The hard drive in my laptop went out and I don't have my windows 8 disc to put into the cd drive and boot the cd rom to install windows after I get a new ssd. I don't have another computer or else I would download windows 8 and put it on a USB or a ISO file and put it on a disc.

I have the product key for windows 8 I just need to find a way to install it back on the ssd.

I assume you can buy one with the iso pre-loaded on it.
Never done it tho, make my own drives

Prob would cost $5-$10 to get from whatever site offers it

This post was edited by Penguins0690 on Sep 24 2017 10:40pm

Yeah I thought about that. I was on Facebook market place and most of the people had bean new ones with no OS on it

Can you buy windows discs without product keys from Microsoft or amazon??

This post was edited by Whipplecobra on Sep 24 2017 10:42pm

Maybe someone on jsp lives by you and is willing to stop by?
If not, go to library or something nearby and download/mount win 8.1 to USB can also go to any school near you. Just walk right in lol

@edit not sure, I'd do what I said above.

This post was edited by Penguins0690 on Sep 24 2017 10:44pm

Considering the library has a 100 Mbps connection that sounds like a good idea

Why windows 8.1 is that what they all are called? The sticker on the laptop just says windows 8

This post was edited by Whipplecobra on Sep 24 2017 10:45pm

Download iso from msft website
Download Rufus (select iso and hit start)
Boom done

@ edit, well whatever it is then, make sure you get the right one. X86 vs x64. 86 is 32 bit, and 64 is 64

This post was edited by Penguins0690 on Sep 24 2017 10:47pm

You can't download 3rd party software on library computers

A friends house I can tho

This post was edited by Whipplecobra on Sep 24 2017 10:47pm

Sure you can, just gotta find the right link.
If needed, I can send you a mega link to rufus

@edit, k do that then

This post was edited by Penguins0690 on Sep 24 2017 10:48pm

Ok how big is windows 8 will a 10 gig USB drive be good

I read somewhere some bios' won't let you use a any old disc that you install windows on. You might have to use an actual windows disc or a recovery disc that came with the laptop

And also will the laptop have to be connected to wifi for the product key to be verified. I don't have internet in my house yet but I will soon. I don't want to do all this and then get to the part where you put in the product key and not be able to get it verified

This post was edited by Whipplecobra on Sep 24 2017 11:00pm