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WINDOWS 7 DOWNLOAD LINKS AVAILABLE FROM DIGITAL RIVER
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Digital river is legit. RTM (released to manufacturing)=Retail they are virtually the same. If you are purchasing an OS you should be fine, if you are just looking to download a win 7 image (and have the key) you need to make sure your key is retail and not OEM (original equipment mfr) in other words did it come pre-installed with the PC
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I have the Windows 7 Ultimate key that came with the tag on my dell optiplex 780. Would that work with the Windows if i download it from digital river download link? Or would i need a retail key?And as you stated that Digital River is legit, so does it mean that it is untampered genuine? and stable (bugs-free)?
It will work with it, just as long as you have the same edition. If Windows 7 Ultimate is listed on the COA sticker attached to your Dell, then yes, it will work with the copy of Windows 7 Ultimate from Digital River.
Download the corresponding edition of Windows 7 you have a license for from the following link. You can identify the edition on COA sticker attached to your machine, with at bottom or battery compartment (laptop) or top/side if its a desktop computer.
COA Certificate of Authenticity:
http://www.microsoft.com/howtotell/content.aspx?pg=coa
What is the Windows Certificate of Authenticity?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/What-is-the-Windows-Certificate-of-Authenticity
• Windows 7 Ultimate (x86)* - 32 bit
• Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)* - 64 bit
32 vs 64 bit
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/32-bit-and-64-bit-Windows-frequently-asked-questions
Is my PC running the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/find-out-32-or-64-bit
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7
ImgBurn - In addtion to supporting the creation of CD's from .ISO files,
it supports a wide range of other image file formats, and it's free.
(BIN, CUE, DI, DVD, GI, IMG, MDS, NRG, PDI and ISO)
http://www.imgburn.com/
http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/G/Burning+ISO+Images+with+ImgBurn
Note: Always use the slowest burn speed (4x or 2x) if offered a choice.
RTM - Release To Manufacturer represents a phase where the software is production ready and represents its stability.
Retail - represents the channel the software belongs to, you have different channels, this is not related to RTM or the stability of the software. Other channels include OEM, Volume License, Academic.
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