Windows 7 installation

[McBoss]

I am building a pc and bought a Windows 7 product key. I plan to put it on a usb and then install once i build it. How do I install it on the usb? Is it possible to do it on a mac? If not I can find a PC to use.

 

[basroil]

If you have an ISO, you can use something like rufus, but there's few options for macs. Why not just use a DVD?

 

[McBoss]

If you have an ISO, you can use something like rufus, but there's few options for macs. Why not just use a DVD?

My new computer won't have a dvd drive

 

[basroil]

Easiest way is to just skip 7/8 and go straight to win 10. If you format the USB to FAT32 and copy the Win 10 install ISO files into it, most motherboards should be able to install from it even without a boot partition.

 

[AGiLE KiTTY]

Hello,

I suggest you installing Windows 10 on your new computer and activating it through the Windows 7 key. But first you have to install windows 10 and install the update.

1) Download the Windows 10 media creation tool : https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/software-download/windows10
2) Download Rufus : https://rufus.akeo.ie/
3) Launch the media creation tool and download the Windows.iso and insert your usb stick.
4) Open Rufus and use the iso image to create the bootable media.
5) Install Windows and Windows update.

If you want Windows 7 specifically then use a windows 7 iso image and start from the step 2. And yes this method would work on a mac.

Hope this helped