z210 Workstation - From Win 7 to WinXP now back to Win7??

[z210Gamer]

Hello All,

I inherited a z210 Workstation from my uncle and decided to wipe the HDD clean of the Windows 7 Pro and downgrade it to WinXP.  I used it as an ultimate XP gaming machine for some of my favorite games from the mid 2000's.  It worked just fine, but (now a year later) I would like to return it back to Window 7 Pro.

Since I wiped the stock HDD clean, it has no System Recovery options at all. 

I do not have the recovery discs, but I have the Windows 7 activation code from the PC case and it is genuine. MS told me I need to go through HP if I want use the original activation key.

What are my options through HP to reinstall this Z210 Workstation back to it's original Windows 7 Pro  glory?

Thank you in advance!!

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

If you live in the USA/Canada, call this number to order a set of recovery disks for your workstation.

1-800-334-5144

Have the serial number of the PC handy to give to the customer services rep.

Another way to renstall W7...

This site claims to have genuine, unadulterated W7 ISO files for download...

https://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/67-microsoft-windows-iso-download-tool

Click on the link labeled Windows ISO Downloader.exe

You can use either the:

 Win 7 Pro SP1 or the (Retail version, but the  OEM key on your PC's case will work with it)

 Win 7 Pro SP1 COEM (This version would be for what HP would have used--System Builder)

N is for European Union (EU) countries.

K is for South Korean markets.

Then you can use this tool to transfer the file to a 4 GB USB flash drive or a DVD.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-usb-dvd-download-tool