I have the extracted folder of a windows 7 iso, but I do not have the iso file anymore. Is there any way I can turn the folder back into a bootable iso?

Also, I have an HP pavilion tx2510us that I am trying to reinstall windows vista on, but it freezes at the "Configuring Installation..." portion. Anybody know why this is?

if it used to have windows vista on there before it probably remembers what it was like. once bitten.

If you want I can let you borrow my password and you can download the retail Windows 7 ISO (64-bit or 32-bit). I think it's like 3 gigs.

Yeah, I already had the beta but I extracted it and installed it on my dekstop, then deleted the iso. But my girlfriend needed to have her computer working for school so I was just trying to find out the quickest way to restore her operating system or get one that would work. She didn't like the idea of windows 7 at first, but now that she realizes it's faster she doesn't mind so much. But thank you for offering a cdkey. The version I obtained had a cd-key built in.

It was a pain in the ass though to get most of the features of her computer working. She has a tablet PC. Most of the vista drivers worked just fine.

Oh I meant that I have access to the retail iso I don't have an extra key for you though! I got mine through the Microsoft Academic Alliance so you could have downloaded it at HTTP speeds.

somehow I misread that as you offering me a key lol. that would have been helpful at the time. I actually looked into that to see if my college offered it but they only have vista and XP Pro currently available. But now it's working very well. thanks for offering to help though!!

I extracted the iso so I didn't have to burn a CD on this computer. I probably should have just deleted the files and kept the iso though.

It will be bootable if the autorun.inf is in the proper location.

autorun.inf is used by windows to tell what exe to launch when the cd is put into the drive. It has nothing to do with whether the cd is bootable. Typically for a cd to be bootable, a boot sector needs to be written (like a hard drive). This means that copying the extracted files and burning them won't make it bootable. See this: http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/#howboot

and here you thought your degree was useless

ahahaha you're not velfarre.

evidently i can get windows 7 for free through uni, so i'm gonna do that i reckon.

In all honesty I pulled that out of my ass  ​.

well it's good that you're willing to post completely made up crap that's easily corrected

win741.com if you have an edu email or an old student ID laying around to scan, you can get windows 7 pro or home premium for like 30 bucks