How can I reinstall windows xp without the disc, with only the key to sting.

I had vista on my laptop before I received a virus.took my laptop to someone who has removed the virus, but said that it destroyed my windows installed vista.she windows 7, but when I went to save the product key, it was not valid.the only p.k. I have is the original that came with my pc... XP, no disc + how to deal with this fake windows 7 now on my pc... no money & hoping to salvage something of this mess.its a fine mess now im in ollie.

Hi jesse,.

What is the brand and model of your computer? You have the restore disc that came with the computer. If the recovery partition is still intact, you may be able to reset it to factory settings, but I can't tell you how much, until you post the manufacturer and model of your computer.

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