Need Windows 7 ISO

Question

My laptop was originally on Windows 7, a couple weeks ago I decided to upgrade to 10.  A week ago a system file became corrupted and windows wasn't able to automatically fix it, I decided to restore to windows 7 to see if that would fix the problem.  My computer restarted and went into a reboot loop on windows 10 instead of downgrading to windows 7.  I tried using the windows 10 ISO to repair and that did not work.  I then tried the option of doing a factory reset.  All files were wiped from my computer and then the reset failed, leaving me with a computer with no operating system. I contacted microsoft and tried using their windows 7 ISO with my product key, but that did not work since I bought the product key through dell.  I cannot find a way to get the ISO through Dell.  All of the old forum links seem to be dead or changed.  What can I do to get a running computer again?

Philip_Yip · Answer

Model of Dell? Did you install the latest BIOS revision before upgrading?

Microsoft removed the Digital River downloads to Windows 7 .isos and Windows Vista installation files in February 2015.

As you know their Microsoft Software Recovery for Windows 7 is useless as it blocks Dell OEM keys.

You can try a TH2 Insider (beta) .iso:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-windows-10-technical-preview-iso/

Windows General

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