You might as well try Windows 10 TH2 for yourself ... If you like it then you don't need to pay for Windows 7 media and/or get it from an unofficial source. There are always negative and positive reviews on Windows releases. Windows ME, Vista and 8 in particular had the worst reviews... In my opinion Windows 10 is a good successor to Windows 7 (Windows 8 was not). If you don't like it then you can look for the DVD on eBay. Likely the restorediscs is just the shipment of a copied Dell Windows 7 Reinstallation DVD. There are debates whether or not procuring media from eBay or from these sources is genuine or not. The license is tied to the Windows 7 COA affixed to your computer so from a technical standpoint it doesn't matter where you get the installation media.
Dear sir/madam, Service Tag: <ADMIN NOTE: Service tag removed per privacy policy> While attempting to dual boot my system with Ubuntu, I accidentally erased Windows 7 during partitioning. I bought my system used from a store and now I need a way to recover Windows 7. I do not want to pay too much for support. I talked to a Dell technician and they said for out of warranty systems they charged $120 for each case. I am not sure how true that is or whether there are exceptions. I am not quite willing to pay $120 for support because I only paid about US$300 for the system. If I were asked to pay US$120 for it, I might as well buy a new one right? It is not that I am not willing to pay for support but if the charge is a significant percentage of the value of the system, then I am not willing to pay for it. Any help you can give me in this regard will be highly appreciated. Thank you Sun
Accidentally erased Windows 7 during attempt at dual boot with Ubuntu