usmike2000 wrote:
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> OK, so I would like to reinstall windows vista, but I don't have a cd/DVD for
> it becasue vista was on the computer when I bought it. I have a product-key,
> but no cd. So my question is, is it possible to reinstall windows vista or
> am I tough out of luck?
When you buy a computer with a Microsoft operating system preinstalled
on it, the system builder legally must provide you a way to restore the
computer to factory condition. This can be done by providing physical
disks with the actual operating system, physical disks with a factory
image (restore disks), or a factory image on a special partition on the
hard drive. Refer to your computer's manual and/or the system builder's
website for instructions how to restore your computer to factory
condition. Understand that this normally will wipe everything on it, so
have your data backed up first.
Malke
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