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Microsoft Finally Allows Customers To Legally Download Windows 7 ISOs
MojoKid writes: It's long been a pet peeve of many end users that Microsoft has made it such a challenge to procure a legitimate ISO image of its various operating systems. It seems like the company should have no problem offering them in an easy-to-find spot on its website, because after all, it's not like they can be taken utilized without a legal key. Sometimes, people simply lose the disc or ISO they had, and so it shouldn't be such a challenge to get a replacement. Fortunately, with a new feature on the Microsoft site, you are now able to get that replacement Windows 7 ISO. However, it's behind a bit of protection. You'll need to provide your legal product code, and then the language, in order to go through to the download page. If you've somehow lost your key but are still using the OS that it's tied to, you can retrieve it through a few different third party tools. However, it does seem like not all valid keys work properly just yet, since some users are reporting valid keys throwing errors or not enabling a download for some reason.
A better solution is to just man-up and learn to use Windows 8.x. I quickly adapted to it and now prefer it to all previous Windows versions. No, I'm not using any Start Menu replacement bullshit. I just customized my Start Screen with the things I want and removed everything else. This could also be done with the traditional Start Menu, but every faggot that bitches about the lack of Start Menu never even bothered to do that, so it makes sense they cry like little pussies. I checked out a few YouTube videos of people crying about Windows 8. One kid was pissing and moaning about the "Sports" tile on the Start Screen. "What the fuck is this? I don't want to see anything about Sports." Stupid cocksucker couldn't do this: right click, "unpin from Start." Another dumb nigger was complaining about the Control Panel being moved. First, if you have to keep revisiting the control panel that often, you have serious problems. Two, you can make desktop shortcuts for ANY control panel icons. Oh, and here's a tip for you. Right click on the Start Screen icon on the lower-left. Boom! An instant access menu for all the shit you probably STILL haven't found. Fuck you.