Fees and new drive hard install XP operating system?

Hi all
I have a Sony Vaio, which was purchased at Costco in 2004 and has Windows XP Media Center Edition installed according to the sticker on the back of the computer.
The hard drive was out at the time of the computer and installed in an enclosure so that the data could be accessed the laptop for my wife a few months ago.
Well, I wanted to install a new hard drive in the computer with a new installation of the operating system so that our children can use the computer, but I've never done this before.  So here's my question:
If I go on eBay and buy a Windows XP Professional OEM with COA key I can install it on this computer, or must be Windows XP Media Center Edition?  When I went to Google I read how if you have Windows XP Media Center Edition (or any other edition of windows by the way) on a computer that is the only operating system that can be installed on this computer.  But I have more than one other computer that I upgraded from Windows 7 Home Premium, Ultimate without problem through an Anytime Upgrade Microsoft.
I guess that the main reason that I'm asking because we lost the Microsoft Disc supplied with the computer, so I'll have to buy a drive one way or another and I just wanted to know what my options are.
Thank you very much for any help any of you are able to make.

You can install a commercial version on your Sony.

I would not buy it from eBay you have no guarantee that the key is not in use.

You should buy from a retailer or an online store.

As your sony will not run Vista or Windows 7, you have no choice but to install XP.

A better and cheaper choice would be XP Home Edition for children.

Don't forget, support XP stop April 8, 2014 so that gives you 1 year and 9 months.

After that, is no longer security update will be available for XP.

http://www.Ubuntu.com/

The link above is a free operating system, so no $$$ to pay, you can download it or get it on CD

I got on the CD 5 years, they have sent to me and even paid shipping.

I don't know what options are available right now, so you'll have to visit their site.

Also in contrast to support XP for Ubuntu does not end.

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