If you've bought a Windows 7 kit and your DVD got damaged, you could copy a friend's disc or use one downloaded from work off technet / software assurance / msdn.
The point is that it's OK from a legal point of view, as long as you use your original serial number for the same windows edition.
I 'swapped' discs back when Windows 7 SP1 came out. I got the update off SA and the updated ISOs as well.
Should you have to prove you actually bought a license of that OS, you should have
a) the invoice & warranty papers of the computer it came preinstalled on and being used on - if preinstalled; possibly the restore disc as well if there is one
b) the invoice, the original (damaged or not) disc and the box of the original windows kit - if bought separately as a windows install kit
Those are required to prove that you're the rightful owner of that Windows kit. I don't know if you can resell a PC with Windows on it.
Microsoft is very silly to make people jump through so many hoops. Especially when the pirates enjoy a better service.
Also, they should offer downloads to people who got the OS preinstalled on their machines. Apple is giving people this serice under the form of network restore since 10.7.
The point is that it's OK from a legal point of view, as long as you use your original serial number for the same windows edition.
I 'swapped' discs back when Windows 7 SP1 came out. I got the update off SA and the updated ISOs as well.
Should you have to prove you actually bought a license of that OS, you should have
a) the invoice & warranty papers of the computer it came preinstalled on and being used on - if preinstalled; possibly the restore disc as well if there is one b) the invoice, the original (damaged or not) disc and the box of the original windows kit - if bought separately as a windows install kit
Those are required to prove that you're the rightful owner of that Windows kit. I don't know if you can resell a PC with Windows on it.
Microsoft is very silly to make people jump through so many hoops. Especially when the pirates enjoy a better service.
Also, they should offer downloads to people who got the OS preinstalled on their machines. Apple is giving people this serice under the form of network restore since 10.7.