How can I recover my deleted windows vista was installed on my laptop?
Hello world
I have a LENOVO 3000 v200 laptop. When I bought this, Windows vista had been installed on it. Accidentally, I formatted my hard drive. because I have no CD Win I loos my operating system. But I deleted my windows certification label (the certification is glued to the butoom of my pc) and so I have the product key. Can I get or download my microsoft windows? If so, exactly where?
You will need to contact Lenovo http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=YAST-3P2QYL to request a set of recovery disks. You can also have a recovery Partition that will also do the trick - Lenovo to ask how to access if you do, and if it is possible to make your own recovery disks and how to do in the circumstances. This is recovery Lenovo process - no Microsofts so that they are those who you must contact and obtain the required information and records. With these discs and your product key, you will be able to restore the computer to the original factory conditions.
I'm sorry, that we cannot help you more. Here is Microsoft's policy on replacement software:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246/en-us. There is no free download of Vista and Microsoft provide copies (if they even copies of Vista more). You have to deal with Lenovo to this situation.
I hope this helps.
Good luck!
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