where to find win 8 iso file after upgrade?

[wgan]

Hi, I chose to upgrade directly from win 7 using that upgrade assistance, now I want to make a backup DVD for that just in case I need to do a fresh installation later, the problem is where do i find the installation files?

 

[pparks1]

From what I read, there is a pile of files on the desktop with an .exe that you can re-run and choose to make an ISO file during that process.

I'd be more specific if I could, but I have not tried to install the upgrade.

 

[wgan]

From what I read, there is a pile of files on the desktop with an .exe that you can re-run and choose to make an ISO file during that process.

I'd be more specific if I could, but I have not tried to install the upgrade.

thanks, but i yet to find such files maybe because I've run a clean-up, anywhere to retrieve these installation files?

 

[area 66]

you can probably re download them from the email Microsoft send to you

 

[theog]

Try redownloading from the email link.

If you need to download Windows, write down your new product key and enter it here.

 

[brummyfan]

From what I read, there is a pile of files on the desktop with an .exe that you can re-run and choose to make an ISO file during that process.

I'd be more specific if I could, but I have not tried to install the upgrade.

thanks, but i yet to find such files maybe because I've run a clean-up, anywhere to retrieve these installation files?

You can get them by going to C drive, expand the ribbon in explorer, click View, tick Hidden and you can view the ESD folder, you could make yourself an .iso image using those files.
You can also try the method theog posted which is much easier.
EDIT: Snip added.

 

[wgan]

From what I read, there is a pile of files on the desktop with an .exe that you can re-run and choose to make an ISO file during that process.

I'd be more specific if I could, but I have not tried to install the upgrade.

thanks, but i yet to find such files maybe because I've run a clean-up, anywhere to retrieve these installation files?

You can get them by going to C drive, expand the ribbon in explorer, click View, tick Hidden and you can view the ESD folder, you could make yourself an .iso image using those files.
You can also try the method theog posted which is much easier.
EDIT: Snip added.
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thanks, I managed to get an iso by running windows installer again, strangely I didn't find any folder named ESD under c:\, but anyway thats how i got it done.

 

[brummyfan]

One could burn Install.esd file which is inside the Sources folder for future use, actual path is as follows,
tick Hidden files under View tab in Explorer, then navigate to Install.esd,
C:/, ESD, Windows, Sources, Install.esd.