Would torrenting an OS be fine?

Or would it be filled with malware. If I torrent an OS onto a USB, make it bootable, then put it into a PC that doesn't have an OS yet, would the PC turn on with windows preloaded with viruses?

If you just want an iso for windows 7: http://www.w7forums.com/threads/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-image-downloads.12325/

eh...not usually...

if are going to do a legal install with a true serial number you will be fine-

If you are talking about pirating windows...then no...microsoft has a lot of new tricks to stop that...

I am running a pirated version of 8.1 and the only reason I can do that is because microsoft had a media-center serial upgrade giveaway and I snagged one and threw it in...can't do that now either...

Get the iso from Thepiratebay and look at the reviews...if there are many happy people...go ahead...