Does anyone out there have an OEM Vista Home Premium install disk that I could borrow? I have a HP laptop that came pre-installed with all the crap that comes from the mfr, and I would like to reinstall a clean OS on it.
I already have the product key from the sticker on the computer, so all I think I need is the disk to do a clean install. If anyone out there has the ORIGINAL disk and could stand to be without it for a week, I'd be much obliged. My laptop is already backed up and ready to go, so in theory, I should be able to complete the install the same day I get the disk.
Again, I am asking for an original OEM install disk. It cannot be a retail version. It cannot be a copy of an OEM version unless you've successfully installed from it...please be sure...as I don't want to get thru the partition phase only to start getting errors during the install. I can't go to HP for this because they will only provide systyem restoration disks, which will return it to the factory state...which I don't want to do.
I'm sure you techies out there understand. Can anybody help? I will send the disk back within 24 hrs of receipt.
I already have the product key from the sticker on the computer, so all I think I need is the disk to do a clean install. If anyone out there has the ORIGINAL disk and could stand to be without it for a week, I'd be much obliged. My laptop is already backed up and ready to go, so in theory, I should be able to complete the install the same day I get the disk.
Again, I am asking for an original OEM install disk. It cannot be a retail version. It cannot be a copy of an OEM version unless you've successfully installed from it...please be sure...as I don't want to get thru the partition phase only to start getting errors during the install. I can't go to HP for this because they will only provide systyem restoration disks, which will return it to the factory state...which I don't want to do.
I'm sure you techies out there understand. Can anybody help? I will send the disk back within 24 hrs of receipt.
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