pulling that to.
If you just want to revive an old laptop to browse the web just install Ubuntu. Its free and it is real easy. Comes with Firefox, you can install Chrome. You can also install Libre Office and get a full useful Office productivity sweet.
Ubuntu is easy on the resources to. If you download then you can test drive from CD or USB.
Ken
Last edited by Caledon Ken; 30 Jun 2017 at 16:04.
Thanks Ken. If the laptop had a version of Windows Ten on it, if I installed the latest ISO onto the machine, isn't the W10 license linked to the laptop, so it would, in turn, be verified by Microsoft as genuine?
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